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Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn

Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn

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  • Author：Ann M. Martin
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Summary

America's favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show。

Dawn's a little jealous when there's a formal ceremony to welcome Jessi and Mallory into the Baby-sitters Club。 Don't people know that Dawn's a special baby-sitter too？

Then it's Dawn's turn to shine。 Mrs。 Pike wants Dawn to help prepare Margo and Claire for the Little Miss Stoneybrook contest。 So what if Margo's only talent is peeling a banana with her feet？ Dawn's going to help her charges win that contest any way she can。

The only trouble is。。。Kristy， Mary Anne， and Claudia arehelping Karen， Myriah， and Charlotte enter the contest， too。 And nobody's sure where the competition is fiercer: at the pageant -- or at the Baby-sitters Club！

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Reviews

Zazie ，

I was not into this one as much as I was into some of the other books in this series but I'm hoping there will be better books coming up because I'm planning to read every book in it。 Hopefully you all enjoy this one， though。 I was not into this one as much as I was into some of the other books in this series but I'm hoping there will be better books coming up because I'm planning to read every book in it。 Hopefully you all enjoy this one， though。 。。。more

Mehsi ，

Ik vond deze in een minibieb en zodra ik begon te lezen wist ik ook weer waarom ik deze vroeger niet al te leuk vond。。。 het is compleet verNederlandst of Engelse namen zijn veranderd naar ander Engelse namen。 Dawn， sorry， Betty， komt niet uit Suriname maar uit Californië。 En dat iemand naar Amsterdam moet bellen kost echt niet al je spaargeld （terwijl het wel klopt als iemand van x in Amerika naar y in Amerika moet bellen）。 En zo gaat het door。 Erg jammer hoor。 Maar ondanks dit， ik heb toch echt Ik vond deze in een minibieb en zodra ik begon te lezen wist ik ook weer waarom ik deze vroeger niet al te leuk vond。。。 het is compleet verNederlandst of Engelse namen zijn veranderd naar ander Engelse namen。 Dawn， sorry， Betty， komt niet uit Suriname maar uit Californië。 En dat iemand naar Amsterdam moet bellen kost echt niet al je spaargeld （terwijl het wel klopt als iemand van x in Amerika naar y in Amerika moet bellen）。 En zo gaat het door。 Erg jammer hoor。 Maar ondanks dit， ik heb toch echt genoten van dit boek en ik vond het leuk dat er Missverkiezing was en te zien hoe de oppassers over de verkiezing dachten en wie er， met de kinderen， aan mee deden。Plus， het subplot dat Dawn （sorry， ik weiger haar Betty te noemen）'s broer naar zijn vader terug wilde gaan was ook goed gedaan。 Ik vond het erg sneu voor de jongen en ik kon me voorstellen waarom hij voor deze beslissing koos al zorgde het voor veel verdriet。 。。。more

Tif Sutherland ，

Drama

Megan ，

you know how i know that 13 is too young to babysit？ because these girls all got roped into helping a child enter the pageant and when another child showed up who had clearly been in other pageants and knew what she was doing， dawn wasted no time in pointing out that she wasn’t even that pretty！ and she didn’t even say it to ease the tension with the other children， she just said it to the other bsc members。 dunking on a seven year old？ dawn are you jealous？！？？ many other things happened but thi you know how i know that 13 is too young to babysit？ because these girls all got roped into helping a child enter the pageant and when another child showed up who had clearly been in other pageants and knew what she was doing， dawn wasted no time in pointing out that she wasn’t even that pretty！ and she didn’t even say it to ease the tension with the other children， she just said it to the other bsc members。 dunking on a seven year old？ dawn are you jealous？！？？ many other things happened but this is the only that matters。 dawn sucks。 claudia is still wonderful。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

Dawn has been asked to help Margo and Clair pike with the upcoming Little Miss Stoneybrook pageant。 Of course she says yes only the other sisters are a little jealous and Kristy convinced her step sister Karen to join， Mary Anne asks her next door neighbor Mariah to join and Claudia convinces Charlotte to join too。 Only the pageant isn’t what it seems and everyone tries there hardest to prove they are the best sitter。

