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Post by virgoscorpio on Sept 8, 2011 16:55:17 GMT -5
Agree. The Nancy thing was a little annoying seeing as she was the wannabe actress.
Nancy is also a perv! In this book, she says, "Go get David Michael. I want to try reading my story while I think about his underwear."
Haha!
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Post by scrounge on Oct 20, 2012 19:52:58 GMT -5
I like that when the adults can't find a preschool for Emily, it is naturally Kristy that comes up with the idea of starting a playgroup for her with Sari Papadakis and a couple of other neighborhood toddlers. I don't know what the parents of Stoneybrook would do if they didn't have 13 year olds to run their lives.
I like the chapter in this book where Charlie and Sam are babysitting and they scare Karen, Hannie, and Nancy with the monster. It's such a realistic thing for big brothers to do.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Oct 20, 2012 21:12:14 GMT -5
^ Bwahaha.
I have to say that I remember liking Karen's outfit on this cover. It kind of had a "fall" feel to it.
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Post by scrounge on Oct 21, 2012 1:00:25 GMT -5
^ Funny, I blogged this book today and the first thing I said about it was that I love Karen's cover outfit. It's really cute.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Oct 21, 2012 1:14:02 GMT -5
^ That's kinda cool that we were on the exact same page today!!!
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Post by zoar3 on Apr 25, 2013 18:10:29 GMT -5
I would have loved reading about the play group. Finally, we might have gotten to "know" Emily and Sari for that matter. I believe two little boys (unknown to me anyway before this book) also attended. It did make me a little when it was Nannie crying when Emily was missing--at Karen's School. Watson should have acted more upset. I know Emily doesn't always speak too much but shouldn't one person in the "big house" have gotten the hint that Emily felt left out and wanted to be a "big kid" by going to school? I did love reading about Karen spending time with Charlie and also Charlie being a good brother to Sam by telling him not to worry about a test (Sam) had just taken. As I said in another LS thread today, one good thing about these books (LS) is that they seem to have more family scenes than the BSC. I like that.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Apr 26, 2013 15:24:46 GMT -5
^ Your post made me realize that, in BSC land, there really isn't such a thing as an un-supportive brother or sister (I mostly mean older, because you mentioned Sam and Charlie, but also younger).
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Sept 25, 2013 17:12:11 GMT -5
I re read this one and I saw a HUGE inconsistancy that made me want to go "ANN! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" Nancy suddenly has stage fright. Miss I Love to Act I want to Be and Actress Nancy was scared as ifshe never did a thing on stage. Nancy's done plays before with no problem. AND Cant' blame Ghostwriters on this because Ann wrote this one. I can't beleive she didn't realize her BIG mistake. or her editors either! xD I just finished this and didnt really find it a problem. It's different to get in front of people and act rather then give a speech. I had the same problem with public speaking but got in front the entire school junior year for the play.
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Post by sparklymouse on Oct 15, 2021 21:23:59 GMT -5
I was bugged by Nancy's sudden stage fright, too. Karen even mentioned it being odd, but Nancy was all "I'm scared now, ok?" Lol. Nancy's story sounded really cute! It was about an oak leaf named Linda who didn't want to fall off of her branch, so she hung on until snowfall. She got to play a bit in the snow and then fall off. The boys in Emily's playgroup were called Petey Crosby and Nelson Rice. Poor little two year old boy. No real Halloween costumes in this one. Hannie mentioned wanting to be a shepherd. (Karen: "...really?") Sam was the number 5 for his math team float.
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Post by livvy on Dec 10, 2022 23:52:40 GMT -5
Emily needs friends of her own age instead of being cooped up inside all day. No wonder she threw tantrums. I don't blame her.
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