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Post by otempora541 on Nov 17, 2009 21:32:41 GMT -5
I didn't understand the BSC hating on the 7th graders, either. Rude, especially when Mallory and Jessi are sitting right! I notice that when Mallory and Jessi are not narrators of the particular book, they don't say much and the older girls say uncool things when the girls are sitting right there. I like this book. Hokey plot, but cute little moments.
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Post by zoar3 on Aug 6, 2011 14:55:37 GMT -5
One odd (but nice change) thing about this book was Claudia actually seemed proud of the fact she was able to use other interests and skills to help her with schoolwork. I guess it took a return to 7th grade for this to happen? As we've discussed in another thread, surely someone (her parents or even art teacher perhaps) could have had the idea of using art elements to help her relate to academics.
I skipped over the main plot pretty much for the Sean subplot. I guess Abby can now join the ranks of Dawn for losing a charge. She was so lucky Sean called and from a nearby store. I would have preferred more about the Addisons and less about Mark Jaffe/BSC drama.
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Post by wiggir13 on Aug 7, 2011 12:30:40 GMT -5
^I agree Zoar about the other skills - after all the "tooters" Claudia had you would have thought one of them might have used that. I find it humorous that she even says I knew this b/c I heard it last year. Well, I guess going back a grade is easy b/c you've already done it wtf??? I have to say I understand Claudia liking Mark. Isn't it this age where everyone wants to be popular and date the cute popular boy? Unfortunately, I think at that age we don't think of things that are important like personality etc. I did think when I read about two kisses being a relationship that these girls have a lot to learn! Good grief if that be the case that I am a bigger sl*t than I thought I did like that Sean Addison returned and I really liked that he wasn't fixed. So often in these books, everyone is fixed by one or two trips to a therapist or a BSC intervention which really isn't realistic. I found it pretty realistic that Sean would continue to have issues and not have them resolved.
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Post by zoar3 on Aug 7, 2011 16:48:03 GMT -5
^Of course she heard it "last year." Although....this book was set during the spring of the BSC's 9th year of 8th grade. Looking at it that way, it was amazing Claud remembered anything since it had really been over 10 years since she began 7th grade. Did we decide that Mark is the blond on the left where as Josh is the darker haired boy on the right? I agree about Sean, Wiggirl.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Mar 24, 2012 23:57:53 GMT -5
^ I think you're right about Mark and Josh on the cover; however, the description in the book says Mark has bangs that swoop down his face. There's a likeness to Josh on the cover of this book and Claudia Makes Up Her Mind, but I think of Mark as looking like on the cover of Makes Up Her Mind than this one. (Although they do look more their age on this cover). Shira on this cover reminds me slightly of how u4me might have looked at that age Did anyone else notice that Claud gets a lot of March books at the end of the series? I think she gets 3 in a row. Random but I notice things like that. I liked how Claud was so pissed at the art projects being ugly. It showed her perfectionism for something. ITA about the weirdness of the big difference between 7th and 8th grade. In my 7th grade year, I was in a split class with Grade 8 kids. Mrs. Hoffburger (or whatever, I'm too lazy to get my book and look it up) was a really cool teacher. Probably one of the coolest. I think she totally caught on to Claud and Mark's "tension".
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Post by u4me on Mar 27, 2012 18:57:18 GMT -5
Hahaha, is that the girl on the right? My hair was a LOT frizzier! My hair was a big curly, frizzy, fluffy mess! I LOVE hair straighteners!
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Post by virgoscorpio on Mar 27, 2012 19:27:19 GMT -5
^ Yes. Hahahahahaha! Do you see where I am coming from though? Not an exact replica (but close enough).
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Post by u4me on Mar 27, 2012 20:32:20 GMT -5
Yes, I do! So funny. I'm a star!
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Post by celaeno on May 25, 2013 18:44:32 GMT -5
I like how Claudia says in this book that she doesn't like 50s music. In any other book, wouldn't any of the BSC members been talking about how much they love those great oldies classics? I thought it was also interesting that this is one of the few BSC books where the book ends with the reader knowing more than the narrator. By the end of the book, Claudia is still oblivious that Josh likes her, but it should be very apparent to the reader. Usually the BSC books end with the reader and narrator being on the same page.
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Post by supprazz on May 25, 2013 20:50:10 GMT -5
One odd (but nice change) thing about this book was Claudia actually seemed proud of the fact she was able to use other interests and skills to help her with schoolwork. I guess it took a return to 7th grade for this to happen? As we've discussed in another thread, surely someone (her parents or even art teacher perhaps) could have had the idea of using art elements to help her relate to academics. I skipped over the main plot pretty much for the Sean subplot. I guess Abby can now join the ranks of Dawn for losing a charge. She was so lucky Sean called and from a nearby store. I would have preferred more about the Addisons and less about Mark Jaffe/BSC drama. Another good example of Stoneybrook's poor school system, or Ann's flop career as a teacher in public education for not doing this earlier in the series while still in grade 8. I can tell you that Claudia would have benefited from tutoring or some kind of art therapy if not somebody creative to work with, so it's nice to see it was added though she shouldn't have had to go back to 7th grade.
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Post by zoar3 on May 25, 2013 21:28:54 GMT -5
^I'm trying to remember whart book (maybe Jessi's Wish)? Stacey tells us that had she stayed in NY, she would have tutored other students in math. I'm not sure how Claudia would have benefited from a peer math tutor though if it was someone she was not as close to (like a BSC member) maybe it could have worked. I think a much better idea might have been for Claud to volunteer in an elementary school classroom as a helper. That way she would be doing a great thing by making a difference to some younger kids but also (hopefully) gaining some confidence from learning from and working with them. I do (still) agree that sending Claud back to 7th grade and for what a month or two in BSC time? didn't do much of anything since she came right back to 8th grade!
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Post by virgoscorpio on May 26, 2013 1:31:59 GMT -5
I like how Claudia says in this book that she doesn't like 50s music. In any other book, wouldn't any of the BSC members been talking about how much they love those great oldies classics? I thought it was also interesting that this is one of the few BSC books where the book ends with the reader knowing more than the narrator. By the end of the book, Claudia is still oblivious that Josh likes her, but it should be very apparent to the reader. Usually the BSC books end with the reader and narrator being on the same page. Bwahaha. It's totally because Ann didn't write this book herself. She'd NEVER have Claudia say something like that. Cool observation about the narrator thing!
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Post by starrynight on May 26, 2013 12:09:51 GMT -5
^ I remember Claudia being into 50's fashions earlier in the series....guess she got over that.
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Post by booboobrewer on May 26, 2013 13:22:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I think someone even says in one book how she likes fashion from that period.
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Post by oldhickory on Jun 4, 2013 12:28:42 GMT -5
liking fashion inspired by a certain decade isn't the same thing as liking music from that same period.
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