Happy New Year, Mallory!

Mallory McDonald #12

by Laurie B. Friedman, Jennifer Kalis (Illustrator)

It's New Year's Eve and Mallory can't wait to celebrate! Her camp friends are coming to Fern Falls and she and Mary Ann have planned out every last detail for a perfect winter reunion and New Year's Eve party. But what Mallory hadn't planned on is getting sick. Poor Mallory has to ring in the New Year in the hospital instead of at home with her friends and family. Mallory thinks she's missing out on all the fun. Is this the beginning of the worst year ever, or is Mallory in for a big New Year’s surprise?

Genres: Childrens

121 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2013

About the author

Laurie Friedman is the author and ghostwriter of over 300 award-winning picture books, easy readers, chapter books, and novels for young readers including the bestselling Mallory McDonald series, the Moose the Dog easy reader series, the Camp Creepy Lake and Wendy & Willow chapter books, and many picture books including Cows in the House and the Ruby Valentine books.

Reviews

[Lillie]

this book thoroughly scarred me when i was in elementary school. i am still terrified of my appendix exploding. i am 16.

[Kryssy]

Something about this book is ringing a bell. Whether it was the last one I read originally or the first one I needed to read.

Page graphics: sleeping cheeseburger and a celebration paper hat

I can’t believe mallory really thought the girls were just gonna pause all plans. That ended up being exactly what they did, but they can’t be expected to waste all their time together. Timing absolutely sucks. Mallory is so lucky to still have experienced everything. Considering she was in the hospital most of the time, there wasn’t much of opportunity to be annoying. She definitely had a case of FOMO.

- Camp friends are coming to celebrate new years
- Mallory is planning out every detail
- Mallory has a stomach ache
- Mallory needs to go to the hospital. Possibly appendicitis
- Friends come to visit and brought her a friendship bracelet. Mallory expected them to be too sad to do anything
- They bought a stuffed cat. Looks like cheeseburger. Suggest the name hamburger
- Mallory writes a sad story about her friends
- Mom is trying to drag out leaving the hospital. Stops at gift shop
- friends all delayed the party a day. Celebrating night of new year’s day instead. Even recorded ball drop
- Girls made snow girls while mallory was gone. Mallory got everyone a friendship necklace
- Entire family make resolutions. Mallory wants it to be to never get appendix out again. But he physically can’t. All four decide to set it to be to spend more time as a family
- Scrapbook and recipes to eat after getting appendix out
- Emails between the four. Excited for summer camp

[Nouara Y.]

The book Happy New Year Mallory by Laurie B. Friedman is about the main character Mallory, who planned to have a reunion with her friends but nothing goes right. Mallory and her next door neighbor, also her lifelong bff, plan the reunion together very well. All of the sudden, Mallory's stomach started to hurt about one week away from the reunion. Since it was so close, Mallory didn't tell her mom or dad about her stomach. The reunion came and the friends Carine, Taylor, and Mary Ann came to Mallory's house. Mallory's stomach ache got worse over the time. They played outside in the snow and when they were making a snow family, Mallory went inside and collapsed on the floor in pain trying not to cry. The other girls followed her inside and when they saw her on the floor, they yelled for her mom right away. Before they knew it, her mom was down the stairs standing over mallory. She called the doctor immediately and started asking Mallory questions. The doctor said Mallory has to go to the hospital right away. When they got to the hospital they figured out Mallory's appendix was going to burst and she had to have surgery that day witch was New Years Eve.


I liked this book a lot because it teaches you a life lesson. Also because I like the story line and I bet you will too!

[T]

I loved the Mallory series ever since I started to read chapter books at the age of 5+ and I still love this series and "Happy New Year, Mallory!" is one of my favorite books.New Years Eve is just around the corner and Mallorys camp friends are coming to Fern Falls for a reunion.

She cant wait! Mallory and Mary Ann have planned out every last detail for the perfect reunion, but Mallory doesnt count on having a bad stomachache that turns out to be appendicitis. Poor Mallory has to go to the hospital and misses out on the reunion and the New Years Eve Party.

Is this the beginning of the worst year ever, or will her friends find a way to save the day?This book is probably my favorite book in the Mallory series because of what a peppy and quirky book it is. The illustrations are just adorable.

Moreover(framing words), Mallory books are written in such a relatable way, it just makes the book more fun to read. Mallory and Mary Ann planned and worked and tried(Polysyndeton) to come up with the best New Year's party ever.

This book is great for young kids to read and it is a book that I definitely recommend you should take a look at even if you are older.

[Lisa]

Mallory has a big winter reunion and New Year's Eve party planned with a sleepover included.She is excited, but is it butterflies in her stomach or something more?
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New Years Eve is just around the corner and Mallorys camp friends are coming to Fern Falls for a reunion. She cant wait! Mallory and Mary Ann have planned out every last detail for the perfect reunion, but Mallory doesnt count on having a bad stomachachethat turns out to be appendicitis. Poor Mallory has to go to the hospital and misses out on the reunion and the New Years Eve Party. Is this the beginning of the worst year ever, or will her friends find a way to save the day?

[Sydney]

i like the part when mallory gets sick and it was new years day and her friends wanted to spend the new years with mallory so instead of having the party on new years eve they had the party on new years day.

[Kaytee]

this book was awesome like all the others that i read the really sad part was when she barely had time to get together with her friends because she had something really (important) to do (they will tell you what was so important to mallory in the book).

[C.R.]

Read this aloud with my 12yo who LOVES the Mallory series. We laughed so hard. Poor Mallory! Originally we were going to read it because my daughter was about to be admitted into the hospital for her own procedure but it got canceled so we read it all in one day instead! Fun read for young girls!

[Brett]

Handles a hospital visit with reassuring lightness. Mallory is likable in any situation.

[Omgperson]

used 2 read when i was little

[Katie Fitzgerald]

No review.

[Caitlyn]

Oh. I just love all of the Mallory books

[Dina Zokaei]

i think this book is the awsome

[Sharon]

I thought it was so sad how mallory missed all the new years day food and games that her friends played.I was glad that in the end, they saved all of their treats to share with her.

[Tessa Miller]

This book was awsome

[Sophia]

The most favorite book I have ever read even in the Mallory McDonald series I really recommend it to 7-14 year olds I love it!

[Hillvan]

710L

[Joey Gremillion]

As a librarian, the Mallory series is one that I recommend to children. Friedman is one of my favorite children's authors.

YG

[AdiG]

I liked this book because Mallory has planned a New Year`s Eve party. Mallory has her appendix taken out. This story was awesome!