Mallory in the Spotlight: 14 (Mallory, 14) - Hardcover

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"Mallory wonders why her best friend, Mary Ann, seems preoccupied and uncommunicative. She doesn't even seem excited about trying out for the school musical, Annie. When Mallory gets the lead and Mary Ann is left out, the gap grows wider until a crisis comes. The fourteenth volume in the Mallory series is a fast-moving chapter book depicting a low period in the girls' strong friendship. Although the play provides new vocabulary (defined in shaded ovals between paragraphs), the rehearsal and performance scenes seem perfunctory next to Mallory's offstage drama with Mary Ann. Bold drawings add visual appeal." --Booklist

"After landing the title role in Annie, Mallory can't figure out why her best friend, Mary Ann, doesn't seem happy for her. Could Mary Ann be jealous of Mallory's newfound fame, not to mention her new (and kind of mean) actress friends? Mallory learns important lessons about friendship; the story's focus on the excitement of staging a musical helps mask the message." --The Horn Book Guide

Reseña del editor

When Mallory gets the lead in the school play, she cannot understand why her best friend Mary Ann is not just as excited as she is, but eventually she finds out--and learns who her real friends are.