Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83157 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 179 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781593694784
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5–In Shadows, Molly continues to do her patriotic duty by collecting scrap paper and costume jewelry and visiting the local veterans' hospital with the Junior Red Cross, but she and others around her are growing weary of the war. Her father has returned uninjured but he isn't his old, cheerful self; her favorite JRC leader mysteriously quits; and someone is interfering with Molly's collections for the paper drive. Multiple red herrings interspersed throughout the story keep readers guessing until the somewhat tame denouement, and the Looking Back section fills in some details on life during the end of World War II. In Loon, Samantha and her adopted sister visit their Grandmary's summer house. Samantha loves Piney Point and can't wait to show Nellie around. Shortly after her arrival, she is dismayed to learn that her grandmother is considering selling the property after experiencing numerous maintenance problems with mysterious origins. Suspicious fires, sabotaged canoes, and other dangers give this mystery more drama and urgency than others in the series, but readers not already familiar with Samantha will have difficulty placing the setting and time period based on the book's details. The Looking Back section helps to clarify some details about the attempts in the 1900s to develop this land in the Adirondacks.–Natasha Forrester, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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Customer Reviews

A realistic portrait of the WWII homefront wherein Molly plays Girl Detective
This story takes place in the spring of 1945. World War II is coming to an end and Molly is feeling burned out by all of her war-related activities. Dad is home from the war, but he's different and doesn't laugh and tease the way he used to. Molly worries about her dad and about doing her part to win the war in the Pacific. When General Eisenhower offers a medal to the child who can collect the most scrap paper, Molly is goaded into participating by her rival and her desire to please her dad. Things don't go according to plan when Molly's paper pile is disturbed. Molly is determined to solve the mystery and along the way she learns about wounded veterans with "battle fatigue" (now known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and discovers that the war has taken it's toll on everyone -some more than others - and people aren't always what they seem.

I really enjoyed the honest and realistic examples of what happens when war is over and soldiers come home. This book was more mature than the other Molly stories. Molly has grown up a lot since Meet Molly and I liked seeing her grow and change and become a better person.