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Molly befriends a war refugee named Emily Bennett, who struggles to overcome shyness.Tags
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Spring 1944: Emily Bennett, a young English girl, has come to stay with Molly McIntire's family to escape the bombing of London. Emily's parents sent her off with the reminder to be "a brave soldier for England," but Emily doesn't see how she can do that. Molly tries hard to make sweet, shy Emily feel at home, and Emily is grateful for Molly's friendship. Emily is delighted that she can help Molly with math and is pleased and proud when she impresses Molly. But it is not until Emily makes a big mistake and has to ask Molly for help that Emily shows how truly brave she is--and both girls learn what friendship really means.
Emily's trying to fit in and she misinterprets American culture in the process, and gets herself in trouble with a lie. Emily has to tell the truth to her new American friends and her new teacher before they come up with a plan to help her out of it. She also finally comes up with a way to help England. The downside of this book is that Tripp tries way too hard to include English words.
I liked the historical notes at the end of the book. The rest of the story would no doubt appeal to elementary age girls, with its emphasis on friendships. Not my favorite of the Molly books.
Book Summary: Emily is a foreign exchange student who lives with Molly to get away from the war. Through out the book they display their patriotism and brave through their fears together. Each girl gets a puppy which they are really excited about. Come explore life during World War II with them.
Personal Reaction: This book will sure make you thankful that you live in the 21st century. I love how the girls support one another in the tough times and become strong friends. This book sure brings out my patriotism and makes me want to send things over seas to help our soldiers feel comforted as they are at war.
Class Room Extension: This book would be a great read when you want to talk about how life was for children just like your students show more during World War II. Also you could use this book as a read aloud during story time for the class and discuss patriotism and things we can do to support the war effort now. show less
Personal Reaction: This book will sure make you thankful that you live in the 21st century. I love how the girls support one another in the tough times and become strong friends. This book sure brings out my patriotism and makes me want to send things over seas to help our soldiers feel comforted as they are at war.
Class Room Extension: This book would be a great read when you want to talk about how life was for children just like your students show more during World War II. Also you could use this book as a read aloud during story time for the class and discuss patriotism and things we can do to support the war effort now. show less
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Valerie Tripp graduated with honors from the first coeducational class at Yale University in 1973. She received a Masters of Education from Harvard University in 1981. From 1974 to 1980, she was a writer for the Addison-Wesley Reading Program. She then became a freelance writer for The Hampton-Brown Company and ELHI Publishers Services creating show more educational materials for major publishers. In 1983, Tripp and Pleasant Rowland decided to write a series of books about girls growing up all over the country during some of the most historical events of the past. Rowland envisioned the books as one of the cornerstones of a new company she had just founded called the Pleasant Co. Tripp's first assignment for Pleasant Co. was writing four of the six books about Samantha, a girl in turn-of-the-century America. Tripp then wrote about Felicity, Molly, and Josephina for the American Girls series. Her other works include the Hopscotch Hill School series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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American Girl (Molly's Friend)
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Brave Emily
- Original publication date
- 2006
- People/Characters
- Emily Bennett; Molly McIntire
- Important places
- Jefferson, Illinois, USA
- Important events
- World War II
- Dedication
- To Helen Natalie Frances Heuer, with love
- First words
- Emily Bennett and Molly McIntire were sitting on the floor in the cozy space between the beds in Molly's room.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"My friend Emily is very brave."
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 813.083 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Realistic fiction
- LCC
- PZ7 .T7363 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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Statistics
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- 669
- Popularity
- 42,880
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.63)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
