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

Fri Aug 21 21:10:03 UTC 2015

There was a short-lived Babysitters Club series on the Disney channel when I
was younger that I liked, and also a movie version when I was a teen.

Bridgit

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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
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> 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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> 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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> 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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> 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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> 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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