Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-You Notes

by Peggy Gifford

Book Overview

Every tween reader's favorite procrastinator is back . . . in paperback It isn't as though Moxy isn't grateful for her Christmas presents. She is. She's just not thrilled that she has to write a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375842705
• ISBN13: 9780375842702
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Moxy's hilarious!

Moxy has a problem. She has to write twelve thank you notes or else she won't get to go to Hollywood to see her father. She's been looking forward to this trip but has one little problem. She HATES writing thank you notes. Why can't her mother realize this? When her mother goes to the mall to exchange a dress in time for Moxy's trip, well, let's just Moxy's got some ideas on how to speed this process up. This book is hilarious!!! I was laughing throughout the story and at Moxy's attics. Also included are photographs of what goes on in Moxy's house. From spray painting HANK YOU on the wall( hey, it wasn't Moxy's fault the paint went over the paper!) to the photo of the macaroni decorated pencil cup holder(who didn't make one of these as a kid?). Funny stuff! I highly recommend this!

An excellent leisure read for middle school readers

Peggy Gifford's MOXY MAXWELL DOES NOT LOVE WRITING THANK-YOU NOTES tells of a girl who doesn't want to write twelve thank-you notes to each person who has given her a Christmas gift. And if she doesn't, she won't get to leave for her coveted California vacation the next day. Her schemes to get her thank-you notes done in time are hilarious in this fine story for ages 8-12. An excellent leisure read for middle school readers.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

If you hate writing thank-you notes, then you will want to read about Moxy Maxwell. She is under the pressure of a deadline to write her Christmas thank yous, and it's driving her crazy. Moxy and her twin brother, Mark, are excited about their upcoming trip to Hollywood. They are going to visit their father, who is considered to be a "big mover and shaker" in the Hollywood scene. They haven't seen him in three years, a fact that greatly distresses their mother. That's sort of what has Moxy confused. Her mother wants them to make this important visit, but at the same time, she is insisting that Moxy write all her Christmas thank yous in one day before she leaves. Thank-you notes seem incredibly pointless to Moxy. Since Granny George lives with them, she sees her every day, but when Moxy tells Granny thank you verbally, her mother says she will still need to write a thank-you note. She says it is the polite thing to do. So Moxy starts the tedious process, but she soon begins to get ideas about ways to make the job easier. Some of those time-saving ways involve her little sister, Pansy, an off-limits, brand-new copy machine her step-father got for Christmas, a broken La-Z-Boy chair, and a can of gold spray paint. Moxy's creative ideas wreck havoc on the entire household, and surprisingly don't accomplish much in the way of completed thank-you notes. Readers will have great fun observing Moxy's crazy schemes and shortcuts. Just as most of us feel, her ideas seem like a good idea at the time, but good ideas don't always come with good results. Author Peggy Gifford has captured the frustration of the 9-12 age group. They will easily relate to Moxy's desires and emotions as she struggles to meet the demands of the adult world and satisfy her own wants as well. Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"