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Post by greer on Feb 8, 2008 19:00:21 GMT -5
^i agree that mary anne does look really pretty here.
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Rie
Sitting For The Newtons
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Post by Rie on Feb 9, 2008 8:50:32 GMT -5
I like MA with long hair or with short hair. I loved her pic on the book cover of MA and the Silent Witness. .
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fluffycakes
Junior Sitter
A silken-haired beauty with a laugh like pealing bells
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Post by fluffycakes on Feb 10, 2008 14:31:19 GMT -5
I used to hate Mary Anne with short hair and didn't want to read Mary Anne's Make-Over because of it (though in my defense, I was, like, 7). Now I think she looks really cute on almost all of her covers - regardless of hair length! And add me to the list that likes her on this cover.
That said, I can't get into the book at all. I'm about half-way through and have lost interest in it (which is probably the first time that's happened to me, unless it was a baseball/Krushers plot). Does anyone have this problem with this book or is it just me?
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Penny Lane
Sitting For The Arnolds
The Girl With Colitis Goes By
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Post by Penny Lane on Feb 10, 2008 14:40:30 GMT -5
^I'm having that problem with Kristy and the Missing Fortune, and had it with the few I read before that. I figured I wa just BSCed out. I didn't have a problem with Maid Mary Anne, but I've only read it once. I don't remember it that well though, so maybe it just isn't a very captivating book?
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Post by aln1982 on Feb 10, 2008 16:40:37 GMT -5
^ I also get really bored by Missing Fortune. I have always liked this one but just read it when I can relate because I'm feeling overwhelmed. So maybe that's why. ;D
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Post by aln1982 on Mar 5, 2008 17:48:42 GMT -5
I can really relate to MA’s feelings of selfishness in this one and learn a good lesson from what she says at the end. Also can relate to the entire book as my grandma is a lot like Mrs. Towne with calling and needing little things all of the time (except she is a lot more demanding and a lot less nice about it ;D) It can get really annoying but makes you feel so guilty so I can really relate to MA. It’s amazing, though, how much she CAN do for herself if you just say “you’ll have to wait five minutes.” ;D (She expects you to come instantly…. ;D) I was glad that Mrs. Towne didn't make MA feel guilty in the end and that she understood. I loved the subplot of this one, as always. The Pike kids were great and the triplets made me laugh with the cookie baking scene. ;D The only thing that bugged me about this book was the fact that they kept using the word “decent.” Anyone else notice that? For some reason, I don’t like that word used like that and it seemed to appear very frequently in this book. ;D
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Post by aln1982 on Mar 5, 2008 17:50:10 GMT -5
I can really relate to MA’s feelings of selfishness in this one and learn a good lesson from what she says at the end. Also can relate to the entire book as my grandma is a lot like Mrs. Towne with calling and needing little things all of the time (except she is a lot more demanding and a lot less nice about it ;D) It can get really annoying but makes you feel so guilty so I can really relate to MA. It’s amazing, though, how much she CAN do for herself if you just say “you’ll have to wait five minutes.” ;D (She expects you to come instantly…. ;D) I was glad that Mrs. Towne didn't make MA feel guilty in the end and that she understood. I loved the subplot of this one, as always. The Pike kids were great and the triplets made me laugh with the cookie baking scene. ;D The only thing that bugged me about this book was the fact that they kept using the word “decent.” Anyone else notice that? For some reason, I don’t like that word used like that and it seemed to appear very frequently in this book. ;D
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sarish
Sitting For The Papadakis's
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Post by sarish on Mar 5, 2008 17:58:17 GMT -5
Aha! I do remember the "decent" thing! I also did not like that!
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Post by greer on Mar 5, 2008 18:01:04 GMT -5
Dawn seemed to use it a lot in general, I think. I kind of remember "decent" being early/mid 90s slang, but maybe it was just because the BSC used it. hard for me to remember now. ;D
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Post by aln1982 on Mar 5, 2008 20:26:32 GMT -5
^ I do remember it from the "Wayne's World" ;D I think. ;D
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starrynight
Sitting For The Kuhns
The Royal Diner of Pizza Express
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Post by starrynight on Mar 7, 2008 11:10:29 GMT -5
This book and "Claudia and the New Girl" always inspire me to go and do something creative.
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Post by aln1982 on Mar 7, 2008 17:09:08 GMT -5
^ Me too. ;D Then I remember that I don't have enough time. ;D
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starrynight
Sitting For The Kuhns
The Royal Diner of Pizza Express
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Post by starrynight on Mar 7, 2008 17:51:47 GMT -5
^ I remember that I'm not really all that good at crafty/artistic stuff. I guess enjoyment is what matters more, though.
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Post by aln1982 on Mar 7, 2008 20:18:23 GMT -5
^ I have that problem, too. ;D
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Post by candykane on Jul 31, 2009 13:43:19 GMT -5
I just reread this one for the first time in years. Originally, I didn't really like this book that much. But after I finished it just now, I liked it a lot more than I used to. I think it's because I've gotten more interested in crafty stuff and am thinking of taking up sewing myself. Plus, I LOVE to bake, and there was a babysitting chapter with the Pikes where they made about six dozen different kinds of cookies. I enjoyed that part not only because of the baking, but because the Pikes (and Jessi) were all working together without fighting or doing the usual zany, wacky Pike stuff. They did make some "experimental" batches of cookies, though. There was just SO much foreshadowing of the next book. "Dawn misses CA" anvils were dropped in practically every chapter, and of course the book ended with her lamenting about it, too. I could have done without all the California angst, personally. I'm glad I read this book and gave it another chance!
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