Product Description

Spunky, eight-year-old Mallory McDonald is very unhappy when her parents decide to get her older brother Max a dog. Why would her parents agree to such a thing? Dogs are smelly and bark and chew on things. Plus, they already have a perfectly good cat, Cheeseburger. When they finally get the puppy, it's worse than Mallory imagined. Everyone loves Champ and he and Max are getting all of the attention. Poor Mallory -now everyone's mad at her. What should she do?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75455 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781575058634
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4–Mallory McDonald, age 8¾ plus one month, returns. She is angry because her brother gets a dog, taking all the attention away from her and her cat, Cheeseburger, and she tries everything to regain her spot in the limelight. The relationships with old friend Mary Ann and new friend Joey are somewhat tested, but the focus is on Mallory and Max. When she is responsible for the puppy running away, she comes to realize that Champ is okay and that it's her own selfishness that is causing the problem. Schmitz's expressive cartoon illustrations and the large typeface make the book appealing to beginning chapter-book readers. For fans of Barbara Park's "Junie B. Jones" series (Random) and Megan McDonald's "Judy Moody" books (Candlewick), this selection is right on target.–Sharon R. Pearce, Chippewa Elementary School, Bensenville, IL
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Review
"Mallory's diatribe should draw, if not excite, fledgling chapter-book readers." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Schmitz's expressive cartoon illustrations and the large typeface make the book appealing to beginning chapter-book readers." -- School Library Journal

From the Publisher
Meet Mallory McDonald, a spunky, energetic young girl whose comical exploits and joke-telling will hit the mark with early chapter-book readers.

Kids can meet Mallory's creator (author Laurie Friedman), find out fun facts about Mallory's family and friends, and see how many details they remember from her books. The "Fun Stuff" section is loaded with goodies--a fan club certificate, screensavers and wallpaper, recipes, bookmarks, stationery, even a Mallory Calendar!

(And educators, the website has a downloadable teacher's guide with great ideas for using the books in the classroom.)