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A review by ssshira
Kristy Power! by Ann M. Martin
2.0
this is my first time reading this book.
in this book by resident bsc mystery ghostwriter [a:Ellen Miles|286072|Ellen Miles|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], kristy’s young cool teacher ted gives her class an assignment: get to know your assignment partner very well, then write their biography. kristy is paired with mischief knight cary retlin (see [b:Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade|1812364|Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #22)|Ann M. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387703554l/1812364._SX50_.jpg|1811734] for his introduction and [b:Kristy and the Middle School Vandal|646477|Kristy and the Middle School Vandal (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #25)|Ann M. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1417652438l/646477._SX50_.jpg|632624] for his most memorable plotline), much to her chagrin. claud is paired with jeremy, much to stacey’s chagrin (they bond a lot, and stacey gets super jealous). cary asks kristy weird, pointless questions like what she thinks aliens look like, and he gives her weird, evasive answers to her straightforward questions. it’s frustrating until she stumbles upon his journal which alludes to his being kicked out of his previous school. later, cary is teasing kristy, and she says, “at least I didn’t get kicked out of school!” cary is understandably pissed and makes kristy fill out a sheet of questions instead of continuing the interview process. finally, kristy discovers that it wasn’t cary’s journal, it was a novel he’s working on. but she still learns her lesson about being a judgmental snoop, I guess? meanwhile, the young cool teacher ted also told the class they had to read a fiction book from a list he put together. it includes all kinds of scandalous titles like [b:The Catcher in the Rye|5107|The Catcher in the Rye|J.D. Salinger|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1398034300l/5107._SY75_.jpg|3036731], so mrs. dow, the mom of one of the girls in the class, tries to get ted fired for it. it basically just turns into an obvious anti-censorship story, which the bsc has already done ([b:Mary Anne and the Library Mystery|433227|Mary Anne and the Library Mystery (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #13)|Ann M. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387742600l/433227._SX50_.jpg|422170] and [b:Claudia and the First Thanksgiving|371065|Claudia and the First Thanksgiving (The Baby-Sitters Club, #91)|Ann M. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387713856l/371065._SX50_.jpg|361032]). in the end, they win and ted is reinstated as their teacher
highlights:
-ted’s substitute dresses like a fuddy duddy so kristy is disappointed. but she actually encourages the kids to get involved in ted’s case. maybe kristy should consider being less judgmental.
-kristy says that she doesn't have an issue with any of the books on the list, but if she or her parents did, she would have chosen not to read those books (since there were plenty of options). mrs. cow (wait, I mean dow) says that kristy doesn't speak for everyone in the class, but then merrie, mrs. dow’s daughter, says that kristy DOES in fact speak for everyone in the class. boom.
-at the end of the book, kristy tries to get cary to explain why his family actually moved to stoneybrook and cary says the townspeople accused him of being a witch
lowlights/nitpicks:
-kristy thinks it's weird that cary has a poster of melting clocks and one of a man with an apple where his head should be. apparently kristy just doesn't have sophisticated tastes or interests.
-it’s like, did we really need another book about banned books?
-claud's mom speaks against censorship at the meeting, which really annoys me because she's a censorer too, with nancy drew
outfits
holiday party outfits:
-kristy: 'I was wearing a holiday version of my usual "uniform": instead of jeans I wore dark green corduroys, and I'd topped them with a bright red turtleneck.'
-stacey "was wearing a red woolen miniskirt topped with a little red woolen jacket (she looked like a very hip Mrs. Claus)."
-claudia "had on red-and-white-striped stockings (the candy cane look) and a white dress with red polka dots. Miniature green Christmas tree earrings dangled from her ears."
-mary anne "looked beautiful in a navy blue velvet dress."
-dawn "was doing Christmas California-style, in a white denim miniskirt and green silk blouse."
ms. dewey (substitute for ted):
-"She was wearing a beige skirt, a lighter-beige blouse, a darker-beige jacket, and brown shoes."
snacks in claudia’s room:
-mallomars (n.s.)
