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Post by aln1982 on Oct 13, 2006 16:20:13 GMT -5
I think there is a thread for Ben and Mallory but not one for just Ben. I just reread Mallory Hates Boys and Gym and really like him. In fact, I think he's sweet in every book I've read and actually think he's my favorite BSC boyfriend (if I pretend that he and Mal are much older than 11). I like his interaction with his little brothers and think he seems like a nice, supportive guy - not as overbearing as Logan either.
Any thoughts on Ben?
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Post by macca on Oct 15, 2006 2:36:45 GMT -5
I like Ben! Just a normal, awkward pre-teen, not super-boyfriend like Logan.
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Post by sugarmonkey on Oct 15, 2006 10:03:18 GMT -5
Ben just seemed like an all around good guy, you know? Like his parents were raising him right. A lot of 11 year old boys are still insisting they don't like girls, yet Ben is comfortable being seen paling around with Mal.
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Post by inge on Oct 15, 2006 15:09:04 GMT -5
Ben just seemed like an all around good guy, you know? Like his parents were raising him right. A lot of 11 year old boys are still insisting they don't like girls, yet Ben is comfortable being seen paling around with Mal. Amen! Ben seems sweet, cute, and a little awkward. |
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Post by booboobrewer on Oct 15, 2006 17:26:23 GMT -5
I don't get how he's suddenly viewed as something of a charge, though, in later books. I read Kristy and the Mystery Train a couple of months ago and it was like he was suddenly someone being sat for.
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Post by baseballchica03 on Oct 17, 2006 22:27:10 GMT -5
I like him. I remember reading in one of the Mallory books that he's not superpopular because the kids make fun of his accent. I don't know about the boys, but even at 11, wouldn't girls be swooning over an Australian accent? Maybe it's just me, but even as a kid, I thought it was nifty.
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Post by sotypical42483 on Oct 18, 2006 11:57:34 GMT -5
^I would think so, too. I definitely think the American girls would LOVE a cute boy with an Australian accent. I can definitely see the boys teasing him and probably thinking he was a bit fruity (hey, I'm not saying I would think it!), but I think girls would eat that up. I'm pretty sure I would've thought that was super cute at 11.
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Post by fairy3lf2 on Oct 19, 2006 14:14:18 GMT -5
Are there any pictures of Ben? I always though Ben was unattractive but now I'm not sure. Didn't one of the older girls say he was cute when he moved in?
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Post by booboobrewer on Oct 19, 2006 18:00:28 GMT -5
^There's a pic of him in Here Come the Bridesmaids when he and Mal take some kids caroling.
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Post by ktag on Oct 19, 2006 20:57:16 GMT -5
Are there any pictures of Ben? I always though Ben was unattractive but now I'm not sure. Didn't one of the older girls say he was cute when he moved in? |
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Post by fairy3lf2 on Oct 19, 2006 23:38:47 GMT -5
He's kind of cute in a dorky eleven year old kind of way.
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Post by sotypical42483 on Oct 20, 2006 12:45:18 GMT -5
oh yikes, Ben was certainly no Logan, was he? he's cute for Mallory though, they just look like they "go" together.
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Post by macca on Oct 21, 2006 20:41:47 GMT -5
hahaha, love that pic... I remember Ben being described as cute when he first moved in as well, which it seems he totally WASN'T... which brings me to another point. Why did he have to be cute anyway? Heaven forbid the BSC associate with guys who aren't Logan-standard ;D
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Post by baseballchica03 on Oct 21, 2006 23:04:12 GMT -5
Ahahaha, he's so adorable.
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Post by inge on Oct 22, 2006 15:18:25 GMT -5
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