Molly



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 * [[image:http://www.americangirl.com/play/historical-character/molly/images/MeetPopUp.png]] || * Who she is: a lively, patriotic girl growing up on the home front while the world is at war
 * Where she lives: Jefferson, Illinois
 * In her day: Many men went overseas to fight in World War Two, while women stayed home to work and take care of their families
 * What changes her life: Her dad goes off to war far away
 * Who she lives with: her mother, older sister, and two brothers she thinks are pests
 * How she does her part: planting a Victory garden, collecting bottletops, and pitching in on projects that help the war effort
 * Best friends: Schoolmates Linda and Susan; and Emily Bennett, a quiet girl who stays with the McIntires after escaping war-torn England
 * Most memorable moment: being picked to dance the part of Miss Victory in a Red Cross fund-raiser
 * Likes: the camp songs she learns at Camp Gowonagin
 * Dislikes: swimming underwater
 * What she'd rather be doing: planning a real English tea party—but with chocolate cake, too!
 * Fun fact: She's the best dancer in her tap class
 * What she discovers: Giving up something is easier when everyone does it together for a common goal
 * Have you ever pitched in to support a good cause? ||

Jefferson, Illinois, 1944
During #|World War Two, many families worried about loved ones who were overseas. Like those families, Molly is waiting for her father to return from his #|duties as a #|doctor in the army. With the help of Emily, her English friend, Molly #|learns to hold on to hope and pull together for the common good.

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