hey guys!
allow me to present you with part four of this utter monstrosity! this next part is epic in it's horribleness. like, i couldn't believe this shit even as i was writing it. just a fair warning that things are going to get worse before they get better.

in other news, i wrote up a quick snarky synopsis/review of a so bad it's good after ( Read more... )

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So we come to the terrible conclusion of the terrible Lou McNally two-parter. I'm really glad there are no other books that focus on her because the BSC simply does not know how to begin to empathize with a kid who's been through what she has.

( Cure psychological trauma with hugs! )

We now bring you back to your regularly scheduled lack of empathy, forced child labor, inability/refusal to do your own homework, and judgey eyes of the BSC.

( The BSCverse hates Lou McNally )

We now come to the end of poor Lou's merciless harassment and judgement at the hands of the best babysitters ever. You know, the girls' disposition towards Lou is actually realistic for 13-year-olds. Most kids that age wouldn't have the capacity to understand what Lou is going through that makes her act the way she does. But you know what? Most ( Read more... )

And now we get back to a book that is very, very bad for all of our collective blood pressures. Again, this book is cold, hard evidence that the BSC's criteria for who's a good kid and who's a bad one is "How much BSC Kool Aid is this kid willing to drink?"

( Poor, poor Lou. )

I was bored the other day and did a quick skim of Me and Katie (the Pest) to see if it was snark-worthy.  And. . .it’s actually not bad!  Not groundbreaking children’s literature in any way, but the sibling relationship, the friendship dynamics, and the general emotions all felt reasonably plausible and healthy, and the adults were generally kind ( Read more... )

Hello, folks! I hope everybody (in America) had a good Thanksgiving. This book is called Stacey's Lie, but perhaps it ought to have been called Stacey is a Spoiled Brat and Her Parents Aren't Nice Either, Nor Are Her Friends. Though I don't think that would have fit on a BSC cover. It's also got some hilarious bawdy subtext that I can only hope is ( Read more... )

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Sorry for my lengthy absence!  I was enjoying a visit from my brother, middle school brat turned “lawyer for all the lands,” as our local paper memorably phrased it, and my adorable niece, who is, as she herself will tell you, too. . .”funny and cute.”  And while I won’t claim she’s some kind of Gabbie Perkins, she does do some very funny riffs on ( Read more... )