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    Back to School, Mallory
    Back to School, Mallory
    Back to School, Mallory
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    Back to School, Mallory

    By Laurie Friedman and Tamara Schmitz

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    Summer is over and that can only mean one thing for eight-year-old Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation)—she has to go back to school. But not just any school, a new school with all new kids in it. To make matters worse, her mom is going, too! She’s the new music teacher, and Mallory can’t think of anything that could possibly be worse—until her first day. She has to sit with Pamela, who always says the right thing and steals her ideas. Joey is so busy with his old friends that he has no time for her, and to top it off, she’s picked to be an eggplant in the Fall Festival her mom is putting on. It’s not fair! What can Mallory do? Should she give Pamela, and her new school, another chance?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2013
    ISBN9781467733656
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    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.

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      Back to School, Mallory - Laurie Friedman

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      My name is Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation), age eight and almost 3/4. Until two months ago, my life was perfect. Nothing awful had ever happened to me.

      Until my parents made me move to a new town. I had to get used to a new house, a new room and, worst of all, a new best friend. It was really, really, really hard. Now my parents want me to start third grade at a new school. And guess what they want me to bring with me … MY MOM!

      When I found out she was hired to be the new music teacher at Fern Falls Elementary, I had what Dad calls a Mallory Meltdown (it sounds like an ice cream sundae, but trust me … it’s not!).

      Mom can’t go to school with me! I screamed. kids take notebooks and pencils and rulers and erasers to school, but they don’t take their moms!

      Mom looked at me calmly. Some kids do. But I don’t want to be one of them! I stamped my feet and shook my head. it’s hard enough being the new kid. I don’t want to be the new kid who brings her mom with her!

      Mom just looked at me and shook her head. Please! I begged. Can’t we at least talk about it?

      Mallory, Mom said. There’s nothing to talk about. Come Monday morning, you and I are going to Fern Falls Elementary—TOGETHER!

      And that’s when I got a feeling … a taking-my-mom-to-school-with-me-doesn’t-seem-like-a-good-way-to-start-third-grade feeling.

      I’m sunk. I’m doomed. I’m dead meat. And I haven’t even started school yet.

      Someone sits down on my bed and rubs my back. Guess who? says a voice.

      Even though I’m covered with covers, I don’t have to guess. I know it’s Mom.

      She tickles my back. Rise and shine, Sleepyhead. Summer vacation is officially over. Then she whispers in my ear. I have a back-to-school surprise for you. I’m making chocolate chip pancakes—your favorite!

      Mom always has a surprise for me on the first day of school. I think she thinks that’s what it takes to get me excited about going back to school. I usually am excited, but today is different.

      I have a surprise for you too, I tell Mom. I stick my hand out of the covers and hand her a sheet of paper. Read! I say.

      Mom is quiet for a minute, and then she clears her throat and starts reading.

      Mom sighs. Mallory, going to a new school is scary. And I know you’re not happy I’m going with you, but if you’ll give it a chance, I’m sure everything will work out fine.

      She rubs my back through the covers. You’ll get used to the new school, and before you know it, you’ll forget all about your old school.

      BRRNNNK! I make a sound like a buzzer going off in a game show when the person on stage gets the answer wrong. I’ll never forget about my old school!

      Or my old best friend, Mary Ann. She has Mrs. Thompson this year.

      Mrs. Thompson is the nicest third-grade teacher on the planet. She keeps a candy jar on her desk with a note taped to it: Take one if you’re having a bad day.

      Mary Ann and I have been waiting since kindergarten to have her, and now Mary Ann has her … without me. It’s not fair! I pull my blanket in around me.

      Mom tries to pull the covers off of me. C’mon, Mallory, we both have to go to school. What do you say we start the year off right by being on time the first day?

      But there’s only one thing I have to say: I’M NOT GOING TO SCHOOL TODAY!

      Mom stops pulling. Sweet Potato, I’m sure with Mrs. Daily as your teacher, today will be a good day. Mom chuckles. In fact, I think with Mrs. Daily, good things will happen on a daily basis. Get the joke? Mrs. Daily. Daily basis.

      I get it. And I love jokes, but lately, I haven’t been in the mood. I don’t move.

      C’mon, says Mom. Joey’s in your class. There’s another good thing.

      I’m happy Joey’s in my class. We’ve had a lot of fun since I moved in next door to him. But I wish he could be in my class in my old school … not in a new school.

      Mom pats my covered-up head. Five minutes, she says in her I-mean-business voice. I don’t want your back-to-school surprise to get cold.

      OK, OK, I mumble. When Mom leaves, I tumble out of bed and head for my bathroom. But when I look in the mirror, I get another surprise.

      This surprise is purple and glittery and it’s all over my face!

      I rub the sleepies out of my eyes and put my face up to the mirror for a closer look. Do I have chicken pox? No … I HAVE PURPLE GLITTER POX! I feel my head to see if I have a fever. And that’s when I see the problem—my fingernails!

      I polished them last night with the purple

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