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A review by sammah
Jessi and the Jewel Thieves by Ann M. Martin
2.0
In the world of lame BSC mysteries, this one might just be the worst. I never read this as a kid, and I'm almost glad I didn't. Because young me just couldn't handle this kind of disappointment, holy shit.
Like seriously, this was so bad! Jessi goes goes to NYC with Stacey for the weekend to see her friend Quint dance in a recital at Juilliard. They're at his apartment watching a movie when they hear two neighbors are arguing loudly. The guys are carrying on a ridiculous conversation/fight about stealing some jewels, and they same some lines straight out of some bad gangster movies. It's pretty obvious that this likely isn't serious because it's some pretty bad dialogue, but these two "responsible" 11 year olds are convinced they've heard a crime in progress.
Naturally they don't tell an adult but try to follow these two would-be dangerous thieves around the city.
In the end it turns out the guys are actors, practicing for a show or something. Everyone laughs, it's real good time.
Idiots.
The b-plot is also pretty rancid. Becca is a total little snot in this book. She's super overly dramatic about being left behind with the Pikes while Jessi goes to NYC and her parents go to a wedding for the weekend. I mean I get it, it was pretty stupid. Her parents are taking Squirt and hiring a sitter to watch him at the hotel during the wedding, but they couldn't do that for Becca. Still though, you get to spend the weekend with a bunch of other kids having fun and not at a boring wedding. Get over it, Becca.
Like seriously, this was so bad! Jessi goes goes to NYC with Stacey for the weekend to see her friend Quint dance in a recital at Juilliard. They're at his apartment watching a movie when they hear two neighbors are arguing loudly. The guys are carrying on a ridiculous conversation/fight about stealing some jewels, and they same some lines straight out of some bad gangster movies. It's pretty obvious that this likely isn't serious because it's some pretty bad dialogue, but these two "responsible" 11 year olds are convinced they've heard a crime in progress.
Naturally they don't tell an adult but try to follow these two would-be dangerous thieves around the city.
In the end it turns out the guys are actors, practicing for a show or something. Everyone laughs, it's real good time.
Idiots.
The b-plot is also pretty rancid. Becca is a total little snot in this book. She's super overly dramatic about being left behind with the Pikes while Jessi goes to NYC and her parents go to a wedding for the weekend. I mean I get it, it was pretty stupid. Her parents are taking Squirt and hiring a sitter to watch him at the hotel during the wedding, but they couldn't do that for Becca. Still though, you get to spend the weekend with a bunch of other kids having fun and not at a boring wedding. Get over it, Becca.