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Post by cnj on May 10, 2021 18:14:38 GMT -5
She would get lots of military honors and come back to Stoneybrook super-ripped, much to Claudia's irritation. I think Claudia would be proud of Janine because by then, Claudia would be planning on art school and maybe would have an art scholarship by her senior year. She along with Mary Anne might sometimes worry about her sister being sent off to a far-off war zone after West Point, though. What if Abby and Anna switched places for a week Parent Trap-style? That would be fun and intriguing...Abby would have to cut her hair like Anna's. Probably perceptive, sensitive Mary Anne would figure it out by the second day, but maybe would promise the twins to keep it under wraps if they asked her to. By the end of the week, the rest of the BSC would have figured it out also. What if Stoneybrook had no main middle school and their main public elementary schools had run from K through 8th grade instead of K through 5th?
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on May 10, 2021 19:49:37 GMT -5
She would get lots of military honors and come back to Stoneybrook super-ripped, much to Claudia's irritation. What if Abby and Anna switched places for a week Parent Trap-style? Oh that would be fun, I think they would enjoy getting people confused lol. What if dawn didn’t move to stoneybrook until they were in eighth grade?
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Post by sparklymouse on May 10, 2021 20:48:22 GMT -5
Maybe Dawn would have been Stacey's replacement when she moved. When Stacey and her mom moved back and got to know the Pikes better then Stacey could have recruited Mallory and Jessi to join later.
What if Claudia's parents had encouraged her to read her Nancy Drew books to help her with her language skills and spelling?
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Post by cnj on May 10, 2021 21:12:56 GMT -5
What if Claudia's parents had encouraged her to read her Nancy Drew books to help her with her language skills and spelling? That would have been great and Claudia would not have felt compelled to hide her Nancy Drew books. What if Stoneybrook had no main middle school and their main public elementary schools had run from K through 8th grade instead of K through 5th?
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on May 10, 2021 21:57:21 GMT -5
Maybe Dawn would have been Stacey's replacement when she moved. When Stacey and her mom moved back and got to know the Pikes better then Stacey could have recruited Mallory and Jessi to join later. What if Claudia's parents had encouraged her to read her Nancy Drew books to help her with her language skills and spelling? She might have done better in school which would have made her parents happy. What if laine and Stacey were never friends and only friendly with each other because of their moms?
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Post by chirpchirp on May 11, 2021 12:41:40 GMT -5
Laine probably would have bullied her more and she would have never met the BSC. Maybe Stacey would have better friends in NY too and they would be friends with the BSC
it would make things very awkward for the BSC since they would run into their charges all the time at school. Probably some of the charges would try to spy on the sitters and their conversations
What if Tigger was actually female and she became pregnant with lots of kittens?
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Post by cnj on May 11, 2021 16:27:05 GMT -5
Laine probably would have bullied her more and she would have never met the BSC. Maybe Stacey would have better friends in NY too and they would be friends with the BSC it would make things very awkward for the BSC since they would run into their charges all the time at school. Probably some of the charges would try to spy on the sitters and their conversations. What if Tigger was actually female and she became pregnant with lots of kittens? Yeh, that would be a tad awkward with their charges...I can imagine some of the charges trying to find out sex secrets from the middle school BSC and teasing them. The BSC would have to shoo them off with the "lost-quarter" game or something. Anyway...Mary Anne would have to have Tigger neutered after a while and probably give the kittens to neighbors. What if Laine had become mixed up with drugs even earlier and during the party in Stacey's Big Mistake, Laine was secretly snorting cocaine without the others knowing and at the end of the party, the BSC and Ed had found Laine dead in the bathroom?
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Post by chirpchirp on May 11, 2021 16:57:48 GMT -5
Lol! Laine being an 80s coke fiend is oddly accurate. Probably it would turn into a Mystery and everyone would initially suspect Claudia since she and Laine didn’t get along in that book. Also Claudia would fine Laine’s stash and try to eat it because she mistook it for junk food
What if Kristy’s dad moved to Stoneybrook with a new family and kids?
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Post by cnj on May 11, 2021 17:15:30 GMT -5
LOL! Laine being an 80s coke fiend is oddly accurate. Probably it would turn into a mystery and everyone would initially suspect Claudia since she and Laine didn't get along in that book. Also Claudia would find Laine's stash and try to eat it because she mistook it for junk food. Claud would probably realize that it was crack since she would figure that vain Laine would be avoiding most junk in an effort to stay thin. I can see it being a sort of mystery...they'd be wondering if Laine either committed suicide or had some hidden health condition, then maybe the BSC would find the hidden crack spilled on the bathroom floor and let Ed know. What if Kristy's dad moved to Stoneybrook with a new family and kids? If Patrick was still selfish and irresponsible, he'd neglect those kids also, cheat on his wife, eventually leave his wife. If the kids were younger, Kristy and the BSC would be so happy to gain more clients. Kristy would have lots of fun having several half-siblings. What if Mary Anne's grandmum Verna decided to move close to Stoneybrook by the beginning of the senior BSC's 9th grade year so she could see Mary Anne more often?
