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A review by jazzyjan94
The Summer Before by Ann M. Martin
3.0
This review appears on my blog: https://confessionsofabookwormweb.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/book-review-the-summer-before-the-baby-sitters-club-0-by-ann-m-martin/
The Summer Before is set the summer befre Kristy has her idea for the Baby-sitters Club. We follow each of the characters on their journey throughout the summer.
For Kristy, she is hoping that her estranged father will come back and is disappointed when he doesn't. She is also opposed to the fact that her mom is seeing someone else. Mary Anne finally gets her dad's permission to start babysitting, which she is ecstatic about. Claudia feels ike she is growing apart from Kristy and Mary Anne, and she experiences love for the first time. And we also drop in on Stacey, who is getting ready to move from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut. She is also adjussting to being diagnosed with diabetes and being ostracized by her former best friend.
I am going to be honest...while I do like the Baby-Sitters Club series, I personally feel like this book was a let down. It just seemed unnecessary, and there were a few incosistencies that we are given about these characters compared to what we are told in the first four books of the actual series.
Overall, it's okay, but it isn't necessary to read. I personally would tghink that it is best to skip this one and just jump into the series. 3/5 Stars.
The Summer Before is set the summer befre Kristy has her idea for the Baby-sitters Club. We follow each of the characters on their journey throughout the summer.
For Kristy, she is hoping that her estranged father will come back and is disappointed when he doesn't. She is also opposed to the fact that her mom is seeing someone else. Mary Anne finally gets her dad's permission to start babysitting, which she is ecstatic about. Claudia feels ike she is growing apart from Kristy and Mary Anne, and she experiences love for the first time. And we also drop in on Stacey, who is getting ready to move from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut. She is also adjussting to being diagnosed with diabetes and being ostracized by her former best friend.
I am going to be honest...while I do like the Baby-Sitters Club series, I personally feel like this book was a let down. It just seemed unnecessary, and there were a few incosistencies that we are given about these characters compared to what we are told in the first four books of the actual series.
Overall, it's okay, but it isn't necessary to read. I personally would tghink that it is best to skip this one and just jump into the series. 3/5 Stars.