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Post by virgoscorpio on Jan 20, 2013 17:42:08 GMT -5
One thing that I thought was interesting was how the doctor mentioned how Abby's bones were more developed than Anna's. I wonder if their interests/hobbies had anything to do with it. While Abby is more active with soccer, running, etc., Anna usually sits for long periods of time playing voilin and is less active. Perhaps this had a play in the development of their bodies. Despite being twins, Abby would have more muscle with all the activity she's doing. I've been wanting to reread this one but I don't have my copy or the ebook. Boo. Didn't they drink a minty hot chocolate at the winter carnival? That always sounded good ;D They did! Mary Anne and Jessi buy 4 cans of different types of specialty hot chocolate at the mall when the BSC shops for the carnival.
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starrynight
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Post by starrynight on Jan 21, 2013 11:43:37 GMT -5
^ Maybe they ate differently, too? Nutrition could have affected their bone development. It's funny, though...in spite of Abby being more physically active, I see Anna as the one who would make more of an effort to eat healthy.
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Post by zoar3 on Jan 21, 2013 12:03:44 GMT -5
^I agree Starrynight. IIRC, most of Abby's books made it sound like the girls were either completely on their own for dinner or that Mrs. Stevenson came home very late at night for more of a snack than a "meal." In fact, I think they may have been the only sitter family to not sit down together for meals consistently. All the other girls would fairly often mention having to start or help with dinner and sometimes when that was going to be--usually 6:30-7. I didn't always appreciate sit down meals as a kid. Looking back, the ideal to me would have been if choices had been more Pike-like (less constricting, the focus being on coming together as a family rather than what each person was eating) I would have absolutely loved to have done so. Lol, sorry that got off topic to Abby and Anna--it sort of fit.
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Post by wenonah4th on Jan 22, 2013 11:39:14 GMT -5
It's such a simple thing, to make the normal thing to have at least one meal together each day, and yet, it's become sufficiently uncommon that there are studies telling us that we should do it. Duh.
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Post by candykane on Jan 22, 2013 12:42:10 GMT -5
^ We always ate dinner together at my house growing up, and among my peers that was definitely not the norm. In one of my high school classes, our teacher asked for a show of hands - "Who here eats dinner with their family regularly?" Only one other person besides me raised their hand!
There are even entire books about the topic now. There's one I've seen at the library called "The Suprising Power of Family Meals."
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Post by wenonah4th on Jan 22, 2013 13:35:36 GMT -5
I just can't wrap my brain around how it works when people don't. Oh, sure, there are the occasional instances that someone isn't at home for a meal, and I grew up with lunches being kind of fend-for-yourself on days we were at home. But...too wierd to me.
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oldhickory
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Post by oldhickory on Jan 22, 2013 17:55:31 GMT -5
eating meals as a family is definitely easier said than done. up until a few years ago my mom cooked every meal and we always ate together, but now all three of us have jobs and go to school, and sometimes it isn't possible. family dinners are still important and we make it a point to eat together when possible, but realistically it's not something that every family can do all the time.
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celaeno
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Post by celaeno on May 3, 2013 18:36:01 GMT -5
I thought it was especially weird that Abby got her hair cut short like Anna's (that's like something out of a stalker movie!). Do they even mention this again? Her hair looks like it's back to her previous length on all the covers I've seen.
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Post by virgoscorpio on May 3, 2013 22:07:25 GMT -5
^ I think it's mentioned a few books later on, mentioning how she cut it but it's pretty much grown back to it's previous length. It could be Abby The Bad Sport but I'm not entirely sure. I feel like it's in a book narrated by Abby though.
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Natasha
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Post by Natasha on Jun 1, 2015 22:30:58 GMT -5
I'm looking forward in reading this one. First time I've read it and when I was thirteen I was diagnosed with scoliosis. I had to wear a back brace but it didn't work. I had to wear it at school too but no one bullied me. They were quite supportive about it and always asked me if I needed help with anything. I had great friends back then. I had to have an operation and was in hospital for four weeks. I missed half of eighth grade because I had to go back for physio therapy and lots of follow up appointments but luckily I didn't have to repeat it. I had tutors to help me and was an okay student ( B student) so caught up fairly easily. Plus I had teachers visit me in the hospital to give me assignments. Lovely I'm 37 now but I remember it being one of the worst times of my life and I can relate to Anna in this book. I don't like Abby, to me she never fit in. I actually prefer Anna over her. Because in a lot of ways Anna reminds me of myself.
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Natasha
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Post by Natasha on Jun 1, 2015 22:40:34 GMT -5
^ I never understood why the scoliosis was a big deal? Do they really do testing for it at schools? I'd never heard of it until I read the book. If you went through what I went through in eighth grade, then you would understand. I can totally relate to Anna.
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Post by andrew on Jan 1, 2017 13:08:32 GMT -5
I didn't enjoy this one very much. Abby tried to take taking charge too far and seemed a little too lacking in common sense and indeed pretty self-centered. I did like the beginning where she sincerely evaluated every club member as being cool and also when Anna was relieved that she would still be able to play the violin.
Kristy deciding, due to the weather, to just give up and turn people away felt pretty OOC.
It felt a little weird and at least showed the passage of time that, a little over 10 years after the series started, the characters don't consider $10 to be a lot of money anymore.
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LovelyDay
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Post by LovelyDay on Nov 10, 2018 16:26:18 GMT -5
I can't remember anything from this book, probably because it was that boring. I felt like Abby's Twin had a promising premise, but the writers messed it up.
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wanderingfrog
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Post by wanderingfrog on Jun 12, 2020 19:33:20 GMT -5
I like the carnival in this book. It's pretty funny, though, that four books ago everybody except Kristy thought that a fall festival was the most ridiculous, unrealistic idea in the world and Kristy's obsession with it was one of the things that played a part in the club temporarily disbanding... but everybody automatically agrees that a winter festival is a great idea!
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Post by virgoscorpio on Dec 30, 2021 17:20:22 GMT -5
I always go to this one for a January/winter feel. I really like how Abby and Anna are portrayed on the cover. I have distinctive memories of this one growing up so it stands out to me. Also, I remember that when you look at this book - in relation to the others - when lined up on a shelf with their spines sticking out because this one is much smaller despite the book being a decent page number for a BSC book.
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