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Post by virgoscorpio on Sept 22, 2011 16:12:46 GMT -5
Good memory!
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supprazz
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Post by supprazz on Sept 22, 2011 17:07:51 GMT -5
Nope, it was Lisa's mother who was in Karen's Witch. Yeah I thought of Lisa's mother too, cause the interaction between Watson and her was kinda awkward.
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Post by Honeybee on Oct 22, 2011 23:06:57 GMT -5
I enjoy reading this book. It was sad granddad passed away. Brave of Karen going to the funeral. My first funeral was, when I was 6 years old. My great-grandma passed away. (At time, I was scared of dead people.) Now, I'm not anymore. My grandma on my mom side died when I was 12. (In '95) My grandpa on my dad side, died in '98. (I was suppose go on field trip with my classmates in high school. But, choose go to the funeral.) My step-grandpa (my mom side) Died on my birthday.
Sub-plot was okay. I used had guinea pigs when I was like 5-6. We had two guinea pigs. a male & female. We keep them both separate in Kroger box. (It was those big cardboard boxes.)
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mallorypike
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If I were thirteen instead of eleven, life would be a picnic...
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Post by mallorypike on Dec 26, 2013 18:49:41 GMT -5
This was one of the first LS books I read. It was definitely a sad book but it was a good book, too. I liked how they handled death really well in the book. When I was about nine or ten, my grandma died of old-age. I was heartbroken, of course, and I could really relate to Karen. Granny was similar to my grandma before she died. She seemed like a very strong, independent woman. I remember when Karen wanted to give Granny a guinea pig. It was so, so sweet What was even sweeter was that she made a stuffed guinea pig when Granny didn't want a guinea pig Oh, my Lord (as Claudia would say )! I totally forgot about how b*tchy Pamela was! What a selfish brat! Gr...at least she apologized when Mrs. Colman explained to the class about why Karen was crying. But, still...
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Post by helsieboo on Dec 27, 2013 9:52:22 GMT -5
I re-read this recently because I was feeling sad about my Granny dying last year and that none of mine are around to meet my baby.
I also agree it was done well, not many books written for really young kids have the power to make an adult cry, but this one did - poor Karen.
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Post by Honeybee on Apr 24, 2014 0:11:41 GMT -5
I forgot, I read this book before. I don't remember this at all. Probably, I was reading it too fast. I thought, it was silly, a field trip to the pet store. When, I was kid. We went to nature center. We'll going into the building. The kids got took at certain stuff. Then, we did a nature walk. My parents and I, went to the nature center, went inside the building. It's totally different from when I was a kid. Were the only ones there. (Expect the staff members.) It was perfect. No kids from school or homeschool. No other people. We just took our time and look around.
In preschool. We had baby chicks for a pet, in our classroom. We saw them hatch. I think, we got to name them. But, don't remember if one of the classmates got to keep them or send them to a farm.
Going back to the book. The class talking about feelings. I don't remember, reading this, when I first read it. It was just blur to me. Good thing talk about feelings.
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LadyDru
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Post by LadyDru on Feb 19, 2017 19:38:40 GMT -5
The first time I read this I had just graduated high school and I read the summary of the back of the book...I was like "oh no" but even then I wasn't quite anticipating the death. The moment I had read about Lisa confirming Granddad's death tears rolled down my cheeks..so wanted to hug all of them. Also wanted to smack Leslie for her taunting..surprised she never said that when Natalie snorted while crying. I must say though, I am confused as to when did Granddad's health get so bad he couldn't go anywhere..I know he was weak, but had been doing much better after he first had the heart attack. Also wondered what caused his heart to deteriorate so badly..didn't the bypass surgery, heart healthy diet(that is assuming he had to stick to it) and medication (assuming doctors put him on it) work? Makes me wonder if he had an undiagnosed heart disease or something.
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LovelyDay
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Post by LovelyDay on Dec 15, 2018 17:11:56 GMT -5
This book was a very sad one. I’m not going to lie when I say that it reminded me of my maternal grandfather’s death. I was twelve going on thirteen that year. I remember my mom coming home and telling my siblings and me that she had to tell us something. I didn’t think it was my grandfather because I thought his health was doing better, and was just so surprised that he had actually passed away. My mom was obviously very upset and talked to her siblings and family. Since my mom was so upset, I decided that I would be strong for her and keep her happy. I thought that being strong for her meant that I would not cry. I remember my eyes watering so many times that day when I was with my mom, and telling myself that I couldn’t cry. Around dinner time, we started talking about Khulu again, which is when I finally let it out, and was comforted by my mom. It felt good to do so, but I had felt like I had broken the promise of not being happy for my mother.
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Post by booboobrewer on Dec 30, 2018 0:35:41 GMT -5
^awww. My grandpa died in 1995 and I remember my mom crying and sitting on my bed and telling me he passed away. I only knew him as a child.
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LovelyDay
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Post by LovelyDay on Dec 30, 2018 1:18:24 GMT -5
I’m sorry to hear that. Getting this type of news is the absolute worst! Especially when we have to see our parents upset.
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LadyDru
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Post by LadyDru on Jun 23, 2020 11:16:15 GMT -5
I just revisited the book (I ordered it off ebay) and it's still as sad as the first time I've read it..I feel more deeply because I can relate..I lost my paternal grandad when I was in 12th grade to heart failure, more or less..I wasn't as close because he didn't live nearby..I only met him once and recall a couple of phone conversations with him, but that was it. This time it made me think of the death of my dad on Christmas Eve '2018. (Though I was 33 at the time of his death, it still feels like a nightmare I have yet to wake up from). Still wondering whether Grandad had an undiagnosed heart condition for him and when did he deteriorate to the point he couldn't leave the house..thought he was still much better despite being too weak to be really active.
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