On the Road with Mallory
By Laurie Friedman and Jennifer Kalis
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Mallory has a new journal, just in time for her family's vacation to the Grand Canyon. She can't wait for the road trip—until it turns out that her cousin, Kate, is coming along. Kate would rather read a list of "fun facts" than have actual fun at the amazing stops along the route. And when Kate catches Max texting a mysterious girl, the backseat of the minivan starts to seem like the last place Mallory wants to be. With everyone arguing and keeping secrets, can Mallory somehow save the trip?
Laurie Friedman
Laurie Friedman is the author of the popular Mallory series, The Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair series, and many award-winning picture books. She lives in Florida.
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On the Road with Mallory - Laurie Friedman
A Word from Mallory
My name is Mallory McDonald, like the restaurant. Even though we’re not related, we have more in common than just a name: McDonald’s is always busy and so am I.
At least I have been this summer. From the moment fourth grade ended, I haven’t stopped.
First, Chloe Jennifer left for the summer to go stay with her Grandma. Then Mary Ann and Joey moved to a new house on the other side of Fern Falls. With no friends left on Wish Pond Road, I thought for sure I was going to have the most boring summer ever.
But, I’ve been helping Mrs. Black in her garden. I took an art class. And Grandma came to visit and taught me how to bake a peanut butter pie and a chocolate fudge cake.
This summer has turned out to be really fun, and it’s about to get even more fun.
In five days, my family is going on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, and I can’t wait! Even Max says he’s excited too. My parents have planned tons of fun activities.
We’re visiting a petrified forest, going white-water rafting, and taking a mule ride down into the Grand Canyon. Mom has been making snacks for the past week, and Dad took me to the mall to buy Mad Libs to do on the way there, plus a new journal so I can write about all the fun stuff we do on our trip.
I’ve been waiting all summer for this vacation to get here and now that it almost is, I’m so, so, so excited! NOTHING can get in the way of the most amazing trip ever!
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
A Change of Plans
THREE DAYS TO GO … AND COUNTING!
Dear Trip Journal,
We’re not leaving on our trip for three days but I already have something to write about in my journal, and it’s NOT GOOD! Mom, Dad, Max, and I aren’t the only people who will be together on this trip.
My cousin Kate is coming too!
I was SHOCKED when I found out! Even though Kate’s mom and my dad are brother and sister, we don’t see that side of our family very often. Aunt Julie, Uncle Mark, and Kate live far away in Chicago, and my aunt and uncle are both busy doctors.
And when we do see them, it doesn’t go well. Last year, they visited us for a few days over winter break, and each day that they were here, Dad said less and less to Aunt Julie. I think the problem was that Aunt Julie said a lot of things that annoyed Dad.
It’s kind of like how Max says things that annoy me, and (according to Max) I say lots of things that annoy him (even though I don’t think I do that very often).
I asked Dad about it after they left, and he said he and Aunt Julie just don’t have a lot in common. I get that, because Kate and I don’t have much in common either. Even though we’re almost the same age, we’re COMPLETELY different.
Here are just a few examples of how we’re different:
The last time she and her parents were here, I was watching Fashion Fran and I said to Kate, You really should watch Fashion Fran because it is probably the best TV show ever made.
Then I told her that Mary Ann and I have never missed an episode.
She shook her head like that was something she would NEVER do and said, Mallory, watching TV makes your brain shrink.
Then she said, Mallory, given how much Fashion Fran you’ve watched, your brain is probably very small for a girl your age.
It’s not that I eat junk food all the