Molly Gets mad

Locations
Call Number: J Fiction / Kline, Suzy
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J Fiction / Kline, Suzy	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Youth level.
Third grader Molly is jealous of Florence's superior ice skating ability but makes an interesting discovery about teamwork when she joins the hockey team.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Shoots Wide of the Net submitted by Meginator on August 22, 2022, 10:51am This book has some solid ideas behind it, but its balance of moral lessons and engaging storylines is a bit skewed toward the former, at the expense of the latter. The characters seem to have a history behind them, and while the story works as a standalone I felt like I was missing some important context that could have made the story more effective beyond the educational element that sits at its forefront. I also found it a bit unlikely that all of these kids would not only be interested in hockey but apparently quite skilled on skates despite not having a nearby ice rink and possibly living in northern California (given a reference to San Francisco being a quick drive away). These elements threw me out of the story and left me confused, and the rest of the book reads like an after-school special. I didn’t find this particularly engaging.