Alison ，

I needed something quick and easy that didn't require much mental investment， so I decided to get back to my BSC rereads。 I remembered not loving this one much when I first read it as a kid， and that's still true today。 I'm definitely on the side of Mallory and Jessi in that I find the concept of beauty pageants--especially for little girls--to be basically bullshit。 （Obviously， they don't use the word bullshit in the book， but they would in my world！） And while I appreciated that Martin put tha I needed something quick and easy that didn't require much mental investment， so I decided to get back to my BSC rereads。 I remembered not loving this one much when I first read it as a kid， and that's still true today。 I'm definitely on the side of Mallory and Jessi in that I find the concept of beauty pageants--especially for little girls--to be basically bullshit。 （Obviously， they don't use the word bullshit in the book， but they would in my world！） And while I appreciated that Martin put that opposing viewpoint in there， and actually had a number of the characters remark on the inherent sexism in pageants。。。she still had them all go ahead and do it。 Some of the talents were amusing， and I'm sure the whole atmosphere of it was on point。 And while I was a little bothered by how some of the babysitters seemed to push the girls into doing it， I was gratified to see that they all later admitted to having done so and felt chagrined about it。 Honestly， I was more into the storyline around Dawn's brother Jeff wanting to move back to California to live with their dad。 I have always appreciated these books for exploring issues relating to family dynamics and divorce and such， and I liked seeing Dawn and her mom work through their feelings about Jeff leaving。 But overall this is not one of the stronger ones in the series， and I wish there had been more focus on the downsides of pageants and also more time spent on the Schafer family storyline。 But it wasn't terrible， and it kept my mind somewhat occupied for an hour， so there you go。 。。。more

Lianna Kendig ，

（LL）This job does a good job tackling: competition between friends and beauty pageants。 While it was a bit overdone， acknowledging the sexism and problems within beauty pageants was nice。

Christina ，

Read my recap at A Year with the BSC via Stoneybrook Forever: https://www。livethemovies。com/bsc-blo。。。 Read my recap at A Year with the BSC via Stoneybrook Forever: https://www。livethemovies。com/bsc-blo。。。 。。。more

Nina Malin ，

2，5

Ryceejo ，

I’m surprised the author said this was one of her favorite books to write， because it was the worst one yet！ First thing that was off was Dawn。 Her narrative didn’t match her voice。 Strong， cool-headed Dawn was vulnerable and caught up in a catty competition with a pageant？ All of the babysitters have been acting progressively more immature book by book。 In this one， the only level-headed ones we’re the 11 year-olds！ There was such a missed opportunity with this plot point。 They all acknowledged I’m surprised the author said this was one of her favorite books to write， because it was the worst one yet！ First thing that was off was Dawn。 Her narrative didn’t match her voice。 Strong， cool-headed Dawn was vulnerable and caught up in a catty competition with a pageant？ All of the babysitters have been acting progressively more immature book by book。 In this one， the only level-headed ones we’re the 11 year-olds！ There was such a missed opportunity with this plot point。 They all acknowledged from the beginning how sexist a pageant is， yet not a single one of them spoke to or about the girls about how special they were。 They whispered about the awful singers， and were humiliated by the answers。 These are 5 year old pageant girls！！ How sad to build up something so serious and pressuring that these girls bawled after。 Not one of them was taught the value of competition。 They will all suck at sports or dance classes growing up。 The book bugged me and if I read it with my daughter someday， we will be having lots of deep conversations。 。。。more

sarah ，

this book is truly WILD。 a subplot about Jeff， Dawn’s brother， finally returning home to their dad is California is like pretty serious and well done but most of it is about all the main babysitters basically bullying little girls they babysit into entering a beauty pageant。 the two junior sitters， Jessi and Mallory， are the only ones who are like “isn’t it kinda gross and misogynistic to have 5 year olds compete against each other based on looks？” and everyone else is like “lol yeah probably， b this book is truly WILD。 a subplot about Jeff， Dawn’s brother， finally returning home to their dad is California is like pretty serious and well done but most of it is about all the main babysitters basically bullying little girls they babysit into entering a beauty pageant。 the two junior sitters， Jessi and Mallory， are the only ones who are like “isn’t it kinda gross and misogynistic to have 5 year olds compete against each other based on looks？” and everyone else is like “lol yeah probably， but oh well”then the babysitters spend the last 20% of the book calling the only real competition at the beauty pageant （a 5 year old named Sabrina Bouvier who seems nothing but nice and helpful） things like ugly and fake and dumb。 it is TRULY WILD that this book has our protagonists， a bunch of like 13 year olds， talking bad about a literal baby lmaoooo 。。。more

