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Post by aln1982 on Oct 2, 2007 23:27:08 GMT -5
^ Agree. Or Jerry worded it poorly ;D I've had a boy say things like that before and even though I THINK I know what they mean (but can't be sure ;D), it still kind of stung. I really like this book for some reason, even though I'm not sure anymore why I didn't figure the mystery out right away as a kid. I loved the "courtroom" scene with Derek and Todd as I always wanted to play "courtroom"
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Post by liss31d on Oct 3, 2007 8:29:46 GMT -5
Agh evertime anyone said the word, "expert" in this bothered me for some reason... probably due to the way it was emphasised, "I'm an expert at detective work," "I'm an expert at kissing," etc... Agh shut up!
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Post by Kylie90210 on Oct 22, 2007 22:14:42 GMT -5
Lol. I'm with you Aln, I didn't pick up on the boyfriend thing right away, and I read it a few weeks ago!
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Post by fluffycakes on Nov 6, 2007 21:34:13 GMT -5
Ugh, I don't remember this book at all. I read it once, and then brought it to school for our mystery books unit. Then some jerk stole it, and I was really upset (and totally wanted to solve the mystery of who stole it). So yes, I don't remember it too well. I was totally shocked that it was Janine, but that's mainly because I sucked at solving the mysteries. Absolutely terrible.
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Post by blossom114 on Nov 14, 2007 10:21:15 GMT -5
tried to fin the inconsistencies threat but i must've overlooked it and grew impatient.
in the beginning of the book it mentions claudia has to catch a bus to school... since when does she ride a bus?
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Post by aln1982 on Nov 14, 2007 10:56:00 GMT -5
^Was school going on right then? For some reason, I always think of this one as taking place in the summer but it probably doesn't.
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Post by blossom114 on Nov 14, 2007 12:09:28 GMT -5
yes it is . claudia wakes up on a saturday and panics because she thinks its a school day
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Post by aln1982 on Nov 14, 2007 17:12:05 GMT -5
^ Okay. Thanks. Now I remember that part but am not sure why I always imagine it taking place in the summer. Maybe because that's when I first read it.... ;D
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Post by booboobrewer on Nov 16, 2007 14:46:59 GMT -5
yes it is . claudia wakes up on a saturday and panics because she thinks its a school day IIRC, she doesn't even wash her face before she puts her makeup on, ew.
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Post by aln1982 on Nov 16, 2007 16:54:32 GMT -5
This makes me think of when my friend did a Mary Kay makeover on a lady who looked in the mirror afterwards and said, "Do you think this will last all weekend if I don't wash my face?" ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2007 7:15:19 GMT -5
The whole "in spite of your looks" thing did confuse me as a kid. First of all I was 7 and had to ask what "spite" meant. Then I spent hours trying to figure it out. Surely if he meant that he didn't want her to get all made up for him, he'd say "I like you because of your looks, not in spite of them", implying he liked the way she looked to begin with and she didn't have to change anything?
Wouldn't saying he liked her in spite of her looks make her want to keep on trying to get glammed up until she was also liked because of her looks?
For me that was the real mystery in this book...
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Post by aln1982 on Nov 21, 2007 10:17:10 GMT -5
^ That is a mystery what he meant. ;D No matter what, I always thought it was a little mean. Maybe another reason I don't like Jerry.
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Post by liss31d on Nov 21, 2007 11:52:52 GMT -5
Either Jerry is mean or the ghostwriter phrased it badly! ;D
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Post by greer on Nov 21, 2007 15:36:49 GMT -5
Yeah if he had said, "I don't csre what you look like; what matters to me most is who you are and that is what makes you beautiful" or something, it would have been better. if someone said "i like you in spite of your looks," i would immediately break up with them.
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Post by Penny Lane on Nov 21, 2007 15:50:40 GMT -5
^me too. Except I'm usually better looking than the guys I date so that never happens.
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