Mallory vs. Max

From the Series Mallory

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Spunky, eight-year-old Mallory McDonald is very unhappy when her parents decide to get her older brother Max a dog. Why would her parents agree to such a thing? Dogs are smelly and bark and chew on things. Plus, they already have a perfectly good cat, Cheeseburger. When they finally get the puppy, it’s worse than Mallory imagined. Everyone loves Champ and he and Max are getting all of the attention. Poor Mallory—now everyone’s mad at her. What should she do?

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Copyright 2005
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Darby Creek ™
Language English
Number of Pages 160
Publication Date 2006-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.4
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV014000, JUV045000
Dewey [Fic]
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Dimensions 5.5 x 7.3125
Lexile 620
Guided Reading Level O
ATOS Reading Level 3.4
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 84389
Accelerated Reader® Points 2.0
Features Awards, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Awards

  • Virginia Readers' Choice Award Reading List Selection, Long-listed, 2015
  • CBC Children's Choices, Winner, 2005
  • SSLI Book Award Honor Book, Commended, 2005

Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

“Punctuated by pointed family discussions on attitude correction and the importance of team play, this unsubtle sibling-tiff tale should please fans of Junie B. Jones and similar whiny fair. Mallory’s diatribe should draw, if not excite, fledgling chapter-book readers.”
Kirkus Reviews

The Horn Book Guide

“An appealing flawed heroine and many effective cartoon illustrations will appeal to the Junie B. Jones set.”
The Horn Book Guide

School Library Journal

“Schmitz’s expressive cartoon illustrations and the large typeface make the book appealing to beginning chapter-book readers. For fans of Barbara Park’s ‘Junie B. Jones’ series (Random) and Megan McDonald’s ‘Judy Moody’ books (Candlewick), this selection is right on target.”
School Library Journal