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Post by Kylie90210 on Nov 11, 2008 23:35:09 GMT -5
Please discuss this book here
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Post by anna on Nov 23, 2008 20:53:23 GMT -5
Aww... My First LS to ever Read...... I Like This Book Pretty well, not my favorite though. I am Glad That Karen Keeps Her Promise to Andrew, i think that was Pretty sweet considering she would be leaving to of her Best friends for 6 months. (LOL however she Dosen't Keep her promise very long, Since she goes bad to stoneybrook Just after Several Books ;D
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Post by annieb on Dec 10, 2008 21:33:02 GMT -5
I am also glad Karen keeps her promise to Andrew. She is a good sister with a good heart.
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Post by sparklymouse on Dec 15, 2008 19:55:57 GMT -5
I don't have anything to add, but Kylie needs to fix the typo in the title. Every time I see it I think "what's a 'promie'?" ;D
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tiff85
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Post by tiff85 on Dec 19, 2008 19:53:45 GMT -5
This book was one of the last bsls books I read. I liked Karen and how she kept her promise to Andrew. I can understand how she missed her big house family and decided she wanted to stay with them in Stoneybrooke.  |
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Post by virgoscorpio on Dec 16, 2011 23:50:21 GMT -5
I didn't really like how Karen's promise wasn't resolved. You don't learn whether she decides to go to Chicago or not, we just know that "one promise must be broken". I guess it's because it adds mystery and appeal for the next book, which means more buyers, but still...
I was waiting for Karen and co. to receive money from Nannie, at least a little, for their contributions. They did seem to help her a lot.
LOL @ Pamela saying, "I can't wait to taste that candy," as soon as the baskets came into the classroom. What a little diva.
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Post by Katie on Jan 4, 2012 2:47:34 GMT -5
I felt a little bad for Karen. Deciding where she got to live was a big choice for a 7 year old to make. I probably would have made the decision for her if I were Lisa or Watson. She had to have been overwhelmed between them giving her that choice and her promise to Andrew.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Jan 4, 2012 11:40:58 GMT -5
^ I agree. Karen was given a choice but Andrew was not. I guess that's because Andrew is more dependent on Lisa and he may not like the Big House as much as Karen. But that was a lot of weight on Karen's hands, especially because she has to try and satisfy Andrew AND her best friends.
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Post by anzuhana on Sept 28, 2012 19:12:46 GMT -5
The chocolate covered marshmallows that Nanny was making don't sound that appetizing, mostly because I don't care for marshmallows. I also don't like the fact that Seth and Lisa made Karen choose whether she would stay in Stoneybrook or go to Chicago with them and Andrew. They should've made the decision for her.
When Karen and her class were going to study different cities, I actually had to look up Bagota since I've never heard of it before.
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Post by zoar3 on Jul 9, 2013 11:57:36 GMT -5
I just read this and was disappointed. I had read a lot of the before and after Chicago arc and had hoped for a little more info (such as more on Seth's special job and perhaps some live dialog between him and Lisa about his/their decision to move). Then, of course, they should have involved Karen and Andrew somehow. I felt horrible for Karen and Andrew when one random afternoon upon returning to the Big House from school, they are asked to sit down with all the adults in both their immediate families. I seem to remember not many books ago Watson and Lisa refused to even listen or seemingly care as to why it meant to much to Karen to spend her birthday with both her mom and dad. Now, they are putting such a big decision on her shoulders on the spot. I know Karen often tells us how she likes big crowds, we know she thrives on being the center of attention. This was just wrong. :/
In real life if Seth and Lisa were going to Chicago starting in mid April, they'd be back in Stoneybrook by end of October. Karen could have finished second grade in Ms. Colman's class. moved to Chicago in mid June or whenever and stayed there for the summer. Come September, she could return to Stoneybrook and 3rd grade. Lisa, Seth, and Andrew would be home permanately a month or so later. Maybe during the summer, Lisa could have arranged for a long weekend if nothing else in Stoneybrook so Andrew could see his dad and big house family. I understand he was closer to Lisa. I just also think since Watson was generally a good person and dad, it bothered me a little that he never (to our knowledge) gave any input on visits. Maybe he could have gone to Chicago for a long weekend or something. That would have probably been easier than having the to kids travel to Stoneybrook. As for the choice itself. I think it was great Karen was initially given the choice. However, once her family saw (they must have) that it really wasn't an easy one for her, they should have offerred some support.
The Nannie subplot just screamed at me "hire a business partner!"
For "Karen's Big Move," I'll just say I was glad Karen was able to so easily return to Stoneybrook and that she was immediately (and remained) happy with that choice. It was cute to see Shannon and Scout playing together, too.
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Post by Honeybee on Oct 29, 2014 22:24:00 GMT -5
I enjoy reading this book. That's big decision for a 7 half year girl to make up her mind. Go to Chicago or stay at Stoneybrook? Hannie & Nancy telling her to stay in Stoneybrook. They're old enough to under stand. They can called or write to each other. I am reading Karen's Big Move.
Subplot was good. But, Nannie should hire someone who knows how to make chocolate. It's good, the family help out and pitch in.
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livvy
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Post by livvy on Jan 19, 2023 9:30:01 GMT -5
Shouldn't the title of this thread be Karen's Promise?
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Post by booboobrewer on Jan 19, 2023 14:24:25 GMT -5
Oh my lord…
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Post by livvy on Jan 22, 2023 1:37:02 GMT -5
If there's one thing to like about Karen she's a great big sister.
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Post by sparklymouse on Sept 22, 2023 13:05:31 GMT -5
I wasn’t a huge fan of this one. Just to get the really negative part out of the way: My brother and I were 17 and 14 when we were “allowed” to pick which parent to live with. It messed both of us and both of our parents up. I wouldn’t put that on any kid ever. If I was in charge of that family then Seth would have gone by himself and come home for 3 day weekends 1-2 times per month. It’s easier for one adult man to travel than to uproot an entire family. They mentioned St. Patrick’s Day and Easter, so Karen may have had as few as two months left in the school year. Also, Seth made furniture in a garage, so what was he going to do in Chicago? So weird.
I understand why Nannie didn’t turn down any jobs. People have the shortest attention spans. If they try someplace new and can’t get in then they may never go back and try again. I don’t understand how having a bunch of kids that she had to constantly check over was helping her time or stress level. She could have gotten a freaking food processor instead of hand-chopping her nuts all the time, lol. Sam was shelling peanuts once. What a time-suck. It sounded like it was going to be month-old candy by the time she was done with everything and the events occurred.
I liked one part where Karen and Nannie were delivering the candy to the hospital. Karen told a fancy lady in a fur coat that she helped make the baskets. The woman was all “Did you?’ Karen said she could tell that the woman didn’t believe her, and that made her cross.
Karen’s class chose to do reports on NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, and Philadelphia. All locations for MTV’s The Real World, btw. I don’t know what I would have picked at that age. I wasn’t geographically savvy.
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