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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
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This book does an awesome job tackling: practical jokes, injuries, and fear.
This book does an awesome job tackling: practical jokes, injuries, and fear.
I wanted an itty bitty book to squeeze in for the last day of March and this hit the spot! This was a frightful premise where Claudia breaks her leg because a babysitting charge keeps pranking her until it goes too far! I thought Claudia handled her situation well and I can see why a broken bone would make her consider leaving BSC. I liked all the aspects of her hospital stay and found it neat as someone who has never thankfully been a patient. I thought the practical jokes were a major 80's staple with whoopee cushions, fake vomit, and hand buzzers that hasn't retained its popularity in the 21st century. I didn't like the little prankster responsible for Claudia's injury but I'm happy she learned her lesson in the end. I found a few more BSC books at a used book store but they've got nothing left for me to take! My new library has digital copies of the books I'm missing and I can catch up on the gaps! These books bring me such comfort and I'm happy to have discovered them later in life. I wish they weren't so hard to find. Like poor Claudia Kishi, I hope I can get more books I'm missing in my thrifting adventures. To wish me luck, I guess you could say...
There is a sudden rash of practical jokes in town, mostly due to some films shown and unfortunately Claudia finds herself the victim of a joke gone very wrong. When the Soback family calls for a sitter for their daughter Betsy, the girls are surprised since they use other babysitters. This should've been a red flag. Betsy loves practical jokes and no one else will sit for her. So Claudia goes hoping for the best and when a swing breaks, she breaks her leg and winds up in the hospital. You'd think this would either scare Betsy into stopping, or at least get her an ass whooping from her parents. It doesn't, as a non American I don't know what a week in a hospital costs, but I'm guessing it's a lot, and the Kishi's should've at least sued for the cost of medical care. But again didn't happen. Betsy is still a brat who seems sadly neglected by her parents Claudia wants to quit the club and the girls decide to teach Betsy a lesson. The nostalgia in here was Claudia having to write thank you notes to everyone sending her flowers and cards, kids don't do that these days, just a text if you get anything at all. Stacey calls long distance during the day but Claudia realizes it's costing her a fortune which I I remember Mary Anne sneaking Tigger into the hospital to see Claudia and being afraid to break a leg because I'd be stuck in hospital for a week. It was an okay book, not one of my favourites but still an enjoyable way to pass time.