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The Summer Before...Part Two!

mimiredcrow wrote in bsc_snark Mar 10, 2017 14:48

I can't believe I started this snark back in July! So much has happened since then...I met the love of my life, I went back to school, and I also got diagnosed with Bipolar type II, which has turned out to be an amazing thing because it's helped me get my life back on track. :) And...I am back. To snark and to enjoy snarks. You guys have never been ( Read more... )

the summer before

The Summer Before - Part 1!

mimiredcrow wrote in bsc_snark Jul 27, 2016 21:47

Hey everyone! I've been gone for awhile but I'm back. I used to be MaryannesPen...then life got crazy and now I'm back again! I've been commenting for a few months but I haven't had a chance to finish a snark yet. Until now ( Read more... )

the summer before

Finishing up "The Summer Before"!

promisemewings wrote in bsc_snark Oct 26, 2010 22:37

Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapters 10-12

( 'Kristy Day', Claudia has boy and friend problems, Richard loosens the rules on Mary Anne, and Stacey starts SMS. Oh, and the first few chapters of 'Kristy's Great Idea' abridged. )

crying, claudia, mary anne, stacey, kristy, the summer before

Well, I didn't finish "The Summer Before" before the end of summer

promisemewings wrote in bsc_snark Oct 13, 2010 22:52

...So here are a few more chapters! (VERY sorry for the delay, friends!)
Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9

( Claudia likes Frankie!, Stacey leaves NYC and adjusts to suburbia, and Kristy desperately needs a father figure. )

janine is pissed, claudia, boys, daddy issues, crippling shyness, new york, big house, stacey, kristy, the summer before, character we'll never see again

maybe I'll finish "The Summer Before" before summer ends, eh?!

promisemewings wrote in bsc_snark Jul 07, 2010 20:58

Chapters One through Three
Chapters Four through Six

( Claudia's pool party brings out the babyishness in Kristy and Mary Anne....and a super-hot boy shows up, Laine is a mean tween to Stacey and totally embarrasses her, and Mary Anne still has to deal with her dad. )

janine is pissed, claudia, daddy issues, crippling shyness, stacey, the summer before, character we'll never see again, mary anne, rampant lesbianism, bitchiness

some more of "The Summer Before"

promisemewings wrote in bsc_snark Jun 10, 2010 11:52

Sorry, guys, I've been putting this off for too long.

( Kristy has daddy issues, Stacey is emo because Laine is the new Queen Bee, and Mary Anne is the Best Baby-Sitter Ever! )

mary anne, stacey, kristy, the summer before

"The Summer Before"

promisemewings wrote in bsc_snark May 20, 2010 00:31

Oh, my inner ten-year-old was jumping on her trampoline when I started reading this book. A new Baby-Sitters' Club book!! That Ann M. Martin actually wrote! OH JOY OF JOYS!!

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claudia, boys, fashion, kristy, the summer before, mary anne, rampant lesbianism, kristy is a 9-year-old boy

The Summer Before is Here!

svjh wrote in bsc_snark Jan 31, 2010 11:56

I just bought The Summer Before and I'm actually excited. I will snark it right after I read it. If you're ready for this, stay right here.

actual excitement, non-snark post, the summer before

did anyone read about this yet?!

promisemewings wrote in bsc_snark Sep 03, 2009 11:33

It was already posted atbabysittersclub, but here's the info:

Ann M. Martin's writing BSC stuff again!

The Summer Before by Ann M. Martin
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Inc. (April 1, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0545160936
ISBN-13: 978-0545160933

Before there was the Baby-Sitters Club, there were four girls named Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi, ( Read more... )

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