Leigh ，

At least everyone is back to normal in this book。 Sort of。 After everyone was terrible to Mallory in the last book we're back to Kristy being her usual horrible tactless self。 Dawn is feeling petty when Kristy holds a big ceremony welcoming Mallory and Jessi into the club when she barely got noticed when she joined。 Then Mrs。 Johansson calls and asks specifically for Claudia to baby sit Charlotte， because Charlotte and Claudia both were close to Stacey and miss her a lot。 This sparks some weird At least everyone is back to normal in this book。 Sort of。 After everyone was terrible to Mallory in the last book we're back to Kristy being her usual horrible tactless self。 Dawn is feeling petty when Kristy holds a big ceremony welcoming Mallory and Jessi into the club when she barely got noticed when she joined。 Then Mrs。 Johansson calls and asks specifically for Claudia to baby sit Charlotte， because Charlotte and Claudia both were close to Stacey and miss her a lot。 This sparks some weird debate about who's the best baby sitter which makes no sense as an adult but probably does as an insecure thirteen year old。 Then Mrs。 Pike asks Dawn if she'll help Claire and Margo get ready for the first ever Little Miss Stoneybrook pageant。 Mallory bowed out of helping her sisters because she despises the sexism of pageants。 Mallory and Jessi are the only decent people in this whole book。 Soon all the sitters are helping out other girls。 Mary Anne is helping Mariah Perkins， Kristy helps future serial killer Karen and Claudia helps Charlotte。 Each has mixed results。 Karen seems to have a talent for turning the song Wheels on the Bus into The Song That Never Ends， Charlotte who is truly me as a child， decides her only talent is reading and picks a passage from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory， Mariah is amazingly talented and sings and tap dances， Claire and Margo have no real talent。 Claire sings the Popeye song and does a dance and Margo recites the poem The House that Jack Built while peeling a banana with her feet。 I have so many questions。 How would you discover you had this talent？ Why would you even want to know you had this talent？ Do you have to practice and why the hell would you eat a banana peeled with your feet？ Unless they were super clean， but how often do you properly wash your feet？ So while this is going on Dawn's brother is moving back to California which is seen though Jeff is a bit of a jerk about it， but hey he's a kid so what do you expect。 The pageant happens， there is some random girl there whose a professional pageant contestant though why they let random people enter I don't know。 I mean did she live in town？ You'd think someone would've heard of her。 Charlotte flees the stage in tears proving she truly is me， Mariah nails every portion of the show and is delighted to win a shopping spree at a toypy store （I miss those） and the sitters all see how stupid they've been and make up。 There were a few nostalgia moments for me。 The first actually gave me a small panic attack when Claudia brings Charlotte over to call Stacey long distance。 In my mind I thought Lord I hooe it's after six or your parents will be furious about that phone bill， but maybe I was the only one who had cheap parents。 The other was taking Jeff to the airport。 Or pre 9/11 flying how could we forget you？ Going right to the gate with someone， hell you could get right on the plane if you wanted to before it took off to say your goodbyes。 I'm not sure if we had photo booths at the airports I went too。 I only remember getting an actual free hot breakfast on the morning flight， which makes me incredibly old。 This was a fun read， not the best of the series， I'm still curious and a bit grossed out by the banana thing so much so it's the only part of the book I actually remember from years ago。 。。。more

