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Post by greer on Dec 20, 2013 19:01:46 GMT -5
Hmm, the only New Years one I can think if is Dawn's Big Date... Also, Ann wrote about the holidays in the pre-8th grade books. Karen's New Year. Ah. I don't read LS, generally. And I think they may coincide?
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Post by scrounge on Dec 20, 2013 19:52:04 GMT -5
I still just shake my head at Mary Anne being able to get hired just by changing her age on the application. She wouldn't have been able to fill out an I-9 form without having identification. Of course, I'm coming at this as an adult who's done a little HR/Payroll work. I suppose I should just let it go since this is Stoneybrook where store clerks just let teenage girls use credit cards with the name Richard on them without even blinking.
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Post by helsieboo on Dec 22, 2013 12:55:33 GMT -5
Just reread this one today as for some odd reason, I love it.
A few thoughts...
1 - The awkwardness of MA hugging Dawn at the airport! Poor MA when Dawn says she wasn't expecting that.
2 - I think someone else mentioned this, but why did Amelia need to change 7s to 8s and so on? Why not just write a fake age to begin with?
3 - And speaking of which, why do these places never ask for proof of age?
4 - I would not have hired MA. Amelia says they were lucky as lots of people were only hired for one day. MA says she can't do school days and BSC meetings. So why would they not give someone with more flexibility the job?
5 - Loved reading the presents!
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Post by booboobrewer on Dec 22, 2013 13:28:42 GMT -5
Maybe Ms. Cerasi just liked that she was short and had experience working with kids I should read this one soon...I wrapped presents yesterday and felt like Mary Anne because I bought some really awesome wrapping paper, haha.
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Post by celaeno on Dec 22, 2013 13:43:17 GMT -5
I think someone else mentioned this, but why did Amelia need to change 7s to 8s and so on? Why not just write a fake age to begin with? HA HA, I thought the same thing. That seemed like poor writing.
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Post by celaeno on Dec 28, 2013 22:51:17 GMT -5
I was expecting a typical BSC ending (Angela realizes it's unwise to run away to California when she's still 17; reunites with her parents), so I was surprised when they had her actually end up going to California to live in a house with her friends. I liked that, since it was outside of the BSC norm.
However, they really do overuse California, with Dawn's family, Kristy's father, and some others living there too.
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Post by celaeno on Jan 1, 2014 1:03:24 GMT -5
The cover of this book also bugs me! For some reason, Mary Anne is leaning far to the right of the cover. It looks weird because her body is actually quite straight; it doesn't seem like someone could naturally lean over that much without falling. She looks like a tree about to fall over. (And sorry for the triple post )
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Post by booboobrewer on Nov 29, 2015 22:13:12 GMT -5
I just read this, getting into the Christmas spirit I was wondering why Santa wasn't making his appearance at the mall until two weeks before Christmas. Winter World, or the start of it at least, sounded disorganized. I'll take North Pole Village (from Mal's Christmas book) instead!
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Post by virgoscorpio on Dec 2, 2015 11:46:31 GMT -5
I have this one pulled out waiting to go, if I ever get to it before the holidays!
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Post by virgoscorpio on Dec 9, 2015 17:05:29 GMT -5
My apologies for the double post but I just finished this recently and thought of something that could be discussion worthy so wanted to bump it up again.
So there's been lots of talk about credit cards (and the use of). I don't know if other countries have this but here in Canada we have "PayPass" which basically lets you "tap" your credit card on the machine without giving any information. It used to be that cards had chips and you'd insert the chip and put in your PIN (like a debit card). My debit card is also a VISA debit and you can tap that too.
I just wanted to bring this up because this makes security on your card so low but it's sooo convenient!
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Post by andrew on Dec 3, 2017 2:46:40 GMT -5
I liked this book a lot, really good mix of drama & humor and writing of Mary Anne, anxious but determined, caring and tolerant but also somewhat easily hurt. I thought the conflict between her and Dawn was interesting with neither coming off badly (I actually found Dawn entertaining in initially being "it's so much better to be with older kids, younger are too young"). Interesting that in this book Stoneybrook more realistically seems like it doesn't usually have 13-year-olds in jobs, that's an OK inconsistency-and interesting that it's not too inconsistent, it seems to be legal to have a job at 13 but disfavored by employers.
