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megs_s's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sarahcoller's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this one a little better as an adult than I did as a kid. It was nice to see Claudia and Janine learning to love one another for who they are--- a concept that kind of escaped 10 year old me. It was also hard to read about Mimi now that all my grandparents are gone and my mother is closer to Mimi's age. Time moving along...
jazzyjan94's review against another edition
4.0
This review appears on my blog: https://confessionsofabookwormweb.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/book-review-claudia-and-the-mean-janine-the-baby-sitters-club-7-by-ann-m-martin/
It's the week after Kristy's mom's wedding and Kristy has a new idea for the club - a day camp for their regulars for several days in the morning. Claudia can't wait to get started. However, after another argument with her older sister, Janine, and a disagreement with Mimi (her grandmother), Mimi has a stroke.
Claudia is wracked with guilt and feels like it is her fault that Mimi had the stroke, so she volunteers tos tay at home with her during the day and help her with the various verbal and physical exericses she has to do in order to recover from the effects of the stroke.
I liked this installment, however I also felt like the title was once again misleading because Claudia and Janine do not have a lot of fights, most of the time they just ignore each other. And as far as Janine being mean, she isn't really - a lot of the times she is goaded by Claudia.
I apprciate how this tackles the topic of a close relative having a stroke and even the guilt that can sometime afflict the other family members. I did appreciate that Claudia and Mimi get to have a conversation in which Mimi reassures Claudua that the stroke was not her fault.
Whiel Claudia is taking care of Mimi, we also get snippets of how the other Baby-sitters Club members are getting along with the day camp. Overall, this was another good installment that tackles an issue that is important. 4/5 Stars.
It's the week after Kristy's mom's wedding and Kristy has a new idea for the club - a day camp for their regulars for several days in the morning. Claudia can't wait to get started. However, after another argument with her older sister, Janine, and a disagreement with Mimi (her grandmother), Mimi has a stroke.
Claudia is wracked with guilt and feels like it is her fault that Mimi had the stroke, so she volunteers tos tay at home with her during the day and help her with the various verbal and physical exericses she has to do in order to recover from the effects of the stroke.
I liked this installment, however I also felt like the title was once again misleading because Claudia and Janine do not have a lot of fights, most of the time they just ignore each other. And as far as Janine being mean, she isn't really - a lot of the times she is goaded by Claudia.
I apprciate how this tackles the topic of a close relative having a stroke and even the guilt that can sometime afflict the other family members. I did appreciate that Claudia and Mimi get to have a conversation in which Mimi reassures Claudua that the stroke was not her fault.
Whiel Claudia is taking care of Mimi, we also get snippets of how the other Baby-sitters Club members are getting along with the day camp. Overall, this was another good installment that tackles an issue that is important. 4/5 Stars.
bibliotequeish's review against another edition
As a kid my best friends sister had the whole BSC series on a book shelf in her room. I thought she was so grown up. And I envied this bookshelf. And would often poke my head into that room just to look at it.
And when I read BSC, I felt like such a grown up.
And while I might have still been a little too young to understand some of the issues dealt with in these books, I do appreciated that Ann M. Martin tackled age appropriate issues, some being deeper than others, but still important.
lit_with_lauren's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
jamietherebelliousreader's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars. I remember not liking Janine as a child but reading these books as an adult, I like her and appreciate her character a lot more. She's very misunderstood. There wasn't that much emphasis on her and Claudia's relationship except for at the beginning and at the end, everything else was about Mimi which I didn't mind at all. It was all really well done and I think Martin handled Mimi's illness with as much tenderness and honesty that she could for kids. Great read.
chaptersandmusings's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
moadore's review against another edition
3.0
Claudia had been one of my favourite babysitters growing up, but this book just didn't hit the note for me. Perhaps it is because it deals with a more sombre topic (stroke and looking after a ill relative) and some awkward sibling rivalry (I'm an only child so it's something I've never experienced). Or maybe the Summer Kids Club had all the kids in one place so it was difficult to follow. I love the babysitters club - even as an adult - so it breaks my heart that I feel I have to mark this one down.
maha_eshraa's review against another edition
4.0
This series brings back memories. Mimmi is sick and now the family has to take care of her. The two sisters realize that they don't understand each other and rebuild their relationship together.