Mallory Makes a Difference

From the Series Mallory

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

Mallory has just had the worst Halloween ever, and she’s determined to make the next holiday better. She decides the best way to make Thanksgiving a success is to do something that makes other people happy, not just herself. So she starts a food drive at school. The plan is to make sure families in need get a tasty Thanksgiving meal. And Mallory has an idea to get all of her classmates involved: the grade that brings in the most cans will get a week without homework! But when things start to go wrong, will Mallory’s plan for a happy Thanksgiving be ruined?

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Copyright 2017
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Darby Creek ™
Language English
Number of Pages 152
Publication Date 2017-08-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV039220, JUV039140, JUV017060
Dewey [Fic]
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Dimensions 5.5 x 7.3125
Lexile 730
Guided Reading Level P
ATOS Reading Level 4.5
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 190937
Accelerated Reader® Points 2.0
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Author/Illustrator note, Original artwork, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Laurie Friedman

Laurie Friedman is the author of the popular Mallory series, The Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair series, and many award-winning picture books. She lives in Florida.

Illustrator: Jennifer Kalis

Jennifer Kalis is the illustrator of several Mallory books including Mallory's Super Sleepover, Mallory in the Spotlight, and Mallory Goes Green! She lives in Ohio.

Lerner eSource™ offers free digital teaching and learning resources, including Common Core State Standards (CCSS) teaching guides. These guides, created by classroom teachers, offer short lessons and writing exercises that give students specific instruction and practice using Common Core skills and strategies. Lerner eSource also provides additional resources including online activities, downloadable/printable graphic organizers, and additional educational materials that would also support Common Core instruction. Download, share, pin, print, and save as many of these free resources as you like!

Mallory

Meet Mallory McDonald, a spunky, energetic young girl whose comical exploits and joke-telling will hit the mark with early chapter book readers. Check out Mallory’s website at www.mallorymcdonald.com. Kids can meet Mallory’s creator (author Laurie Friedman), find out fun… View available downloads →

Reviews

Booklist

“…[T]his chapter-book series has developed a steady readership for its personal narratives in which a likable Everygirl navigates her third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade years. The twenty-eighth volume ends with Mallory’s remarks on “a sign of maturity” and the author’s thanks as the series reaches its satisfying conclusion."—Booklist Online