[stylist] Was Children's books, was Left Behind, Guilty Pleasure reads

Fri Aug 21 20:17:21 UTC 2015

I agree they are not as interesting as they used !be. I now would just skim over the different club positions, since I know them already. Out of curiosity I went online once and found that only about 39 ofthe books were written "the author herself, whereas the others were ghostwritten. There is also a babysitter's Little Sister series, some of which I read as well.

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> On Aug 21, 2015, at 1:02 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Vejas,
> 
> I read the Babysitters Club starting in first grade. I think I outgrew them
> around fifth or sixth grade, and I actually re-read a couple of years ago.
> As an adult, it didn't really keep my interest. But as a kid, loved them. In
> first grade, we could bring books for our teacher to read during story time,
> and I brought Babysitters Club, but she wouldn't read it because she said it
> was above the reading level of most the students. I was at a high school
> reading level by second grade, so for me, I didn't understand. I remember
> being so frustrated by this, smile.
> 
> You, Vejas, have a great and unique relationship with your parents. Most
> kids and teens do not have the kind of relationship you do with your
> parents. My parents were not all that understanding, and I told them very
> little about my life. They didn't ask much either. And regardless of how
> good or bad parents are, most kids keep secrets. I think it's just a coming
> of age thing, and most kids think their parents won't understand. Most kids
> are not as practical and mature as you, smile.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
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> Vasiliauskas via stylist
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] Was Children's books, was Left Behind, Guilty
> Pleasure reads
> 
> I like all sorts of books, regardless of level.  I suppose my "guilty
> pleasure" is that I sometimes read book from the Babysitters Club.  I
> started reading them in third grade and it was kind of a guilty pleasure
> back then, since I don't know of many people in my gender who would.
> Something I really can't stand (although this is just me) is when younger
> characters have secrets from their parents.  I just can't take it because
> usually parents are really willing to listen.  I tell mine a lot of things,
> so I would just think "If only you told them, you'd feel so much better."
> I also personally don't think that there is such thing as a "guilty
> pleasure" because if it's a book, and you enjoy it, who cares?
> Vejas
> 
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> Subject: [stylist] Was Children's books, was Left Behind,Guilty Pleasure
> reads
> 
> If something is truly not well-written, I just can't handle it.  
> I start
> putting on the editor's hat, and it's just amazing some things get
> published.  But there's a lot of in-between stuff, and lots of things are a
> matter of opinion too, like plot and subject matter.  We all have guilty
> pleasures that we read, those books that are just silly and fun but the
> story just takes you away.  There's nonfiction fluff too.  But books that
> are just super poorly written, for me, it's difficult to read.  They can't
> captivate me, keep my interest.
> 
> Some recent guilty pleasure reads:
> Vampire Academy and Blood Lines series by Richelle Mead The
> Reincarnationist, The Memorist, The Hypnotist and The Book of Lost
> Fragrences by M J Rose Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol
> and Inferno by Dan Brown Arcane Society novels by Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda
> Quick
> 
> Bridgit
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> Shawn D via stylist
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> books- Left
> Behind
> 
> I read a couple of books in Gini Cock's Alien series; I see what you mean.
> 
> Not well written but interesting enough to go two books into the series.
> 
> Shawn
> 
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> books- Left
> Behind
> 
> I read one through two of adult series and book one of children's out of the
> same curiosity, and I knew quite a few people reading them.  I was not
> impressed.  My parents, my dad being a pastor, and my mom being a teacher,
> agree with me.
> 
> But to play Devil's Advocate, I have my guilty pleasure reads, often books
> not that well-written, Can we say para-normal romances anyone? 
> LOL! so hey,
> to each his own.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
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