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| name = ''Changes for Molly''<br />
| image = Molly6_3.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The last separate cover of ''Changes for Molly.''<br />
| published = 1988<br />
| author = [[Valerie Tripp]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Nick Backes]]<br>[[Keith Skeen]] (vignettes)<br />
| isbn = 0937295493<br />
| setting = March 1<ref>Pg. 11. ''"And March eighteenth is only two weeks from now," said Jill.'' Chapter Two mentions that Molly had to wait two more days for Saturday, which means Dr. McIntire's letter arrived on [http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/custom.html?year=1945&month=3&country=1&typ=1&cols=1&hol=16409&display=1&df=1 March 1st] in order to correspond to Jill's statement.</ref> - March 18, 1945<br />
| prev = ''[[Molly Saves the Day]]''<br />
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'''''Changes for Molly''''' is the [[Central_Series|sixth book]] in the '''[[List of Molly's Books|Molly series]]'''. It became a part of ''[[Stars, Stripes and Surprises]].'' and later ''[[Molly: Stars, Stripes, and Surprises]]''.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
* [[Molly McIntire]]<br />
* [[Ricky McIntire]]<br />
* [[Jill McIntire]]<br />
* [[Brad McIntire]]<br />
* [[Helen McIntire]]<br />
* [[James McIntire]]<br />
* [[Linda Rinaldi]]<br />
* [[Susan Shapiro]]<br />
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===Only in ''Changes for Molly''===<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Molly's Series#Miss LaVonda|Miss LaVonda]]<br />
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==Chapter by Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: Hurray For The U.S.A!===<br />
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===Chapter Two: A Hair-Raising Experience ===<br />
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===Chapter Three: The New Molly ===<br />
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===Chapter Four: The Show Must Go On ===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]: Changes For America===<br />
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Discusses changes for America after the end of World War Two. Topics include:<br />
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* How soldiers were welcomed home after the war and the reunification of families, and the belief that the world would be a better place because of the victories that America was believed to have had a major part in. <br />
* How life returned to normal for most Americans, with rationing ending and factories returning to producing consumer goods instead of war materials; additionally how, after years of being unable to replace items, people purchased new ones. <br />
* The widespread manufacture of newer goods such as televisions and cars (as only half of families owned cars prior to the war)<br />
* How women who had worked in factories and other careers were pressured to give up their jobs to returning soldiers and return to what was considered a woman's "most important work" of marriage, family and domesticity in the home.<br />
* The start of the [[Wikipedia:Mid-twentieth century baby boom|post-war baby boom]], leading to the development of suburbs and prefab houses. <br />
* The movement of residential areas from the urban to the suburban, the start of commuting to work, and how women and children rarely went to to cities and were expected to dress well to do so--but that fashion changed post-war, including the more frequent addition of pants to women's clothing. <br />
* The after effects of the war--the large numbers of soldiers and citizens killed, the devastation in Europe, the aftermath of the German-led Holocaust, and the high number of post-war refugees; and America's part in leading the rebuilding of Europe. <br />
* The [[Wikipedia:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]] and how the aftermath led to American fears of nuclear attack<br />
* The post-war formation of the [[Wikipedia:United Nations|United Nations]], known as the UN, in 1945, with the intention of preventing worldwide war again <br />
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==Items associated with ''Changes for Molly''==<br />
* [[Slicker and Rain Hat]] (Later combined into [[Molly's Winter Outfit]])<br />
* [[Umbrella and Galoshes]] (Later combined into [[Molly's Winter Outfit]])<br />
* [[Molly's Miss Victory Costume]]<br />
* [[Molly's Winter Activities]]<br />
* [[Molly's Curl Kit]]<br />
* [[Plaid Suitcase]]<br />
* [[Molly's Undies]]<br />
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==Book Covers==<br />
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<gallery position="center" widths="200" spacing="small"><br />
File:Molly6_v1.jpg|First cover (1997-2000)<br />
File:ChangesForMollly-V2.jpg|Second Cover (2000-2004)<br />
File:Molly6_3.jpg|Third and Final Separate cover (2004-2014)<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Molly McIntire]]<br />
[[Category:Molly's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Winter Books]]<br />
[[Category:Winter Collections]]<br />
[[Category:Central Series]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 1988]]<br />
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