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mdevlin923's review against another edition
3.0
Jessi Ramsey is scheduled to baby-sit Haley and Matt Braddock for multiple weeks. Matt is deaf, so Jessi is determined to learn sign language so she can communicate with him. Jessi does all of this while also dealing with two girls in her ballet class who bully her after she is given the lead in the ballet school's production of "Coppelia". At opening night, Jessi surprises Matt (who has never been to the theatre) by having Haley narrate the story in ASL.
toasterstrudelle's review against another edition
3.0
I have always heard about this series and never read it. This book is okay. The beginning was was not the most exciting because it kept introducing so many characters all at once and they were not too relevant to the plot of this specific part of the series. It felt like the writer had so many ideas for protaganists and made sure we knew every one. I guess that is to introduce the book as part of the series, but it was really dragging on. The book moves better after the babysitting actually starts after 30 or so pages.
On the story, there are parts that could be better, and it was culturally insensitive at some parts but overall, it is an easy book to digest and shows kids different ways on how to embrace their differences and how to find acceptance. I like how they were able to apply the methods one babysitter uses to another sucessfully even though all the kids are different.
On style, I am not a big fan of using parantheses as to show the narrator's thoughts. If the book is in first person, everything in the book is the person's thoughts. However, I do like how the writer defined things that might not be so obvious to a novice reader. I am planning on giving this book to a young reader, and I think she will be happy reading it.
On the story, there are parts that could be better, and it was culturally insensitive at some parts but overall, it is an easy book to digest and shows kids different ways on how to embrace their differences and how to find acceptance. I like how they were able to apply the methods one babysitter uses to another sucessfully even though all the kids are different.
On style, I am not a big fan of using parantheses as to show the narrator's thoughts. If the book is in first person, everything in the book is the person's thoughts. However, I do like how the writer defined things that might not be so obvious to a novice reader. I am planning on giving this book to a young reader, and I think she will be happy reading it.
ryceejo's review against another edition
4.0
I LOVE sign language. I wish I knew it, but I love the connections I make with the deaf and hearing impaired when I’m able to learn signs. Not sure how I feel about the fact that Jessi, the youngest babysitter, has the most mature voice of all of them. That goes for Mallory too. The junior BSC members are the most level-headed of all.
situationnormal's review against another edition
4.0
I'm gonna be real...I didn't really read many of the Jessi or Mallory books as a child because I thought they were baby-ish (even though they were older than me), but Jessi is twice as mature as the other BSC members on most occasions so I don't understand why I thought that. This book is interesting mostly for Jessi's voice/narration, although there's a little less of the other babysitters (that said, it's Jessi's first book, so that's expected).
abe25's review against another edition
5.0
I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
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megs_s's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bibliotequeish's review against another edition
As a kid my best friends sister had the whole BSC series on a book shelf in her room. I thought she was so grown up. And I envied this bookshelf. And would often poke my head into that room just to look at it.
And when I read BSC, I felt like such a grown up.
And while I might have still been a little too young to understand some of the issues dealt with in these books, I do appreciated that Ann M. Martin tackled age appropriate issues, some being deeper than others, but still important
And when I read BSC, I felt like such a grown up.
And while I might have still been a little too young to understand some of the issues dealt with in these books, I do appreciated that Ann M. Martin tackled age appropriate issues, some being deeper than others, but still important
cammcamm's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
caitiep92's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
relaxing
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5