When we last left the club: Chapters 1-3.

Chapter 4.Claudia is sitting for the Newtons. Everyone else is sitting at the exact same time for kids who live within walking distance of the Newtons' house! What ARE the odds?! Naturally, they all get the kids together. I'm sure Mrs. Newton really appreciates them using her backyard as the HQ to plan ( Read more... )

Chapter 1.Like 92.6% of all Ann M.'s works, this book starts with a quote. I know you were expecting an ethnic slur, but we haven't gotten to that part yet. Claudia's sitting for the (non-racist) Rodowskys, where Shea is practicing some song on the piano. Jackie calls it "a doggie-o," which I assumed when I read this back in 1992 that it was some ( Read more... )

Previously...

Chapters 1-4.
Chapters 5-8

Chapter 9.

I'm not going to even attempt to snark this chapter, because its boring-ness knows no bounds. Dawn is in California. Dad dupes her and Jeff into babysitting his shorty's niece and nephew. They watch a relatively era-appropriate movie, one of the Indiana Jones flicks, and Jeff is kind of cute ( Read more... )

Previously on The Young and The Clueless... Chapters 1-4.

Chapter 5.Mary Anne angsts over the tone of her postcard to Logan. She doesn't want him to think she's miserable without him, but she doesn't want to sound like Sea City beats the pants off Stoneybrook either (even though I think it totally does, because Gurber Garden >>>> Burger Bite and ( Read more... )

( The cover. )

Chapters 1-4.
Chapter 5.
Chapters 6-10.

( Of turtlenecks and record books, of mansions and softball games. )

Chapters 1-4.
Chapter 5.

( In which Dawn gives herself a wholesome new look, Kristy tries to plan a pizza party and mmm, Oreos. )

Previous chapters here.

Chapter 5:Dawn heads home and reflects on her times at the Hill House while fryin' up a Garden Burger. She decided after meeting Mother Hill that she doesn't like her, either. Mother Hill gets all gritchy about Norman eating all day long (after Sarah tattles) and then STICKS A PLATE OF FOOD IN FRONT OF HIM. Makes sense, Mom ( Read more... )

This is my first time reading this one, but I figured we could all use a little more Dawn Haterade up in here.

( Hot dogs! Ew, ew. Yick! )

I had been posting these as comments in another thread, but I was so amused by my depiction of Claudia that I had to make it a separate post to give it due credit.

Now imagine Mallory or Mary Anne describing this get-up.


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