General, Girls & Women, Historical / Military & Wars
Publication Year
1988
Illustrator
Graef, Renee, Backes, Nick, Skeen, Keith, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Valerie Tripp
Book Series
The American Girls Collection
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
89-003907
Dewey Edition
19
Grade From
Second Grade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
For Molly McIntire, life seems full of change. It's 1944 and the world is at war. Her father is far away caring for wounded soldiers. Her mother is busy working for the Red Cross. And everyone in America is so serious and practical that glamorous Halloween costumes are hard to get. Molly's special hula skirt is a huge success - until Ricky, her pesty big brother, plays a mean trick. Molly and her friends are determined to get back at him. One mean trick leads to another until the fighting goes too far.