-pretzels (n.s.)
in this book by resident bsc mystery ghostwriter [a:Ellen Miles|286072|Ellen Miles|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], kristy’s young cool teacher ted gives her class an assignment: get to know your assignment partner very well, then write their biography. kristy is paired with mischief knight cary retlin (see [b:Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade|1812364|Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #22)|Ann M. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387703554l/1812364._SX50_.jpg|1811734] for his introduction and [b:Kristy and the Middle School Vandal|646477|Kristy and the Middle School Vandal (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #25)|Ann M. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1417652438l/646477._SX50_.jpg|632624] for his most memorable plotline), much to her chagrin. claud is paired with jeremy, much to stacey’s chagrin (they bond a lot, and stacey gets super jealous). cary asks kristy weird, pointless questions like what she thinks aliens look like, and he gives her weird, evasive answers to her straightforward questions. it’s frustrating until she stumbles upon his journal which alludes to his being kicked out of his previous school. later, cary is teasing kristy, and she says, “at least I didn’t get kicked out of school!” cary is understandably pissed and makes kristy fill out a sheet of questions instead of continuing the interview process. finally, kristy discovers that it wasn’t cary’s journal, it was a novel he’s working on. but she still learns her lesson about being a judgmental snoop, I guess? meanwhile, the young cool teacher ted also told the class they had to read a fiction book from a list he put together. it includes all kinds of scandalous titles like [b:The Catcher in the Rye|5107|The Catcher in the Rye|J.D. Salinger|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1398034300l/5107._SY75_.jpg|3036731], so mrs. dow, the mom of one of the girls in the class, tries to get ted fired for it. it basically just turns into an obvious anti-censorship story, which the bsc has already done ([b:Mary Anne and the Library Mystery|433227|Mary Anne and the Library Mystery (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #13)|Ann M. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387742600l/433227._SX50_.jpg|422170] and [b:Claudia and the First Thanksgiving|371065|Claudia and the First Thanksgiving (The Baby-Sitters Club, #91)|Ann M. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387713856l/371065._SX50_.jpg|361032]). in the end, they win and ted is reinstated as their teacher
highlights:
-ted’s substitute dresses like a fuddy duddy so kristy is disappointed. but she actually encourages the kids to get involved in ted’s case. maybe kristy should consider being less judgmental.
-kristy says that she doesn't have an issue with any of the books on the list, but if she or her parents did, she would have chosen not to read those books (since there were plenty of options). mrs. cow (wait, I mean dow) says that kristy doesn't speak for everyone in the class, but then merrie, mrs. dow’s daughter, says that kristy DOES in fact speak for everyone in the class. boom.
-at the end of the book, kristy tries to get cary to explain why his family actually moved to stoneybrook and cary says the townspeople accused him of being a witch
lowlights/nitpicks:
-kristy thinks it's weird that cary has a poster of melting clocks and one of a man with an apple where his head should be. apparently kristy just doesn't have sophisticated tastes or interests.
-it’s like, did we really need another book about banned books?
-claud's mom speaks against censorship at the meeting, which really annoys me because she's a censorer too, with nancy drew
outfits
holiday party outfits:
-kristy: 'I was wearing a holiday version of my usual "uniform": instead of jeans I wore dark green corduroys, and I'd topped them with a bright red turtleneck.'
-stacey "was wearing a red woolen miniskirt topped with a little red woolen jacket (she looked like a very hip Mrs. Claus)."
-claudia "had on red-and-white-striped stockings (the candy cane look) and a white dress with red polka dots. Miniature green Christmas tree earrings dangled from her ears."
-mary anne "looked beautiful in a navy blue velvet dress."
-dawn "was doing Christmas California-style, in a white denim miniskirt and green silk blouse."
ms. dewey (substitute for ted):
-"She was wearing a beige skirt, a lighter-beige blouse, a darker-beige jacket, and brown shoes."
snacks in claudia’s room:
-mallomars (n.s.)
-pretzels (n.s.)