Molly Discovers Magic (Then Wants to Un-discover It)

by Megan Atwood, Lucy Fleming (Illustrator)

Overview

Molly's having a string of good luck, while nothing is going right for her cross-country pen pal, Olive. After some investigation, Molly's convinced magical powers are at work, and she sets out to restore balance in the friendship. A variety of types of correspondence and points-of-view that alternate from chapter to chapter give readers a well-rounded look at the main characters and the joys and challenges of a long-distance friendship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623706166
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Dear Molly, Dear Olive
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	897,234
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Megan Atwood is a writer and professor with over 45 books published. She lives in New Jersey where she wrangles cats, dreams up ridiculous stories, and thinks of ways to make kids laugh all day.

Lucy Fleming lives and works in a small town in England with an animator and a black cat. She has been an avid doodler and bookworm since early childhood, drawing every day, bringing characters and stories to life. She never dreamed that illustrating would be her job! When not at her desk, Lucy loves to be outdoors in the sunshine with a cup of hot tea — doodling, of course.

Table of Contents

Magic powers — Nothing by bad luck — Magic mysteries solved — A cat, a dog, and two itchy legs — A heart split in two — Good luck returns — Because of the magic — Doing the right thing — Grams to the rescue — Back to normal — The coolest magic there is.

Interviews

• Broad appeal • multicultural main characters from different geographic areas and family structures • follows trend of friendship chapter books for elementary school  kids • 1st-person narration alternates from chapter to chapter between Molly and Olive for a greater understanding of their characters