Changes for Molly

Changes for Molly is the sixth book in the Molly series. It became a part of Stars, Stripes and Surprises. and later Molly: Stars, Stripes, and Surprises.

Characters

• Molly McIntire
• Ricky McIntire
• Jill McIntire
• Brad McIntire
• Helen McIntire
• James McIntire
• Linda Rinaldi
• Susan Shapiro

Only in Changes for Molly

• Miss LaVonda

Chapter by Chapter Summary

Looking Back: Changes For America

Discusses changes for America after the end of World War Two. Topics include:

• 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.
• 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.
• The widespread manufacture of newer goods such as televisions and cars (as only half of families owned cars prior to the war)
• 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.
• The start of the post-war baby boom, leading to the development of suburbs and prefab houses.
• 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.
• 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.
• The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and how the aftermath led to American fears of nuclear attack
• The post-war formation of the United Nations, known as the UN, in 1945, with the intention of preventing worldwide war again

Items associated with Changes for Molly

• Slicker and Rain Hat (Later combined into Molly's Winter Outfit)
• Umbrella and Galoshes (Later combined into Molly's Winter Outfit)
• Molly's Miss Victory Costume
• Molly's Winter Activities
• Molly's Curl Kit
• Plaid Suitcase
• Molly's Undies

Book Covers

• First cover (1997-2000)
  First cover (1997-2000)
• Second Cover (2000-2004)
  Second Cover (2000-2004)
• Third and Final Separate cover (2004-2014)
  Third and Final Separate cover (2004-2014)