Molly McGinty Has A Really Good Day (2006) - Plot & Excerpts
J Short Chapter PaulsenIf you are looking for a funny and light book, this is the one. I chuckled throughout. Have you ever had one of "those days" when everything went wrong? Molly's day will make yours seem like nothing.Molly is a highly organized seventh grader, or at least she was when she had her notebook. The loss of this notebook has caused Molly great stress. Her school is having "Senior Citizen's Day" and Molly's grandmother, Irene, joins her for a day filled with adventure -- or as Molly sees it, utter chaos. Irene is actively involved in Molly's classes and becomes a hit with the students. Even prior to leaving the house, Molly trips over her grandmother's bag, causing her to get a black eye. Molly had half of her hair braided with the tiny rubber bands that were in someone's mouth during her math test (apparently Molly was very focused on her math test), she even received detention by just sitting next to her grandmother, had her dress ripped in class, got covered with spaghetti sauce and black-blue ink, and more! Somehow, upon reflection, Molly decides that the day turned out to be a really good day. You will have to read the book to find out why!
Molly McGinty, Catholic School student, gets a black eye tripping over a huge black bag, loses her organizational notebook, and tears her skirt...but the worst part? Her grandmother, Irene is accompanying her to school for 'special person' day. Molly is mortified. Irene takes over English class, chats it up in French with the stern nun who teaches the class, and gets a detention for smoking in the bathroom. Yet, it turns out that all these things make it a really good day. Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day is a delightful, out-of-the-ordinary book by Paulsen. It is a feel good, self-affirming story of what is really important in life.
What do You think about Molly McGinty Has A Really Good Day (2006)?
Molly McGinty is in Jr. High and she lives her life through her organized notebook. When she loses it she has the worst day ever, she gets a black eye and finds out that her crazy grandmother will be coming to school with her for the day. Her grandma is caught smoking in the girls bathroom and Molly gets detention when she skips class to talk to the principal about it. Will Molly ever loosen up? I really liked this book, i thought it was hilarious, and i loved the not so subtle way Paulsen teaches us that we need to learn to be more flexible in life. I think young adults would love this book, it talks about things that can happen to anyone (although maybe not all in one day) which makes it easy to connect to anyone. I think young adults are always looking for something that will make them laugh and this book will have you rolling.
—Whitney
