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    Mallory Makes a Difference
    Mallory Makes a Difference
    Mallory Makes a Difference
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    Mallory Makes a Difference

    By Laurie Friedman and Jennifer Kalis

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    Mallory has just had the worst Halloween ever, and she's determined to make the next holiday better. She decides the best way to make Thanksgiving a success is to do something that makes other people happy, not just herself. So she starts a food drive at school. The plan is to make sure families in need get a tasty Thanksgiving meal. And Mallory has an idea to get all of her classmates involved: the grade that brings in the most cans will get a week without homework! But when things start to go wrong, will Mallory's plan for a happy Thanksgiving be ruined?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781512467734
    Mallory Makes a Difference
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    Laurie Friedman

    Laurie Friedman is the author of the popular Mallory series, The Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair series, and many award-winning picture books. She lives in Florida.

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      Mallory Makes a Difference - Laurie Friedman

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      A Word from Mallory

      My name is Mallory McDonald, like the restaurant, but no relation. I have a cat named Cheeseburger and a brother named Max. I’m in fifth grade, and I’m so excited because my favorite time of year is finally here.

      It’s fall, which means all of the best holidays are right around the corner!

      First up is Halloween. I love dressing up, getting candy, and having fun with my friends. Then it’s Thanksgiving. There’s nothing yummier than feasting with my family. And Christmas is the most fun of all. I love putting up the tree, baking cookies, going caroling and, of course, exchanging gifts.

      My only problem now is deciding how I’m going to celebrate Halloween.

      Half of my friends are going to a party at Mary Ann’s house, where they’ll eat pizza and watch a scary movie. The other half are meeting up at Pamela’s to go trick-or-treating.

      I know I can’t be two places at once, but I don’t want to miss out on the party or going trick-or-treating. For the last week, I’ve been trying to decide what I would rather do.

      I made a pros and cons list. I tried flipping a coin. I even tried writing the words party and trick-or-treating on note cards and told my cat, Cheeseburger, to point her paw to the place she thought I should go. But I still couldn’t decide.

      Tonight, though, I realized something important —I don’t have to pick one place. I can go both places. So on Halloween, I’m going to go to Mary Ann’s house first, have pizza, and then skip the movie and go to Pamela’s to trick-or-treat.

      Problem solved!

      Happy Halloween!

      (Un)happy Halloween

      Dad, let’s go! I try not to pace in the family room while I wait for Dad. But it’s hard not to. It’s Halloween, which means I have two places to be and no time to waste.

      When Dad and I are finally in the van on the way to Mary Ann’s house, I go over the schedule with him again.

      I’ll call you when we’re done eating pizza. Then you’re going to pick me up from Mary Ann’s and take me to Pamela’s house so I can trick-or-treat.

      Dad glances at me. Are you sure you don’t want to just stay at Mary Ann’s?

      I let out a breath. Mom and Dad think that I’m trying to do too much in one night and that I should have picked either Mary Ann’s party or trick-or-treating. But I really want to do both things. Dad, please. We’ve already talked about this.

      Aye, aye, Captain, says Dad with a wink. He and Mom are wearing matching pirate costumes to give out candy to trick-or-treaters. I know he thinks his pirate imitation is funny, but this is no laughing matter.

      Dad, when you pick me up, please don’t forget to bring my Halloween costume so I can change in the van on the way to Pamela’s house, I say as we pull up in front of Mary Ann’s house.

      Be off with you, matey, Dad says in his pirate voice. I know what to do.

      I give Dad a smile as I get out of the van. Thanks, I say.

      As I walk up to Mary Ann’s front door, I think about who is coming to her party. Zoe, Arielle, Danielle, Hannah, and Grace will all be here. Chloe Jennifer, April, Emma, Dawn, and Brittany are going to Pamela’s. I really wish everyone could have done one thing together, but that isn’t the case.

      When I ring the bell, Joey opens the door. Happy Halloween! he says.

      He’s wearing vampire fangs that make his voice sound funny when he speaks. I can’t help but laugh. Great costume, I say.

      Thanks, Joey says, smiling. I’m leaving to go trick-or-treating with Pete and Devon, he adds. The girls are in Mary Ann’s room if you want to go up.

      Have fun! I say.

      When I walk into Mary Ann’s room, Zoe, Arielle, and Danielle are already there.

      Mallory! says Mary Ann like she’s glad I came. She knows that I was torn about what I wanted to do and that I’m planning to leave after we eat. We’re just waiting for Hannah and Grace to get here before we order the pizza.

      Cool, I say and look at the clock on my phone.

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