#20 Play It Again, Mallory


Book Description

Mallory is excited about the six-week arts electives program at Fern Falls Elementary?until she gets stuck in her last-choice class, band. To make matters worse, she is assigned to the tuba, and when she plays, it sounds more like passing gas than music. She dreads the showcase at the end of the program. But with some good guidance from her mom and her band teacher, Mallory learns the meaning of "practice makes perfect" and that, in fact, making music can be lots of fun!




Play It Again, Mallory


Book Description

Mallory is excited about the six-week arts electives program at Fern Falls Elementary—until she gets stuck in her last-choice class, band. To make matters worse, she is assigned to the tuba, and when she plays, it sounds more like passing gas than music. She dreads the showcase at the end of the program. But with some good guidance from her mom and her band teacher, Mallory learns the meaning of "practice makes perfect" and that, in fact, making music can be lots of fun!




#02 Back to School, Mallory


Book Description

Summer is over and that can only mean one thing for eight-year-old Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation) she has to go back to school. But not just any school, a new school with all new kids in it. To make matters worse, her mom is going, too! She s the new music teacher, and Mallory can t think of anything that could possibly be worse until her first day. She has to sit with Pamela, who always says the right thing and steals her ideas. Joey is so busy with his old friends that he has no time for her, and to top it off, she s picked to be an eggplant in the Fall Festival her mom is putting on. It s not fair! What can Mallory do? Should she give Pamela, and her new school, another chance?




Game Time, Mallory!


Book Description

Mallory is excited to participate in a new girls' basketball league, although she has never played and her best friends are not interested, but as the worst player on her team she realizes she has a lot to learn.




High Five, Mallory!


Book Description

Mallory starts fifth grade and has to adjust to a new teacher, a tough school project, and trouble with her best friend that involves her brother Max.




Mallory Makes a Difference


Book Description

After having an awful Halloween, Mallory organizes a Thanksgiving food drive at her school, but it is harder than she expects and she has to consider whether she is doing it for the right reasons.




On the Road with Mallory


Book Description

Looking forward to a family road trip to the Grand Canyon, Mallory's excitement dwindles when she finds out that her snobby cousin Kate will be coming along.




Mallory McDonald, Baby Expert


Book Description

When her best friends Mary Ann and Joey get caught up in the excitement of having a new baby brother, Mallory feels left out.




Change Is in the Air, Mallory


Book Description

Ten-year-old Mallory is not looking forward to the summer as her friends are either moving or away on vacation, but she soon learns that some changes can be good, and some things are forever.




#11 Red, White & True Blue Mallory


Book Description

Mallory is in Washington, D.C. with her fourth grade class. She can't wait to see the famous monuments and museums. But from the moment she sets foot in the nation's capital, there's one thing she doesn't see much of . . . her best friend. Mary Ann is spending so much time with the new boy in their class, she's forgotten all about being partners with Mallory. And when Mallory wanders off to wiggle her loose tooth, her tooth isn't the only thing that is lost! Will Mallory's trip to Washington turn out to be one she'll always remember or something she'd rather forget?