Jamie （TheRebelliousReader） ，

4 stars。 This one was so much fun。 It’s all about the girls getting some of the kids that they sit for to participate in a pageant and it’s such a riot。 The kids were adorable。 Also， I really enjoyed the plot about Dawn’s younger brother， Jeff。 It was emotional and I felt for both characters。 Dawn just wanted her brother there with them but he was not happy being there so he was sent to live with his dad。 It was easy to feel for them both。 I’m excited to get to the next book because it’s the fir 4 stars。 This one was so much fun。 It’s all about the girls getting some of the kids that they sit for to participate in a pageant and it’s such a riot。 The kids were adorable。 Also， I really enjoyed the plot about Dawn’s younger brother， Jeff。 It was emotional and I felt for both characters。 Dawn just wanted her brother there with them but he was not happy being there so he was sent to live with his dad。 It was easy to feel for them both。 I’m excited to get to the next book because it’s the first Jessi focused book and she has always been one of my favorite characters。{Challenges completed:✔The Lost Challenges: The Best Snack Food From Every State Challenge （Book 45 out of 100）✔All Challenges All the Time: The Big Bang Theory Challenge✔The Challenge Factory: Scooby-Doo Mysteries Challenge✔For Love of a Book: Alice in Wonderland Challenge✔For Love of a Book: Greatest Love Stories Challenge✔For Love of a Book: The Bookish Life Challenge✔For Love of a Book: Santa’s Workshop Challenge} 。。。more

Tina ，

This is a middle grade book that is the 15 book in the The baby Sitters Club series。 This is the next book I need to read in the Baby Sitters Club， and I am currently rereading them。 I loved them when I was in middle school and high school。 I listen to the audiobook of this book。 I have to say this one is not my favorite BSC book。

Mandy ，

My girl Mal once again had a sound voice of reason in regards to beauty pageants right off rip。 I knew I liked her。

Kylie Abecca ，

I don’t know what it was about this book that I didn’t like， but I really couldn’t get into it。 The characters all seem very fake and mundane， especially in comparison with the other books in the series。

Cait Sherwood ，

It was so sad when Dawn and her mom took Jeff to the airport so he could move back to California。 He has no idea how much he will miss them。I hate when the BSC is competitive about who is the best babysitter。 That sound so unbelievable to me for some reason。

