macca
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Post by macca on Jul 18, 2006 1:05:45 GMT -5
Peter Lerangis, right? He seemed to have a disturbing knowledge of what went on in the minds of tween girls, not just on this occasion.
From the sounds of it, this make-out scene was far more racy than anything that went on between other characters, even the long-term lovers MA and Logan. Jessi's chin-tipping kiss was ludicruously passionate for an 11 yr old, but it wasn't overly graphic.
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starrynight
Sitting For The Kuhns
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Post by starrynight on Jul 18, 2006 10:25:22 GMT -5
Yep, it was Peter.
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Post by aln1982 on Mar 25, 2007 15:41:00 GMT -5
Just reread and liked the message presented - that not every girl needs a boyfriend. I thought MA gave Kristy some really good advice that might be helpful for young readers. I know my 14 year old cousin has absolutely no interest in boys (other than in playing basketball with them while other girls her age have steady boyfriends and are even having babies. I never had much interest in having a boyfriend through my teen years - too much else in life to do and still have more important focuses in my life. Anyway, enough on that and back to the book I did find the kissing scene a little "heated" for a BSC book and it is disturbing that Peter was the ghost writer. He seems to write a lot of the more cringe-worthy BSC books. Didn't he also write Stacey's Big Crush? I laughed so hard at the scene in the movies when Kristy was getting the cramp in her neck and then when she wrote the little songs and thought up all the mean stuff about Bart. This sounded so much like something I would do and I admit to being a Bart-hater anyway. (Though I know it was technically just as much her fault that she got in trouble and am not sure exactly why she was blaming him so much). I thought Bart was a pretty big jerk (even though I'm sure he was just being defensive about being rejected) and just don't like him in general. In all, I was glad that they decided not to be boyfriend-girlfriend anymore. (Besides, Kristy belongs with Alan
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Post by booboobrewer on Mar 25, 2007 16:08:33 GMT -5
Oh geez. lilafowler, how did I miss your recap all these months? Laughing sooo hard here. Just brilliant.
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msstock87
Sitting For The Braddocks
Here Comes The Bride!
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Post by msstock87 on Mar 25, 2007 16:10:10 GMT -5
I am glad I wasn't the only one surprised by the kissing scene in this book. It was quite risque for a BSC book. I agree with you aln1982 about the message this book sent, that not every 13 year old girl needs a boyfriend.
Kristy's grounding scenes were funny though! It was some of my favorite scenes ever from the series. hehe
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Post by baseballchica03 on Mar 25, 2007 16:58:16 GMT -5
Haha, I am also wondering how I missed that fabulous re-cap. Well done! No! He belongs with Abby!
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scrounge
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Boo and bullfrogs!
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Post by scrounge on Mar 29, 2007 22:56:15 GMT -5
I just picked up this book and started paging through it and remembered that this is my absolute least favorite subplot ever. (It's the one where they make a book of kids' records.) Record setting amounts of wasted food. Let's see here: The triplets try for most Cap'n Crunch pieces caught in their mouths in a row. Of course a lot of cereal hits the floor. Nicky tosses Twinkies all over the backyard. Kerry and Hunter throw popcorn in the air and try to catch it in their mouths, making a "total mess of the kitchen." Karen and David Michael toss an egg back and forth until it breaks on the floor. Matt and Haley throw the contents of a whole sack of potatoes around their backyard. Carolyn and Vanessa use the contents of two family sized packs of string cheese to tie together and make a cheese rope. Margo peels fourteen bananas with her feet and just drops them onto the ground.
I'll forgive Andrew's spaghetti-sucking record (later broken by Linny), because that actually got eaten.
I don't know why all that wasted food bothers me so much, but it does and it always has, even when I first read the book at a much younger age.
