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40 Molly in the Middle Electronic book published by ipicturebooks.com 24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10011 www.ipicturebooks.com All rights reserved. Copyright  1999 by The Millbrook Press, Inc. Real Kids Readers and the Real Kids Readers logo are trademarks of The Millbrook Press, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. e-ISBN 1-58824-477-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Morris, Kimberly Molly in the middle / Kimberly Morris ; photographs by Dorothy Handelman. p. cm.__ (Real kids readers. Level 3) Summary: Tired of being the middle child, Molly tries to distinguish herself from her sisters. ISBN 0-7613-2059-8 (lib. bdg.). __ ISBN 0-7613-2084-9 (pbk.) [1. Birth order__Fiction. 2. Sisters__Fiction.] I. Handelman, Dorothy, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ7.M7881635Mo 1999 [E]__dc21 For Margaret, Larry, and Jacob Pine, whose friendship, support, and hospitality have made my life as a writer possible. Thank you! __ K. M. Special thanks to The Gap, Giesswein, Lisa Shaub, Marika Hahn for Natalie & Friends, and Sara’s Prints for providing clothing and to Shoofly, New York City, for providing shoes. Molly in the Middle Kimberly Morris By Dorothy Handelman Photographs by My name is Molly Muller. That’s me in the middle, the one who’s not smiling. The girl on the left is my sister Tina. Tina is the oldest. The girl on the right is my other sister, Lucy. Lucy is the youngest. So here’s my question. If Tina is the oldest and Lucy is the youngest, what __ does that make me the middle-est? 4 I can’t be the middle-est. I looked it up, and there’s no such word! Now do you see my problem? 6 I’m not the oldest, and I’m not the youngest. I’m just Molly in the middle. There’s nothing special about me at all. 7 Some new people moved in next door. When they came over to meet us, Dad said, “This is Tina. She’s our oldest.” Tina said hello and shook hands with them. Nobody had to poke her in the ribs to remind her. The new people said, “My! She’s sooooo grown-up!” 8 Then Dad said, “This is Lucy. She’s our youngest.” Lucy did her little baby act. She stuck her thumb in her mouth and made goo-goo eyes. I thought it was sickening, but the new people said, “Awwwww! Isn’t she cute?” 10