Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

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Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

Directed by	Joyce Chopra
Written by	Anna Sandor
Starring	Maya Ritter Tory Green Hannah Fleming Samantha Wilson Josette Halpert David Aaron Baker
Distributed by	Disney Channel
Release date(s)	November 26, 2006
Preceded by	Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Followed by	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front is the third movie in The American Girl Movie Collection, but is the first to premiere on the Disney Channel. The first two movies were broadcast on The WB Television Network, but the series moved since it no longer fit in with its original network following the WB/UPN merger. It premiered on November 26, 2006, but was not tagged as a Disney Channel Original Movie. The screenwriter, Anna Sandor, won the prestigious 2007 Humanitas Prize for the movie.

Based on several of the "Molly: An American Girl" books, this story is set in 1944 in the town of Jefferson, Illinois during World War II. Molly McIntire and her family are learning to cope with the changes the war has brought to their close-knit family. Molly misses her father who went overseas to care for the wounded soldiers. As they try to keep things running smoothly, Molly enters a dance contest at school, the "Miss Victory" contest. She and her friends are lively, outgoing and always bursting with ideas. Also during this time a young girl named Emily comes from London, England to live with the family and Molly learns the importance of getting along and pulling together.