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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Feb 7, 2021 22:19:03 GMT -5
Has anyone else read this book lately? Was anyone else surprised at how Leslie was so upset over Natalie? So much so that she spends half of her allowance buying her a fancy get well card? She also bursts out into tears during class over Natalie. I would love to hear the back story to this. Maybe Natalie and Jannie were friends before Pamela came around? I think several books earlier its mentioned Jannie, Karen, and Natalie were all in the same gymnastics class. Maybe once Karen quit the class the two became after school friends.
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Post by sparklymouse on Apr 18, 2024 13:24:45 GMT -5
This book was kind of monotone. Neither story really went anywhere and just kind of fizzled out at the end.
I hated the telephone game. I don’t have the best hearing in the world and was so shy I didn’t want to get close and whisper into someone’s ear. Karen just blurted the sentence out mid-way through the game. I’d call that a lack of self-control more than not being able to keep a secret. Although she obviously couldn’t do that, either.
I thought it was sweet how the whole class became so worried about Natalie. My classrooms were open books. Everyone always knew everyone else’s business, so Natalie’s secret wouldn’t have even been an option. I don't know why she was paged over the school intercom each time. It’s amazing that she had the option of speech therapy in school.
Hannie stopped in the middle of a hopscotch game and ran across the entire playground to get to Hank and tell him the secret. What was going on with those two, lol? The back row was Nancy, Hannie, Hank, and Jannie. I love the idea of Hannie and Hank being gossip pals. That also helped to explain why Jannie was so upset. The back row was getting all worked up for the longest amount of time.
Karen and Nancy hid the Dawes’ parenting books in a closet. There was an illustration wasted on this stack of books. Eight books! These were not young, first time parents. One of the books was called “Most of What You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Babies.” That is the longest, most boring book title that I’ve ever read.
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