Angela was a little too much of a good-troubled kid but her story was still pretty well-written and serious enough. Mary Anne confessing to Richard and Sharon in the end felt a bit too forced but understandable.
Edit: Logan was a bit jerky near the end, admitting to Mary Anne he would have teased her (not even specifically saying only a little) but saying she should have told him anyway.
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Post by Sideshowjazz1 on Dec 6, 2017 21:29:00 GMT -5
The main plot of this book I enjoyed. Although, how did Hunter recognize Mary Anne when her stepsister and boyfriend didn't? I guess it's one of those little-kid things.
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Post by cnj on Apr 28, 2021 2:23:40 GMT -5
I liked this book a lot, really good mix of drama and humor and writing of Mary Anne, anxious but determined, caring and tolerant but also somewhat easily hurt. Me too! Oh, Mary Anne had a huge heart...I loved how, despite being so worried about the credit card bill, she still cared about Angela and reached out to her. I love that the BSC members are not self-absorbed the way some other teen series portray thrir teen girl characters. I thought the conflict between her and Dawn was interesting with neither coming off badly. I liked their resolution...I'm glad the books didn't turn Dawn into any "maturity snob" and didn't have her turn on Mary Anne. That's why I get irked at people who try to pathologize Dawn and Mary Anne's sister relationship and imply that they allegedly "hate" each other. Especially silly are the fanfics that either have Dawn end up as an out-of-control, drug-addicted mess or that have Dawn and Mary Anne "hating" each other. I actually found Dawn entertaining in initially being "it's so much better to be with older kids, younger are too young". Interesting that in this book Stoneybrook more realistically seems like it doesn't usually have 13-year-olds in jobs, that's an OK inconsistency-and interesting that it's not too inconsistent, it seems to be legal to have a job at 13 but disfavored by employers. I imagined poor Mary Anne with dark circles under her eyes by the end of this book. 😁😁😁 Angela was a little too much of a good-troubled kid but her story was still pretty well-written and serious enough. Me too...I get the feeling Stoneybrook had quite a few kids like Angela. Mary Anne confessing to Richard and Sharon in the end felt a bit too forced but understandable. I knew Mary Anne was going to confess...she's far too honest to lie long-term or keep that sort of secret from her parents. Edit: Logan was a bit jerky near the end, admitting to Mary Anne he would have teased her - not even specifically saying only a little - but saying she should have told him anyway. Agreed...I'm glad they eventually broke up...those two were incompatible.
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Post by m0drnmoonlight on May 4, 2021 12:36:42 GMT -5
Mallory kind of got screwed with the gifts, didn't she? Jessi gets tickets to the ballet, Mallory gets a photo album to fill with pictures of her siblings so she can be reminded that her parents use her as live-in nanny. The ghostwriter was sticking with personality traits, so why couldn't Mary Anne get Mallory a new journal and some fancy pens or a gift certificate to a bookstore or something?
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Post by cnj on May 4, 2021 13:24:40 GMT -5
Mallory kind of got screwed with the gifts, didn't she? Jessi gets tickets to the ballet, Mallory gets a photo album to fill with pictures of her siblings so she can be reminded that her parents use her as live-in nanny. The ghostwriter was sticking with personality traits, so why couldn't Mary Anne get Mallory a new journal and some fancy pens or a gift certificate to a bookstore or something? Mallory herself didn't mind getting the photo album...she could fill the album with pictures of her friends just as well...no one told her that she "had to" use the album for her siblings. And I don't believe her parents are mean enough to use her as any live-in nanny. They always paid her and they usually consulted with her to make sure that she didn't have any other plans. True that Mary Anne could have gotten Mallory a gift card or a journal...but Mal loves photos of her loved ones, so there waa nothing wrong with the album. Mary Anne has an enormous heart and can read people so well.
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