A review by leighannsherwin
Kristy's Book by Ann M. Martin, Jeanne Betancourt

4.0

Even though I'm sure there is a certain order to these, I decided to go in the order the girls joined the club and the offices they hold. Kristy being the founder and president goes first. As expected this book has a lot to do with baseball, which is Kristy's life. But it was interesting to see her life and childhood. From amusing stories like Louie getting sprayed by a skunk and the kids turning the bathroom into a tomato juice bloodbath, to young Kristy, Claudia and Mary Anne building snow people to earn money for Mimi's birthday present there were some non sports happenings. Especially sad was the depiction of Patrick Thomas, the absentee dad who didn't come home from work one night and then six years later showed up to try and win Kristy over by making her lie to her mom and everyone else. It was an okay book, Kristy wasn't the obnoxious person in this story that she usually is. It was touching to see her relationship with Watson which has grown into a nice father daughter bond. Also to see her early leadership skills while at sports camp as she helps to bring the camp softball team together to try and win. It was a nice look into the early life of Kristy Thomas and I'm looking forward to seeing the childhoods of the others now too.