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A review by ellytheskelly
Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann M. Martin, Arley Nopra
2.75
In terms of art, I liked this one! Arley Nopra did a wonderful job illustrating and it has been very cool to see how the art style of the series has evolved after changing illustrators.
I wish that the story did not play into the fear of having casts removed! I was hoping that Claudia mentioning being scared of it would end up including a line about how the "saw" they use was not scary at all, but it was a real missed opportunity that kind of bugged me.
I also didn't particularly agree with the choice/message that the prank issue was up to the BSC to handle and resolve. I think that when Claudia got hurt, that should have been the breaking point for the BSC to bring up the issue to her parents. Also publicly shaming her after she is already being ostracized just left a bad taste in my mouth. Even if she was unkind to her peers and may or may not have "deserved" to be excluded, I don't think it is good for a role model and authority figure to re-affirm that she "deserves" to be embarassed and publicly ridiculed.
I wish that the story did not play into the fear of having casts removed! I was hoping that Claudia mentioning being scared of it would end up including a line about how the "saw" they use was not scary at all, but it was a real missed opportunity that kind of bugged me.
I also didn't particularly agree with the choice/message that the prank issue was up to the BSC to handle and resolve. I think that when Claudia got hurt, that should have been the breaking point for the BSC to bring up the issue to her parents. Also publicly shaming her after she is already being ostracized just left a bad taste in my mouth. Even if she was unkind to her peers and may or may not have "deserved" to be excluded, I don't think it is good for a role model and authority figure to re-affirm that she "deserves" to be embarassed and publicly ridiculed.