lilafowler
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Post by lilafowler on Aug 18, 2008 13:27:37 GMT -5
"Most Realistic Mysteries" would probably have been a better title for this post in terms of grammar, but in my experience, no mystery that eighth graders solve can be particularly realistic.
Anyway, in the past few days I've read two mysteries for the first time (The Mystery at Claudia's House and Stacey and the Stolen Hearts) and I liked them more than I remember liking BSC mysteries as a kid. I think it had something to do with the fact that those two have more plausible plots than a lot of the other mysteries the BSC manages to unravel. What other mysteries do you guys think aren't entirely unrealistic?
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starrynight
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Post by starrynight on Aug 18, 2008 17:42:29 GMT -5
I think "Stacey and the Mystery at the Empty HOuse" was pretty realistic. (I read this title wrong initially and thought we were listing the LEAST realistic mysteries...I picked "Claudia and the Clue in the Photograph".  ) |
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Post by booboobrewer on Aug 18, 2008 20:41:06 GMT -5
Dawn and the Halloween Mystery
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2008 1:25:41 GMT -5
Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic
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Post by GingerSnaps on Aug 19, 2008 16:55:09 GMT -5
Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade is another one that takes place at SMS, and is pretty plausible.
Stacey and the Missing Ring doesn't sound too far-fetched, either.
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Post by greer on Aug 19, 2008 18:50:46 GMT -5
I don't think Stacey and the Mystery at the Empty House is plausible, just because the Johanssens are pretty on top of things. Natalie Barrett, Sharon Spier... they'd forget that kind of thing, but not the responsible Johanssens.
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Post by maddieruns on Aug 25, 2008 20:04:32 GMT -5
Kristy and the Cat Burglar comes to mind as one of the least unrealistic.
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starrynight
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Post by starrynight on Aug 27, 2008 12:17:16 GMT -5
I don't think Stacey and the Mystery at the Empty House is plausible, just because the Johanssens are pretty on top of things. Natalie Barrett, Sharon Spier... they'd forget that kind of thing, but not the responsible Johanssens. I think I meant that the idea of housesitting and getting scared and thinking someone had broken in was realistic. You make a good point about the Johanssens, though! |
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bsclover18
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Post by bsclover18 on Aug 29, 2008 17:57:44 GMT -5
I didn't really like the Mystery at Claudia's House. If Janine was really smart, she would've just looked up how to make-up and bought herself more clothes and stuff.
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Post by candykane on Aug 29, 2008 22:05:54 GMT -5
^ But it was a nice sisterly moment between her and Claudia when Claudia taught her how to do her hair and makeup. I always like that part. |
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Post by starlett2010 on Aug 30, 2008 1:36:22 GMT -5
If Janine was really smart, she would've just looked up how to make-up and bought herself more clothes and stuff. Not necessarily. Being book smart isn't the same as being fashionable or being able to do things that aren't related to intellectual activities. And I think Janine had lots of trouble with art (I remember that from FF SS 1-Everything Changes), so seeing fashion and makeup as art forms, well naturally Janine would have had trouble with those things.  I have only read this mystery and the one with Mary Anne and the bookstore that's haunted (can't remember the exact title) but I found The Mystery at Claudia's House pretty realistic. Pretty dumb of Claud not to figure it out (though typical  )and it annoys me how the girls laughed at Mal when she guessed the truth. I, too, loved the sisterly interaction between Janine and Claud. |
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Post by anzuhana on Dec 9, 2010 16:12:46 GMT -5
Mallory and the Ghost Cat and Jessi and the Jewel Thieves.
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Feb 5, 2016 0:53:13 GMT -5
Mallory and the Ghost Cat and the Mystery at Claudia's House were the first two I thought of.
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)and it annoys me how the girls laughed at Mal when she guessed the truth. I, too, loved the sisterly interaction between Janine and Claud. 
