Molly Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girl: Molly #5) by Valerie Tripp
Summary (from the publisher): A game of Color War threatens to ruin Molly's summer fun at Camp Gowonagin. She must use her ingenuity to save the day. Review: Molly is at a summer camp with her two best friends when they are divided into two teams for a color war. The winning team must avoid being captured and steal the flag from the opposing team. Despite a pushy older girl as captain of her team, one of her best friends being assigned to the other team, and her fear of swimming underwater, Molly prevails! My kids love camping, so they were really excited to see scenes of Molly and her friends staying in tents at camp. There is also a lot of tension with the color war game in this book up until the very end. I especially loved the peak into the past section of this book, which detailed this popular style of camp for boys and girls during the 1940s. It was fun seeing real photos and getting some real history that helped inspire this book. As a parent, I couldn't belie...
