this is seriously weird for a kids book, that poor little girl thinking her pet had been killed & burned, then tossed into the garbage - i'm even traumatised just reading that!
Yeah, Lila was pretty much a moron in this one, unfortunately.
And yeah, it got into frankly weird territory with the tale of the turkey. I admit, though, when I was reading it, I had to just think, "How is burning your pet and throwing her out any worse than cooking and eating her?", but it would be pretty traumatising for a kid (or, well, anyone with a pet) to actually go through that.
Jessica suggests Penelope, because 'that's a name fit for a princess' Do you know what, guys. I've just finished re-reading SVT Super Chiller: The Secret of the Magic Pen and Jessica stars in a play as a princess called.....none other than Penelope. Hows that for continuity!!!
This is stupid. Why didn't Alice put her foot down and tell Ned to shut the hell up; no way is Tom going to be eaten and that's the end of the matter. Does he not think it could emotionally scar his seven year olds for life, making friends with a turkey only to eat him a few days later. Does he really have such a sadistic, block head side?
BTW, aren't turkeys kind of aggressive? And strong? I can't imagine two seven year olds being able to harness one, dress it up without losing a few eyes and limbs, and lead it around town. But...whatevs, I'm used to imagination boggles when reading SV.
Tom the turkey. Laurabel the turkey. Hahahahaha! V.G recap!
The whole 'turkeys are aggressive/strong' got one mention at the end; when Alice finds out that it was actually a pet turkey, she comments, "I thought he seemed awfully tame." or something.
Zucchini lasagna is nasty. My mom made it two or three times when I was 8 or so but since she ended up having to throw 50% of it away...she learned that it was a bad thing to make....
Who owns a farm and lets their kid take one of the animals as a pet when they know fully well that the pet is going to end up dead? That is just more bad parenting.
Lila & Peacock = LOL. I'm sure at 7 I would have realised that peacocks had awesome enormous feathers and turkeys...didn't. But I guess in Sweet Valley they only have animals and farms when it's convinient for the plot, so you can't really blame the kids.
How the heck did the guy not recognize his kid's PET?
And, seriously, even if the guy's your lawyer, you can't say "can we exchange that turkey for another one, or something else? Turns out it's my daughter's pet."
And if that's too much to ask, why the HELL would you drag your child over to the neighbors' to EAT IT?
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hahahahaha.
this is seriously weird for a kids book, that poor little girl thinking her pet had been killed & burned, then tossed into the garbage - i'm even traumatised just reading that!
great recap tho :)
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And yeah, it got into frankly weird territory with the tale of the turkey. I admit, though, when I was reading it, I had to just think, "How is burning your pet and throwing her out any worse than cooking and eating her?", but it would be pretty traumatising for a kid (or, well, anyone with a pet) to actually go through that.
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This is stupid. Why didn't Alice put her foot down and tell Ned to shut the hell up; no way is Tom going to be eaten and that's the end of the matter. Does he not think it could emotionally scar his seven year olds for life, making friends with a turkey only to eat him a few days later. Does he really have such a sadistic, block head side?
BTW, aren't turkeys kind of aggressive? And strong? I can't imagine two seven year olds being able to harness one, dress it up without losing a few eyes and limbs, and lead it around town. But...whatevs, I'm used to imagination boggles when reading SV.
Tom the turkey. Laurabel the turkey. Hahahahaha! V.G recap!
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Lila & Peacock = LOL. I'm sure at 7 I would have realised that peacocks had awesome enormous feathers and turkeys...didn't. But I guess in Sweet Valley they only have animals and farms when it's convinient for the plot, so you can't really blame the kids.
P.S. Your icon is amazing.
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And, seriously, even if the guy's your lawyer, you can't say "can we exchange that turkey for another one, or something else? Turns out it's my daughter's pet."
And if that's too much to ask, why the HELL would you drag your child over to the neighbors' to EAT IT?
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