When a girl from London comes to stay with the McIntires, Molly expects her to be as glamorous as an English princess. But Emily is nothing like Molly expected. It isn't until Emily talks about living through a real bombing that Molly understands the sacrifices others have made for the war. Just when Molly feels like wartime will last forever, she gets the news she's been waiting for: Dad is coming home! Can Molly pull off plans for a big surprise?
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Valerie Tripp. Stars, Stripes and Surprises
Guess What? CHAPTER 1
The Blackout. CHAPTER 2
The Princesses. CHAPTER 3
Planning the Party. CHAPTER 4
Yank and Bennett. CHAPTER 5
Camp Gowonagin. CHAPTER 6
We’re in the Army Now. CHAPTER 7
Creepy Crawlies. CHAPTER 8
Victory at Sea. CHAPTER 9
The Pink Army. CHAPTER 10
Hurray for the U.S.A.! CHAPTER 11
A Hair-Raising Experience. CHAPTER 12
The New Molly. CHAPTER 13
The Show Must Go On. CHAPTER 14
INSIDE Molly’s World
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olly McIntire was skipping rope at the end of her driveway on a blustery afternoon in early spring. She was waiting for her friends Linda and Susan. Molly had a very important piece of news to tell them. Oh, wait until they heard! Molly skipped a little faster, as if that would make them come sooner. The wind sent high white clouds hurrying across the sky. It pushed hard against Molly, too, but she wouldn’t budge from her lookout post. Where were Linda and Susan? Molly stopped skipping. She shaded her eyes and peered down the street. They were supposed to come over right after lunch. Molly felt as if she had been waiting forever.
At last Molly saw her friends. Linda was walking quickly. She bent into the wind. Her hands were shoved deep in her pockets. She stopped from time to time to wait for Susan, who was much slower. Susan had one foot on the curb and one foot in the gutter, where she was carefully cracking the thin ice over winter’s last puddles.
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“This is like what they have in England,” protested Molly.