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Post by aln1982 on Mar 29, 2007 23:46:11 GMT -5
I always hated this subplot, too. Probably because I can't stand the Guinness Book of World Records or anything that I considered "foolishness" or waste - including food (even though I hadn't thought of it until scrounge pointed it out). I pretty much skipped this subplot but it ranks among my least favorite - right up there with most featuring the Arnolds. Though I do always appreciate Margo's banana peeling (even with the wasted bananas
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Post by booboobrewer on Mar 29, 2007 23:59:38 GMT -5
I had never noticed how wasteful they all were 'til you put it like that, scrounge. I also hate wasting food and the whole thing just seemed incredibly boring. I don't know why the sitters (especially Kristy) thought the idea was such a good one.
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lilafowler
Sitting For The Johanssens
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Post by lilafowler on Mar 30, 2007 11:14:43 GMT -5
And don't they make a big deal out of only using one disposable diaper? I don't really think saving diapers means much when you're wasting string cheese and Twinkies, both of which cost at least $3 to $4 a package here!
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Post by aln1982 on Apr 1, 2007 15:28:41 GMT -5
The one thing I love about this subplot that I forgot to mention is at the final "record breakers" show when Jenny P is supposed to be singing and gets scared so her mom starts singing to prompt her and then she takes off. This makes me laugh every time! I can just picture Mrs. P standing there singing I've Been Working on the Railroad. Actually, Jenny's "record" was one of the better ones since it wasn't all that foolish or wasteful.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2007 13:10:26 GMT -5
I just finished reading this book for the first time. After hearing so much about how steamy the kissing scene is, I was pretty underwhelmed. I thought they'd at least be passionately kissing instead of Kristy watching the Mets over his shoulder. The message about people maturing at different rates is good--actually, given the differences between the 8th grade members, this is a point that is emphasized pretty well throughout the series.
I thought her parents were a little harsh about what she could and couldn't do when she was grounded. I never really got grounded (my parents had more creative punishments), but I'm pretty sure they would have allowed me to do the Record-Breakers thing even if I was grounded. It wasn't *exactly* a baby-sitting job, but she made a commitment to all the kids and to Abby, and it's also a safety concern to leave Abby in charge of all those kids by herself. Since no one else could fill in, she should have been allowed out of her room for that!
The ending is pretty ambiguous--really unusual for a BSC book! Was Mr. Laryngitis trying to imply that Kristy *does* still have feelings for Bart? Or maybe that she does kind of want a boyfriend, but doesn't want it to be Bart?
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lilafowler
Sitting For The Johanssens
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Post by lilafowler on Apr 24, 2007 18:49:08 GMT -5
I'd totally watch the Mets over Bart's shoulder. Well, I'd watch David Wright.
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janey83
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Post by janey83 on Feb 7, 2008 10:59:45 GMT -5
The chaos of the record breaking is what really got me. The first sitting job @ the Pike's house, where it was Mallory and Abby, and basically the kids are yelling "Look at me! look at me!" from all directions, and neither of the girls think to calm them down or organize the events at least, so that they weren't constantly running around. You know, one at a time. Not each kid doing their own thing, with the sitters letting them run loose. I think the events *might* have been a little fun if I was 8 years old, but I sure wouldn't be excited about actually logging all the info to make a book.
I literally flipped through several chapters of this book. I couldn't make myself read about some of the record events. Big yawn.
And yeah, way to encourage food wasting. Why couldn't they have tossed a tennis ball back and forth, or made a rope out of rubber bands? Why why why why string cheese? Holy crap, string cheese, especially a FAMILY PACK, is expensive. And brand name cereal? *rolls eyes*
Did anyone else think that Kristy's grounding was a little excessive, considering her mom had to bring her food to her room? I would think that delivering someone's food to them would be more effort than it's worth, especially if that person is grounded. Instead of confining her to her room, she could have been cleaning the house or making meals -- in the Brewer/Thomas household, Elizabeth should have made Kristy useful!
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Post by booboobrewer on Feb 7, 2008 13:59:00 GMT -5
Did anyone else think that Kristy's grounding was a little excessive, considering her mom had to bring her food to her room? I would think that delivering someone's food to them would be more effort than it's worth, especially if that person is grounded. Instead of confining her to her room, she could have been cleaning the house or making meals -- in the Brewer/Thomas household, Elizabeth should have made Kristy useful! ITA!
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