scrounge
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Post by scrounge on Jul 26, 2007 5:02:19 GMT -5
I just re-read this one and was somewhat amused by Karen going through Kristy's drawers and finding "mostly T-shirts and turtleneck sweaters." And actually, I do think it's pretty realistic for Karen and Kristy to not get along sometimes, and for Karen to do/say bratty things, because she is only seven (and a half!).
I guess the biggest thing that makes me mad about this book is that Karen is being a brat and taking something Kristy told her three times she couldn't borrow, and Kristy eventually apologizes to her! Karen says she's sorry for taking the pin and Kristy says something along the lines of, "I'm sorry too, maybe I should have let you borrow it."
Oh, and mckay, Watson doesn't punish Karen for losing the pin. By the time they tell him about it, a lot of time has passed, and he decides that he's satisfied that she and Kristy have settled it between themselves.
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Post by sweetvalleygirl99 on Sept 19, 2007 22:02:40 GMT -5
Karen was such a selfish meanie-mo in this book! Is this also the book where Karen tries to knit a quilt or something?
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Post by aln1982 on Oct 3, 2007 23:34:30 GMT -5
^ She does knit a baby blanket for Danny Dawes (I think it's before he is born). Agree that Karen is mean and out of line for stealing the pin and then not really apologizing but I can see how she must feel. After all, Kristy has HER dad full time. Another unfortunate case of divorce making something that might be ordinary sibling rivalry even worse, I think.... Not that this is an excuse for Karen's behavior. Just made it more understandable for me this time thinking about it from that perspective.
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Post by dawnomite on Oct 5, 2007 10:04:19 GMT -5
^ She does knit a baby blanket for Danny Dawes (I think it's before he is born). Agree that Karen is mean and out of line for stealing the pin and then not really apologizing but I can see how she must feel. After all, Kristy has HER dad full time. Another unfortunate case of divorce making something that might be ordinary sibling rivalry even worse, I think.... Not that this is an excuse for Karen's behavior. Just made it more understandable for me this time thinking about it from that perspective. She actually knits the blanket for Ms. Colman's baby in this one I think.
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Post by aln1982 on Oct 5, 2007 16:38:23 GMT -5
^ Oops. You're right, now that I think of it. I knew it was a baby and must have been thinking about Danny. ;D
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wanderingfrog
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Post by wanderingfrog on Oct 9, 2007 9:36:40 GMT -5
I guess the biggest thing that makes me mad about this book is that Karen is being a brat and taking something Kristy told her three times she couldn't borrow, and Kristy eventually apologizes to her! Karen says she's sorry for taking the pin and Kristy says something along the lines of, "I'm sorry too, maybe I should have let you borrow it." Like in one of the videos where Karen steals Claudia's jewelry and hides it in her "Treasure Tree," and then Kristy apologizes to Karen for not being interested in her freakin' tree.
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Post by Karen Brewer on Nov 29, 2007 21:47:08 GMT -5
Wow, I think think I'm the only one that felt sorry for Karen in this book. ;D I just read this one and I can understand her jealousy, although I agree that taking the pin was wrong. I really wish that Watson had talked to her and explained why he was giving the pin to Kristy. I had to laugh at the note Karen wrote to Kristy though:
Kristy, I am sorry I lost the pin. You should have let me borrow it. Sincerely yours, Karen P.S. I am attaching the paper pin I made in case you want to wear it. (See, I let you borrow my things.)
It was sweet of Kristy to get Sisters Always bracelets for her and Karen.
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Post by aln1982 on Nov 30, 2007 1:20:52 GMT -5
^ You're not the only one. I felt sorry for Karen, too. Not the first time I read it but the second time when I actually thought about how she must feel with Kristy living with HER dad all the time and him treating Kristy like his daughter when Karen only gets to see him sometime. Another example of a step-family being difficult to deal with.... I liked the note, too. ;D
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Post by greer on Nov 30, 2007 22:18:54 GMT -5
^yeah i don't have step-siblings, just half-siblings... but i can imagine being very hurt if i had a stepsister who got a family heirloom instead of me.
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Post by sweetvalleygirl99 on Nov 30, 2007 22:29:02 GMT -5
Wow, I think think I'm the only one that felt sorry for Karen in this book. ;D I just read this one and I can understand her jealousy, although I agree that taking the pin was wrong. I really wish that Watson had talked to her and explained why he was giving the pin to Kristy. I had to laugh at the note Karen wrote to Kristy though: Kristy, I am sorry I lost the pin. You should have let me borrow it. Sincerely yours, Karen P.S. I am attaching the paper pin I made in case you want to wear it. (See, I let you borrow my things.)It was sweet of Kristy to get Sisters Always bracelets for her and Karen. Lol, I liked that note too. It was almost like she was saying, "Yeah, I lost your fancy, expensive pin in the snow, here's a pin-shaped piece of paper" lol ;D. Although, if I lost something like that at that age, chances are I'd do something similar to what she did lol ;D. I liked the Sisters Always bracelets too, since I'm an only child, I never had siblings who would do anything like that . I would've liked Watson to explain to Karen why he gave Kristy the pin instead of her as well. I could totally understand how Karen felt cheated in this situation and maybe if Watson could've sat her down and explained why he gave the pin to Kristy (because she was still too young, not ready for such a thing, etc.), the whole thing could've been avoided (although this is BSC Land and without such a plot, there wouldn't be a book ;D). Karen was, after all, seven years old. I highly doubt that she'd just be able to understand Watson giving Kristy the pin.
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Post by aln1982 on Dec 1, 2007 1:25:08 GMT -5
^ Agree. Sometimes the adults don't seem to realize that Karen is only a little kid and just push her aside or ignore her (or her feelings) and yell at her, like in Karen's Birthday when something is obviously wrong. They just seem like "oh Karen stop it!" instead of seeing that she has a legitimate concern, even if it is just because she's a little kid who doesn't understand.
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Post by Karen Brewer on Dec 1, 2007 19:46:22 GMT -5
^This doesn't really have to do with this book in particular, but I've always gotten the feeling that Seth was more perceptive of Karen's feelings than Lisa, Watson, or Elizabeth. I don't know why. Maybe that's just me. ;D
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Post by aln1982 on Dec 1, 2007 20:21:29 GMT -5
^ I always got that feeling too. After all, he's the only one she feels she can go to in Karen's Birthday. Maybe that's where we get that feeling from.
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Post by sweetvalleygirl99 on Dec 2, 2007 21:12:43 GMT -5
I got that feeling too. I liked Seth, he was so cool . To me, he seemed laid-back and easygoing and as karenthebrat said, more perceptive of Karen's feelings.
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Post by mckay on Dec 6, 2007 21:39:37 GMT -5
Seth always did seem like a really nice guy. But I have to think that if Karen hadn't been such a freaking drama queen about every little thing, they might have taken her real problems more seriously.
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