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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
this is first time I've read this book!
mary anne's perpetual kitten, tigger, disappears. the baby-sitters (and the kids they sit!) all go into overdrive trying to find him. meanwhile logan is being a jerk to mary anne. these plotlines resolve themselves in frustrating ways that don't leave me feeling any better. the end.
highlights:
-mini animal rights activists: mary anne is happy that dawn calls tigger a someone, not a something. cats are people too.
-jamie newton calls tigger "pounsive" -- I'm definitely going to use this in the future.
-a really cute perkins girls chapter, where claudia babysits for them and they know way more old songs than she does. they want to sing elvis and claudia notes that she thought his name was elbow presley.
-when logan the jerk tells mary anne she is too sensitive and that she's acting like a girl, mary anne says there's nothing wrong with being sensitive and that she IS a girl. heck yes!
lowlights:
-logan is an unacceptable level of dick in this book. that plotline gets resolved, at least sort of, but it doesn't make me feel any better. he is bummed that he is getting kicked off the baseball team. okay. that makes sense when you think about how preoccupied he's seemed. but that doesn't explain him telling mary anne she's overreacting when she says tigger's disappearance is the worst thing that's happened to her. that doesn't make it better that he calls her sensitive (meaning it as a bad thing) and says she's being such a girl. logan, screw you.
-mary anne says tigger doesn't wear a collar with tags. and she lets him roam free outside. and he's a kitten. I kind of think his getting catnapped is mary anne's own fault.
-the bruno parents only vaguely punish kerry and then they let her get a pet. she's proven that she's responsible enough to keep a pet, by keeping tigger alive and fed and all, but YOU ARE REWARDING HER AWFUL BEHAVIOR. maybe she can take care of another living being, but that doesn't mean she's responsible enough to not bring a furry animal (that her brother is allergic to) into her house, and it doesn't mean that she's responsible enough to not steal someone else's pet. bruno parents, you are bad parents.
kristy's cafeteria food description:
-'"anyone care for some fish eyes and glue?" she asked, holding out her dish of tapioca pudding.'
one claudia outfit:
-"Like a loose blouse with a fake coat of arms on it worn over a very short black skirt. Around her waist, a scarf. On her feet, short black boots. Dangling from her ears, dinosaurs. And her hair might be piled on top of her head and held in place with hairpins that look like seahorses."
one snack in claudia's room:
-double stuf oreos under her bed
mary anne's perpetual kitten, tigger, disappears. the baby-sitters (and the kids they sit!) all go into overdrive trying to find him. meanwhile logan is being a jerk to mary anne. these plotlines resolve themselves in frustrating ways that don't leave me feeling any better. the end.
highlights:
-mini animal rights activists: mary anne is happy that dawn calls tigger a someone, not a something. cats are people too.
-jamie newton calls tigger "pounsive" -- I'm definitely going to use this in the future.
-a really cute perkins girls chapter, where claudia babysits for them and they know way more old songs than she does. they want to sing elvis and claudia notes that she thought his name was elbow presley.
-when logan the jerk tells mary anne she is too sensitive and that she's acting like a girl, mary anne says there's nothing wrong with being sensitive and that she IS a girl. heck yes!
lowlights:
-logan is an unacceptable level of dick in this book. that plotline gets resolved, at least sort of, but it doesn't make me feel any better. he is bummed that he is getting kicked off the baseball team. okay. that makes sense when you think about how preoccupied he's seemed. but that doesn't explain him telling mary anne she's overreacting when she says tigger's disappearance is the worst thing that's happened to her. that doesn't make it better that he calls her sensitive (meaning it as a bad thing) and says she's being such a girl. logan, screw you.
-mary anne says tigger doesn't wear a collar with tags. and she lets him roam free outside. and he's a kitten. I kind of think his getting catnapped is mary anne's own fault.
-the bruno parents only vaguely punish kerry and then they let her get a pet. she's proven that she's responsible enough to keep a pet, by keeping tigger alive and fed and all, but YOU ARE REWARDING HER AWFUL BEHAVIOR. maybe she can take care of another living being, but that doesn't mean she's responsible enough to not bring a furry animal (that her brother is allergic to) into her house, and it doesn't mean that she's responsible enough to not steal someone else's pet. bruno parents, you are bad parents.
kristy's cafeteria food description:
-'"anyone care for some fish eyes and glue?" she asked, holding out her dish of tapioca pudding.'
one claudia outfit:
-"Like a loose blouse with a fake coat of arms on it worn over a very short black skirt. Around her waist, a scarf. On her feet, short black boots. Dangling from her ears, dinosaurs. And her hair might be piled on top of her head and held in place with hairpins that look like seahorses."
one snack in claudia's room:
-double stuf oreos under her bed
(LL)
This book does a great jog tackling: honest in relationships, handling missing pets, and teamwork.
This book does a great jog tackling: honest in relationships, handling missing pets, and teamwork.
This one was a lot. Plenty to get angry at and yet the only memory I had was cat toys behind the fridge which is odd. Do you not move your fridge? I have rabbits and frequently move furniture around mostly to ensure those little buggers can't get behind it. Anyway Mary Anne is dumb at the start of this book. Leaving a tiny kitten who is an indoor cat outside to play alone is asking for trouble. She's lucky Tigger didn't end up as dog food. So Tigger goes missing. One bratty kid sends a ransom note for him but wants money and doesn't have the cat which is troubling. Logan is an asshole to Mary Anne saying she's too sensitive over a missing pet which made my head explode with rage. As someone who has pets I'd be sick if any of them went missing since they are helpless little animals and can't survive on their own. Then it turns out Tigger has been hiding in a closet for five days, the closet of Logan's sister Kerry. Instead of getting in trouble for keeping an energetic kitten locked in a dark hole for a week, poor kitty, and causing her poor brother agony with his allergies, they get her a turtle or lizard as a pet. Children never face consequences in this series. Kerry was right about Mary Anne not taking good care of Tigger for leaving him out alone, but as Mary Anne is a 13 year old child that's understood and the fact that she let Mary Anne suffer knowing she has the cat was almost sadistic. Mary Anne thinks Logan is involved but it turns out the dumb ass was getting kicked off the baseball time. I hate Logan. Kerry also becomes friends with Charlotte Johansson so again praise for torturing her brother and Mary Anne. It was an okay book, I loved Kristy and her attitude for once in this book. If ever there's a lost pet you want someone like Kristy on your side. There is foreshadowing for the next book. Mimi is not doing well and Claudia has an impending sense of doom, similar to what I felt when I woke up on what was my mother's last day. I'm sure I'll have to get the tissues ready for that one.