simplyparticular's review
2.0
This review is from the perspective of a mother. I am reading the books to decided when they are age appropriate for my daughter.
Molly and Susan get paired up for a school project (were there really this many school projects in the forties?), and quickly realize that they have different ideas about what constitutes a good presentation. Molly obsesses a bit about Susan's different ideas, and it quite cruel in sharing her opinions, and it tests their friendship.
I think this book does an excellent job portraying friendships and worries for the target audience, but my disappointment is that Molly has to see Susan's good job on the presentation AND everyone else's approval of it, before she realizes that she was wrong and treated Susan poorly. I'd have been happier if they reconciled earlier.
Molly and Susan get paired up for a school project (were there really this many school projects in the forties?), and quickly realize that they have different ideas about what constitutes a good presentation. Molly obsesses a bit about Susan's different ideas, and it quite cruel in sharing her opinions, and it tests their friendship.
I think this book does an excellent job portraying friendships and worries for the target audience, but my disappointment is that Molly has to see Susan's good job on the presentation AND everyone else's approval of it, before she realizes that she was wrong and treated Susan poorly. I'd have been happier if they reconciled earlier.
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