Scott ，

Charisma， Uniqueness， Nerve， and。。。（？）Do you remember when it was still the 80s and we didn't know how awful pageants were because we were 7 and just liked looking at all the pretty dresses and not understanding that our attraction to the glamour of the occasion signaled -- along with Olympic women's gymnastics and figure skating -- not necessarily a gender dysphoria but that there was definitely Something Up？ The Baby-sitters Club remembers。Do you remember when it was the mid-90s and even t Charisma， Uniqueness， Nerve， and。。。（？）Do you remember when it was still the 80s and we didn't know how awful pageants were because we were 7 and just liked looking at all the pretty dresses and not understanding that our attraction to the glamour of the occasion signaled -- along with Olympic women's gymnastics and figure skating -- not necessarily a gender dysphoria but that there was definitely Something Up？ The Baby-sitters Club remembers。Do you remember when it was the mid-90s and even though we had recognized that pageants were sorta problematic， we still kinda dug them， at least until the JonBenét Ramsey incident taught us that child pageants also existed and were SUPER GROSS but didn't fully connect that the insidiousness of those affairs was indelibly connected to the institution of adult pageantry and come on， the dresses were still pretty and Miss America remained a strangely aspirational touchstone even though we were 14 and a boy （but were going to come out in 5 days， simultaneously to ourselves and our close friends， at which point a lot of pieces would finally fall into place）？ The Baby-sitters Club remembers （sorta）。Do you remember when it was 2018 and the Miss America Organization announced that it was no longer judging contestants on looks and instead emphasizing social activism， interview， and talent （50% of the grade） but 2 years later all of the contestants are still conventionally attractive and only need to squeak out a passably pitchy "Nessun Dorma" to astound the judges， signaling the antiquated organization's misguided good intentions？ The Baby-sitters Club doesn't remember this。 They're dead。Can we talk about last year's winner for a second？ She's really the perfect contestant to symbolize the MAO's branding change （Miss America 2。0， as if "2。0" hasn't been out of style since Web 2。0 [remember Web 2。0？]）: She's got two bachelor's degrees in the sciences and working on a Pharm。D， which is pretty awesome。 She's gorgeous and white， and her pearl-clutching cryface is executed perfectly in her crowning shots。 But let's talk about talent。Talent is 50% of the whole pie now。 So how is it that we gave the crown to a "Chemistry Demonstration" that is no more than a dorky 8th-grade teacher parlor trick to impress jaded preteens？ She poured potassium iodide into hydrogen peroxide to make foam happen。 This requires no more knowledge of chemistry than I need of food science to make brownies out of a mix。 If chemistry is your talent， do something that shows you're astoundingly good at chemistry。 And she is！ So where was that？！The problem comes when you consider the bulk of the talent demonstrations that receive attention in these things。 Since they're performing for a panel of non-experts， all they ever have to be is "kinda good" at something。 There's no real critical eye to talent， so what's going to win？ Flash， gimmicks， and fanfare。 Miss Virginia made big colorful foam explosions， but what did she actually do？ Poured one liquid into another。 The real talent was in the stagehands who had to clean that shit up。I forget where I was going with this or how it ties into this Baby-sitters Club book。 Basically， at the end of the Little Miss Stoneybrook pageant -- for which each babysitter had one or two of the recurring children they were coaching -- the crown went to some prissly little upstart pageant-head who had a stage mom and was used to playing the game。 For all of MAO's gestures towards substance， they present a pageant as superficial as the one depicted in this （poorly-conceived） BSC novel。 （Yeah， this wasn't a good one。） For all the babysitters' protestations that pageants were sexist， outmoded， and frivolous， they certainly became insufferable little idiots while they were coaching the girls。 So much for principles。The best character in this was Myriah， one of the babysitters' charges who competed。 She was legitimately talented， came in second， and was over the moon because second prize was a gift certificate to a toy store。 （Remember gift certificates？） To Myriah， new toys were better than some dumb ol' crown。 She's the only one who gets it。*************************************Homework: Consider what your talent would be in a pageant。 Go online。 If there is a 10-minute YouTube video explaining how to do your talent， you have failed this assignment。<< Super Special #1: Baby-sitters on Board！#16: Jessi's Secret Language >> 。。。more

Vy ，

Full review coming soon :]

Devon ，

The kids and their talents are pretty adorable， and I love the way Dawn's story （and her family drama） have continued linearly throughout her books （although I still think her personality is a little lackluster） The kids and their talents are pretty adorable， and I love the way Dawn's story （and her family drama） have continued linearly throughout her books （although I still think her personality is a little lackluster） 。。。more

Jenna Vahue ，

As sweet as the Babysitters Club can be， this book put a sour taste in my mouth。 The girls were competitive and were not as supportive as they usually are in the series。 It may be the author's opinions on beauty pageants because it seemed like the girls were the mouthpieces reciting how Ann M。 Martin felt。 I personally don't have anything against beauty pageants， but I know they perpetuate warped body images and unhealthy perceptions of beauty。 I only watched Toddlers and Tiaras for the utter ca As sweet as the Babysitters Club can be， this book put a sour taste in my mouth。 The girls were competitive and were not as supportive as they usually are in the series。 It may be the author's opinions on beauty pageants because it seemed like the girls were the mouthpieces reciting how Ann M。 Martin felt。 I personally don't have anything against beauty pageants， but I know they perpetuate warped body images and unhealthy perceptions of beauty。 I only watched Toddlers and Tiaras for the utter carnage and sick reality show drama。 I don't support child beauty pageants， but it seemed like the little ladies were protesting beauty pageants in general and were blinding hating without clearly defining the reason。 I also didn't like they way they were gossiping behind a contestant's back despite how friendly and open she was being。 Perhaps it's the gentle flower in me that wants people to support each other instead of tearing each other down。 This was not my favorite issue and I like to see the BSC united rather than pitted against each other。 。。。more

