Favourite & least favourite books of each BSC member

[rabbitbongo]

What I mean is that is your favourite and least favourite books of each BSC member (there’s only so much the subject box will let me write!).  Bearing in mind I’ve only read books #1-90 (so I can’t write anything for Abby) this is my opinion:

Kristy
Favourite: Kristy and the worst kid ever
Least favourite: Kristy and the baby parade (worst book of the series for me!)


Claudia
Favourite: Claudia and the middle school mystery
Least favourite: Claudia and the great search

Stacey
Favourite: Stacey vs the BSC (I love the drama  )
Least favourite: Stacey’s mistake

Mary Anne
Favourite: Mary Anne’s makeover
Least favourite: Mary Anne and too many boys

Dawn
Favourite: Dawn and the school spirit war (one crusade I think Dawn got right)
Least favourite: Dawn’s wicked stepsister, Dawn and the older boy, Dawn and the we love kids club (I’m not a Dawn fan)

Jessi:
Favourite: Jessi and the awful secret
Least favourite: Jess’s horrible prank

Mallory
Favourite: Mallory hates boys (and gym) (Mal’s treated badly by the ghostwriter, but I like how she takes a stand by refusing to do gym class)
Least favourite: Mallory Pike, No1 fan

[LovelyDay]

F=Favorite LF=Least Favorite
Kristy:
F-Kristy+Bart=?
LF-Kristy and the Walking Disaster

Claudia:
F-Claudia’s Big Party/Claudia and Crazy Peaches
LF-Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout

Stacey:
F-Stacey vs. the BSC
LF-Stacey’s Big Crush

Mary Anne:
F-Mary Anne in the Middle
LF-Maid Mary Anne

Dawn:
F-Dawn’s Wicked Stepsister
LF-Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn

Jessi:
F-Jessi’s Babysitter
LF-Jessi and the Super-brat

Mallory:
F-Mallory On Strike
LF-Mallory and the Dream Horse

Abby:
F-Abby’s Twin
LF-Welcome to the BSC, Abby

[booklover85]

Kristy
Favorite:Kristy and the Mother Day's Surprise
Least Favorite:Kristy's Worst Idea

Claudia
Favorite:Claudia and the Perfect Boy
Least Favorite:Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout

Stacey
Favorite:Welcome Back, Stacey!
Least Favorite:Stacey's Choice

Mary Anne
Favorite:Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery
Least Favorite:The Fire at Mary Anne's House

Dawn
Favorite:Dawn and the Impossible Three
Least Favorite:Farewell,Dawn!

Mallory:
Favorite:Mallory and the Mystery Diary
Least Favorite:Get Well Soon, Mallory!

Jessi:
Favorite:Jessi's Secret Language
Least Favorite:Happy Hollidays, Jessi!

[Sideshowjazz1]

Okay, here goes:

Kristy:
F - Kristy and Mr Mom (I am a sucker for sensitive stuff and Watson is possibly one of my favourite parental figures in the series, so I loved reading more about him, and there is a very touching moment when Kristy is calling 911 when he first has the heart attack)
LF - Kristy and the Copycat (Just felt kind of unfocused overall. Karen trying to copy Kristy was NOT the main plot and the rest of the story just ended up seeming kind of pointless - I will say, however, that Mind Your Own Business, Kristy and Kristy and the Sister War came very close to taking this spot)

Claudia:
F - Claudia and the Sad Goodbye (No contest, plus it's one of the BSC books that makes me cry. Mimi was so easy to love and Claudia's closeness to her made it doubly powerful)
LF - Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby (At least she learned her lesson, but I've never liked the way Claudia sometimes tries to take things over and that's what she was doing here)

Stacey:
F - Stacey and the Cheerleaders (it's the start of Stacey spending time with other kids and eventually quitting the club for a while. It's nice to see another clique portrayed both positively and negatively)
LF - Stacey's Lie (Even though Stacey's attempt at getting the most out of the break was botched and she should've been honest, everyone totally overreacted and it wasn't fair on her)

Mary Anne:
F - Mary Anne's Makeover (Because of the emotions it instilled in me with the other girls being so bitchy for no reason, leading Mary Anne to stop hanging out with them, causing them to be even bitchier because she stopped hanging out with them. That's some powerful stuff)
LF - Mary Anne To The Rescue (Another unfocused book, not really anything to talk about)

Dawn:
F - Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever (As someone who works with young people who have disabilities, this holds a special place in my heart. Plus I like Whitney and the Austin kids, so there's that)
LF - Farewell, Dawn (Who wants to read a whole book of Dawn's stepsister refusing to talk to her because Dawn is torn between her two homes and chose the West Coast?)

Mallory:
F - Mallory Hates Boys (And Gym) (I can just relate, since at that age, boys picked on me nonstop and I've never liked gym, with volleyball being my least favourite - at least in soccer you can kick the ball instead of hitting it)
LF - Mallory Pike, #1 Fan (Mallory was SO irritating in this one with her "you have to write what you know and if you don't, you're lying about life" theory and that awful play).

Jessi:
F - Jessi's Wish (Danielle melts my heart in this book, unlike in her second one...Jessi's Secret Language came close, though)
LF - Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter (Funny that my like and dislike for these books don't really factor in Jessi, as the reason I put this as my least favourite was because Kristy drove me nuts)

Abby:
F - Abby's Lucky Thirteen (Everyone can sympathize with the way Ms Frost treats Abby, and it's not her fault she's disbelieved when she admits to buying the cheat sheet)
LF - Abby's Twin (At best, Abby's annoying, at worst, she's maddening, and Anna summed it up - Abby fussed over her like it was happening to her, too, even buying her clothes Stacey pointed out were not Anna's style...I mean, I know Abby meant well, but she really got on my nerves)