I was volunteering at the library shelving books in the children's section and I decided to pick up the American Girl series on a whim again. I enjoyed reading the first three books in Kirsten's collection and wanted to explore the other decades. They didn't have the whole collection at once, so I just chose Meet Kit, Samantha, and the first two books for Felicity.

I read these books in elementary school and I loved them. I fully support giving girls a strong female influence and empowerment through books. I read this book while waiting for dinner to cook and I didn't enjoy it as much as I remember. Molly is a nine-year-old living in 1945 while her father serves as a doctor in WWII. I admired the way her entire community was doing their part through victory gardens and saving tin cans. Although it was via very sly propaganda, it was a nice feature that I haven't read many books set during this era. Molly was a brat and started a prank war with her brother. I think she was acting out because she missed her father and the strict regulations her household followed. She wasn't even that nice to a fellow schoolmate who happened to be affluent and actually made a genuine attempt at friendship.

I'm sure her following books will be better when she drops that attitude and does her patriotic duty to enlist. Just kidding!