Kathleen Collins ，

Just read this again as an adult， and it was awesome to revisit familiar characters that I loved as a child。 It's amazing to me just how much of the book I had actually retained after 30 years。 This time around I would probably have given it 3 stars， because I read it differently as an adult obviously。 But since the book is intended for children and I enjoyed it so much as a child， that's where my rating will stay。 What a great little experiment with a great little book！ Very glad I re-read this Just read this again as an adult， and it was awesome to revisit familiar characters that I loved as a child。 It's amazing to me just how much of the book I had actually retained after 30 years。 This time around I would probably have given it 3 stars， because I read it differently as an adult obviously。 But since the book is intended for children and I enjoyed it so much as a child， that's where my rating will stay。 What a great little experiment with a great little book！ Very glad I re-read this one。 I may have to re-read a few others from my youth now。 。。。more

Kara Rutledge ，

In the process of rereading books from my childhood， I picked up the book Little Miss Stoneybrook 。 。 。 and Dawn （The Baby-Sitters Club， #15） by Ann M。 Martin。 Typically， I don't care for books that are written about beauty pageants because they don't usually represent them correctly。 This book was no exception。 One of the reasons I usually take exception to books about pageants is that I participated in them for eleven years （from age 8 through age 19） and have fond memories of them; beauty pag In the process of rereading books from my childhood， I picked up the book Little Miss Stoneybrook 。 。 。 and Dawn （The Baby-Sitters Club， #15） by Ann M。 Martin。 Typically， I don't care for books that are written about beauty pageants because they don't usually represent them correctly。 This book was no exception。 One of the reasons I usually take exception to books about pageants is that I participated in them for eleven years （from age 8 through age 19） and have fond memories of them; beauty pageants are usually portrayed in a negative light， especially by those who have never competed in them。 After the death of JonBenét Ramsey， beauty pageants were put in more of a negative light。 Pageants where contestants wear a lot of makeup started to be referred to as glitz pageants， and many pageants popped up where there was minimal makeup worn。 （Yes， I know this book was written pre-JonBenét。）The events in the beauty pageant weren't exactly represented correctly。 There isn't usually a parade of the girls where they introduce themselves。 Usually， the girls are introduced by an emcee who reads a little biography， or snippet， about the contestant as they walk the stage / runway。 And， just as a side note， not all beauty pageants have a talent portion or interview portion。 However， the little girl who won the pageant was representative of a portion of the girls who do enter pageants， but not all girls and their mothers are like these particular characters。 Another thing that wasn't exactly represented correctly is that there is no way babysitters， let alone ones that haven't competed in pageants， would prepare their charges for the competition and be backstage getting them ready。 I understand why the author wrote the book this way; Ann M。 Martin was trying to teach the lesson that being competitive isn't always worth it， especially when it can ruin friendships， but I feel like it would have been more realistic if the babysitters themselves had competed in a pageant themselves。What I did enjoy about the book was the sub-plot of Dawn's family problems。 When her parents divorced， Dawn's mother moved to Connecticut with the kids。 Dawn's brother Jeff was having a terrible time adjusting to life on the East Coast and wanted to move back to California to live with their father。 I felt like this was a very realistic situation for the most part。 However， I'm not sure that the kids would have been separated from each other。 Overall， I gave Little Miss Stoneybrook 。 。 。 and Dawn （The Baby-Sitters Club， #15） three out of five stars。Synopsis: When Jessi and Mallory are given a special ceremony for joining the Baby-sitters Club， Dawn is envious because she didn't get one。 To prove she is a great babysitter， Dawn jumps at the chance to help out the Pike family and prepare Claire and Margo for the Little Miss Stoneybrook beauty pageant。 But， things get out of hand when the rest of the members of the club decide to enter some of the kids they babysit for into the pageant to show that they are the best babysitter。If you enjoyed this book review， check out our other book reviews at www。therunningbibliophile。com 。。。more

Kerryn （RatherBeReading） ，

3。25 stars

Maeve ，

The Little Miss Stoneybrook Pageant is not far away， and five BSC charges want to participate。 Each child asks one of the BSC members to help them， and the pageant turns into a fierce competition between Kristy， Dawn， Mary Anne， and Claudia。 Dawn must also come to terms with the fact that her brother is returning to California to live with their dad。 After the pageant， the BSC members make up and promise not to let a competition get in the way of their friendship。

