# 14 Hello, Mallory

Mallory was a very mature six year old! She didn't even need looking after! (In Mary Anne and 2 Many Babies, when Mal talks about how Mrs Pike was always tired when she was preggers with Claire, Kristy says that she also had 6 other kids to look after.)

We never hear about the sweatshirt with her name after this book, do we?

I agree; the BSC were horrible in this book. I didn't like them much.

^ Yeah, I agree on the loner thing. Which makes sense, considering Mal was a dorky bookworm. She hung around with people, but was always a bit of an outsider, never actually close friends with anyone. Although she gave the "mobobwee" chick the smackdown later on in Poor Mallory (well, kinda).

The scene where they made fun of the BSC's unoriginal name was very memorable "it's like calling a restaurant The Restaurant" - but of course, this whole conversation was conveniently forgotten when the BSC finally relented and asked Mal and Jessi to join. I think it was somewhat snarky and clever too, when Mallory asked Kristy if she needed a babysitter when Kristy called during a Kids Incorporated meeting.

^ I know what you mean. Mallory did seem sweet in this book instead of whiney. She went downhill by Trouble with Twins, though.

^ It wasn't the "OMG I'm so ugly" thing as much as the whole "my parents treat me like a baaaaaaaaaaaby... I wanna get my hair cut and get my ears pierced. Ear-piercing is like, dibbly chilly. I wish my parents would let me get my ears pierced. Oh and I want contacts. Hey Jessi, did I mention I want my ears pierced?"

Then, at the end of the book, Mallory had the bright idea to (gasp!) actually ask her parents to have it done. Whaddaya know! Success!

Funny how in Stoneybrook ear-piercing is painless and never become infected even if you wear any old cheap earrings after three weeks.

I love this book! After raving about how great of a helper Mal is they suddenly turn into the biggest bitches! I love when they start their own club and basically only sit for their families. lol.

I just reread this book last night, and noticed this: Every single one of us Pikes, even my parents, has dark brown hair. So, um, when did Mal's hair turn red? It's red on the cover!

This book make me want to slap the BSC. God, you're such bitches! "Baby-sitting is OMG SO IMPORTANT and if you don't know the difference between creeping and crawling then you will be a terrible baby-sitter. Even though we didn't know the answers ourselves, which must mean we're terrible too, but gee, we didn't think of that!" And doesn't the age when a baby cuts his or her first tooth differ between every baby?

Ha! That was hilarious. Those parents were incredibly tolerant when it came to humoring those girls, officially "booking" their babysitting jobs and so forth.



Personally, I've never heard of creeping. There is conventional crawling (all fours) and commando crawling (when baby drags him/herself along on belly, which is a milestone many babies bypass). Maybe creeping is an American term?



Definitely. It's generally anywhere between three and twelve months.

That book had so many inaccuracies, it bugged the hell out of me. Particularly the chestnut-brown hair description. Since when?!