Mallory on Board (Mallory McDonald, #7) by Laurie B. Friedman


Mallory on Board (Mallory McDonald, #7)
Title : Mallory on Board (Mallory McDonald, #7)
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ISBN : 0822590239
ISBN-10 : 9780822590231
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 176
Publication : First published January 1, 2006

Bon Voyage! Mallory and her family and friends are setting sail on a cruise. But poor Mallory feels like she's sunk and she hasn't even set sail yet. Her two best friends' parents are getting married and even though Mallory is trying her best to be happy for Mary Ann and Joey, she can't help feeling left out. Can Mallory find a way to be happy for her friends and not feel like a third wheel?


Mallory on Board (Mallory McDonald, #7) Reviews


  • Sara

    Re-reviewed on 1/23/1o
    I am reading this 'on the side' to encourage one of my non-readers. In this Mallory book, Mallory is whiny and unsympathetic in many ways. I recognize that she exhibits characteristics of a perfect ego-centric 10-year old (which is developmentally appropriate). Too bratty for me. She does act like a heightened version of some of my students, the proper audience for these books, so I can see her appeal! In truth, I would prefer my girls to be enjoying less bratty protagonists in their fiction reading.

  • Pooja Dimba

    I knew this wasn't going to be a good book, I was reading it for fun and the love of getting a chance of flaming it.
    Not thought provoking, no plot, poor dialog. I would've given it 1 1/2 stars if I could.

  • Jennifer

    Now that Mallory's 2 best friends parents got married, no telling how Mallory will feel!

  • Katie Fitzgerald

    Mallory is not at her best in this book. She is whiny and selfish throughout almost the entire story and a lot of the scenes are repetitive. I felt like the author was struggling to fill the pages of the book. And I didn't buy that Mallory would be as jealous of her best friends becoming step-siblings as she was. It didn't ring as true to me as many of the other books in the series. But most of the others up until this one were much better - Mallory's a likeable gal most of the time!

  • erin

    great!! awesome!! favorite out of the series!!

  • Brett

    Mallory continues to be very appealing. She is very likable & has realistic reactions to situations.

  • Sharon

    I thought that is was sad how Malloy got left out of all the things her 'new' family did together.
    In the end, I was happy to hear that she had a nice day at the cruise.

  • Sydney

    i didn't like it when maryann and joey started hanging out with each other and leave mallory out. at the end they include her.

  • Grace

    It was good.

  • Kiran

    I like this book because Mallory goes on a cruise

  • Natalie

    Really boring but might be interesting if I were younger

  • Rachel

    This book is about a girl named Mallory. She has two BFFs: Joey and Mary Ann. One day her friends’ parents wanted to get married, and it felt super awkward for Mallory, because, well, her best friends are going to be brother and sister after the wedding. Frank and Coleen (which are the names of Joey and Mary Ann’s parents) decided to get married on a boat called The Sea Queen. When Mallory and her family get on board the ship, the Capitan throws a “welcome aboard” party for Frank and Coleen. After a few days, Mallory started feeling left out because her friends got all this special treatment for being the children of the groom or bride, and she wasn’t having a lot of fun. After a while, her friends realized that she was feeling left out, and apologized for making her feel like that. They had a little surprise along with that, and I don’t want to tell you what it is or if it made her feel better, because that would just spoil the end.

    I liked this book a lot because its all about how people and things can change so easily, and how you can never be Sure when they will.

  • Lynelle

    What a fun book! Mallory has attitude in a big way, but she's juggling a lot of feelings she doesn't quite understand. I think the author does a great job of keeping the reader engaged and keeping Mallory's voice consistent. A definite recommend for early readers.