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on May 11, 2021 18:22:35 GMT -5
Lol! Laine being an 80s coke fiend is oddly accurate. Probably it would turn into a Mystery and everyone would initially suspect Claudia since she and Laine didn’t get along in that book. Also Claudia would fine Laine’s stash and try to eat it because she mistook it for junk food What if Kristy’s dad moved to Stoneybrook with a new family and kids? Kristy and her family would at first avoid him before eventually learning to get along. Charlie would never forgive his father though and move away for college as soon as he could.
What if Stacey didn't rejoin the BSC but stayed friends with them in book 87?
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Post by cnj on May 12, 2021 22:11:14 GMT -5
Lol! Laine being an 80s coke fiend is oddly accurate. Probably it would turn into a Mystery and everyone would initially suspect Claudia since she and Laine didn’t get along in that book. Also Claudia would fine Laine’s stash and try to eat it because she mistook it for junk food What if Kristy’s dad moved to Stoneybrook with a new family and kids? Kristy and her family would at first avoid him before eventually learning to get along. Charlie would never forgive his father though and move away for college as soon as he could.
What if Stacey didn't rejoin the BSC but stayed friends with them in book 87?
That would have been less fun...Stacey would have been missed as a regular member. What if Mary Anne's grandmum Verna decided to move close to Stoneybrook by the beginning of the senior BSC's 9th grade year so she could see Mary Anne more often?
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Post by andrew on May 31, 2021 10:41:18 GMT -5
It would probably be mentioned in the intro summaries that Mary Anne's family is smaller but not that small, contrast that she's glad she's close but still misses Dawn. From Secret in the Attic I didn't get much sense of what she was like.
What if Robert had broken up with Stacey to date Abby?
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Post by cnj on May 31, 2021 15:44:36 GMT -5
It would probably be mentioned in the intro summaries that Mary Anne's family is smaller but not that small, contrast that she's glad she's close but still misses Dawn. From Secret in the Attic I didn't get much sense of what she was like. In Mary Anne's Book and Baby-Sitters in the USA, you see much more of Verna and get to know her better. She's great...she's not as quiet as Mary Anne, but is very sensitive like Mary Anne. She grew up in upstate New York, but lived most of her adult life on an Iowa farm. She also loves to cook. When Mary Anne visits her in Mary Anne's Book, Mary Anne loves her food and jokes in a letter to her friends back home that she'd be coming home heavy. What if Robert had broken up with Stacey to date Abby? Abby would have kindly turned Robert down out of respect to Stacey's feelings. What if Mary Anne traveled to the United Kingdom in high school or university and re-met Princess Victoria again and they had dinner and a weekend together? What would that be like? Do you think Victoria would remember much about her stay in the United States and especially how sweet and patient Mary Anne was with her?
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Jun 1, 2021 13:22:02 GMT -5
It would probably be mentioned in the intro summaries that Mary Anne's family is smaller but not that small, contrast that she's glad she's close but still misses Dawn. From Secret in the Attic I didn't get much sense of what she was like. What if Robert had broken up with Stacey to date Abby? Abby wouldn’t say yes, and he might date someone else? What if there was a ghost haunting dawns passage?
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Post by cnj on Jun 1, 2021 16:04:32 GMT -5
It would probably be mentioned in the intro summaries that Mary Anne's family is smaller but not that small, contrast that she's glad she's close but still misses Dawn. From Secret in the Attic I didn't get much sense of what she was like. What if Robert had broken up with Stacey to date Abby? Abby wouldn't say yes, and he might date someone else? What if there was a ghost haunting Dawn's passage? That's right on Abby not dating Robert out of respect for Stacey's feelings and Robert would then date somebody outside the BSC. That would be intriguing if there was an actual ghost in Dawn's passageway. Mary Anne sure would be spooked...she'd be afraid to go in that area by herself. Next question...What if Mary Anne traveled to the United Kingdom in high school or university and re-met Princess Victoria again and they had dinner and a weekend together? What would that be like? Do you think Victoria would remember much about her stay in the United States and especially how sweet and patient Mary Anne was with her?
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