In Business with Mallory
Grade 2-4–Mallory McDonald, now nine, wants the Perfect Purse. Her friend Mary Ann has one, and if they both had one it would be perfect perfect perfect! The only problem–her parents refuse to buy it. When her grandmother suggests that she earn her own money, Mallory comes up with a host of business ideas. They all fail miserably until she and Mary Ann open a beauty salon that generates the needed funds. Then, when she goes to purchase the purse, she is torn–should she really buy something so expensive, or is the money better spent on her brother's birthday gift? The message is pretty blatant, but that doesn't make the story any less enjoyable. It stays on course the entire time, and Mallory grows through her experience, feeling sadness, happiness, envy, and regret. The illustrations are dark and bold, and interesting to look at. From the characterizations to the visuals, this chapter book is a winner.–Diane Eddington, Los Angeles Public LibraryCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to theSchool & Library Bindingedition.