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Post by m0drnmoonlight on Feb 21, 2023 12:11:22 GMT -5
It was for the kids since they were hosting a cookout and I guess Dawn said she wouldn't eat beef or pork so to accommodate her, they decided to do turkey so she could partake with everyone. I agree, I don't know why they just didn't do several options because turkey hot dogs definitely taste different!
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Post by oldmeanie on Feb 22, 2023 14:19:22 GMT -5
I dreaded reading this one because I hated it when I was younger, but honestly, I didn't think it was that bad this time around. I'm finding I like most of the summer books, mostly for nostalgia. I actually liked Dawn in this book... she really does seem laid-back. So weird that she eats turkey dogs, though. Also, why do they have to serve turkey dogs at the cookout because she ain't eat beef or pork ones? Why can't they just serve multiple kinds? Weird. I think most people are annoyed by Mary Anne's behavior in this book, and I don't think it's the best depiction of her character or anything... but I kind of get it. She's probably dealing with separation issues after Dawn's stay in California and after Stacey left. I think this could have been done better, but overall it didn't bother me that much. And tbh I'd also be annoyed with takeout containers everywhere. Also, I just can't read "bach" as "batch," I read it like the composer's name. So for some reason the phrase "bach it" just sounds kind of stupid in my head. Idk. Karen and her friends were so annoying. No one cares that you went to "real" circus camp. The camp chapters aren't that bad otherwise, though, and the cookout/ ghost story night sounds fun. I'm kind of annoyed by something. This one was published the same month as Baby-sitters Haunted House. Both of them take place at the beginning of summer, this one actually starting when exams were going. Claudia states in Haunted House that "summer vacation has just started." I guess we can assume that Haunted House happens right after, but three weeks passes in this one and thus Claud saying that doesn't make as much sense. Also, they are totally swamped in Haunted House, but at the end of Camp BSC, several families are going on vacation. I might be just having a major goof here, but this just doesn't add up lol. So yeah, not bad, just not a particularly exciting one. I thought that was weird too. Mary Anne says they serve turkey dogs because Dawn won't eat beef or pork ones. Sure thing, your highness! I get that Mary Anne was upset and had separation issues, she's really close with her dad and on top of that was getting really annoyed with Sharon. I couldn't blame her there, Sharon let everything get messy and was being really over the top about baching it! And I read "baching" it the same way, as the composer XD Right? Why do they alter the entire menu for Dawn? I get having options, but changing it for everyone doesn't seem right. I guess in this instance no one cared anyway. It's just really weird. I'm so glad I'm not the only one that read it that way lol. I don't understand why she would eat a hot dog at all. She ate hot dogs a couple times because they were her only options, so why (when she had the option to plan the menu) would she choose a food she hates? Do turkey dogs taste enough like hot dogs that everyone else wouldn't notice or mind? Yeah it's very weird. I think it's just because it's a popular cookout food. I've never eaten a turkey dog (before I was vegetarian, turkey was one of my least favorite meats so I very rarely ate it), but I'm guessing a kid might not know the difference, especially with ketchup and mustard. Argh, Dawn's inconsistent diet bothers me more than it should lol. But it's actually realistic for a 13 year old girl. I had a friend who was similar aside from the junk food thing. I mean, in Dawn and the We <3 Kids Club, she was complaining about "chicken carcass."
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Post by m0drnmoonlight on Feb 22, 2023 15:18:21 GMT -5
Dawn's dietary preferences changed between every book. In this one, she apparently still eats meat. In other books, she's a militant vegetarian or "just likes health food" in others.
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