Stephanie （Once Upon a Chapter） ，

This review was originally posted on Once Upon a Chapter This review was originally posted on Once Upon a Chapter 。。。more

✨Jordan✨ ，

Uh Oh！ Looks like trouble is brewing。 When a Beauty Pagent is set to be held in Stoney Brook the girls have their hands full。 Dawn is coaching Claire and Margo Pike。 Kristy has her hands full with her little sister Karen。 Mary Ann is taking Mariah and Claudia is bringing Charlotte Johansson。 With competition fierce and hours of training the babysitters lose the TRUE meaning of entering this pagent in the first place。 It’s supposed to be fun！！！ So why is everyone freaking out and being sneaky？ Lo Uh Oh！ Looks like trouble is brewing。 When a Beauty Pagent is set to be held in Stoney Brook the girls have their hands full。 Dawn is coaching Claire and Margo Pike。 Kristy has her hands full with her little sister Karen。 Mary Ann is taking Mariah and Claudia is bringing Charlotte Johansson。 With competition fierce and hours of training the babysitters lose the TRUE meaning of entering this pagent in the first place。 It’s supposed to be fun！！！ So why is everyone freaking out and being sneaky？ Lots of life lessons in this book。 Enjoyed it。 。。。more

M。M。 Strawberry Library & Reviews ，

Pretty much the BSC version of Toddlers and TIaras。 But the TV show is better。

Brooke ，

Usually， I don’t like Dawn’s attitude， but in this book， I can understand her perspectives。 This book was really funny， despite the BSC’s acting like the girls in the book， “Odd Girl Out” and the pointless portrayal of pageants （I don’t get it。）Another good point was the pageant outfits: pg。 94: blue dress （Claire）pg。 97: white sailor suit and sailor cap （Claire） pg。 98: painter’s pants （Margo）pg。 127: red， white and blue sequined leotardpg。 129: long black evening gown， long white gloves， and h Usually， I don’t like Dawn’s attitude， but in this book， I can understand her perspectives。 This book was really funny， despite the BSC’s acting like the girls in the book， “Odd Girl Out” and the pointless portrayal of pageants （I don’t get it。）Another good point was the pageant outfits: pg。 94: blue dress （Claire）pg。 97: white sailor suit and sailor cap （Claire） pg。 98: painter’s pants （Margo）pg。 127: red， white and blue sequined leotardpg。 129: long black evening gown， long white gloves， and hair bun （Sabrina） 。。。more

Courtney ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My daughters review: In ‘little miss stoneybrook and dawn’， Dawn’s point-of-view is almost like a little kid’s to start off the book with。 Ann m Martin is really COOL to do that。 And the whole pageant thing— it’s a little like a special start（ see ‘good parts’） and so funny。 But the problem with Jeff， Dawn’s brother is that Ms and mr schafer are ON BOARD with the whole ‘go to California’ thing （see ‘bad parts’）， and now: Bad parts: the whole Jeff problem。 Jeff wants to go to California to live w My daughters review: In ‘little miss stoneybrook and dawn’， Dawn’s point-of-view is almost like a little kid’s to start off the book with。 Ann m Martin is really COOL to do that。 And the whole pageant thing— it’s a little like a special start（ see ‘good parts’） and so funny。 But the problem with Jeff， Dawn’s brother is that Ms and mr schafer are ON BOARD with the whole ‘go to California’ thing （see ‘bad parts’）， and now: Bad parts: the whole Jeff problem。 Jeff wants to go to California to live with mr Schafer。 I don’t mind if he brought the subject up but Mrs Schafer and dawn， THAT IS NOT A GOOD ANSWER （yes） like， this is just awkward for a bsc book。 A guy problem and girly sexist stuff？？ Weird combination Ann m Martin！The Jeff problem is just awful。 No real bad parts except the Jeff stuff and ALL the girl sexist pageant be perfect blah blah， and the good parts are the fact that all the bsc members except mal and Jessi are involved in the pageant stuff。 Well also dawn is jealous that the new junior members have a ceremony dawn didn’t as a new bsc members。 Thats all。 。。。more

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0