"This fighting has to stop," Mrs McIntyre went on. "This is exactly what starts wars--this meanness, anger, and revenge. Two sides decide to get even and end up hurting each other. There's war and fighting enough in the world, and I won't have any more of it in our house." (Chapter 4, War!)

Molly is not a very nice girl (poor Alison!), but Mrs McIntyre is a gem. I read this first when I was 8. I remembered the pictures, but forgot most of the story. Since the story is all about Halloween, I don't think I liked it much then, and I don't love it now.

It definitely hits differently reading it as an adult. I cried reading the nonfiction epilogue and thinking about all the death and destruction of WWII.

I borrowed the Molly series from the library to read to the boys, and David is enjoying them.