When is karens birthday

View 1 comment. Jan 03, M. Karen just wants her mom and dad there for her birthday instead of being with them separately. Being the kid of divorce and wanting to feel 'normal' is common for kids in that situation, so it's hard to not sympathize with Karen. Jul 29, Sayo added it Shelves: old-reads. When you were too old for childrens books, but too young for The Baby Sitters Club. Ann M. Martin really is a genius to piggy back on the success of The Baby Sitters Club.

After reading the little sisters series I remember feeling like a real adult opening up that first BSC book. Nov 23, Mellanie C rated it really liked it. Karen is such a brat! Sep 09, Michelle rated it it was amazing Shelves: childhood-favorites , series , read-more-than-once , favorite , juvenile.

In 2nd grade, we had to read a book for leisure during class time. I really struggled with that for some reason. I couldn't get into any book well enough to give decent plot summaries to my teacher. In fact, I did so poorly with one book that she told me to put it down and pick something else. I felt terrible and I hated reading. When searching for another book at the teacher's request, I discovered Karen's Birthday I remember when I first plucked it off the shelf, feels like yesterday.

The co In 2nd grade, we had to read a book for leisure during class time. The cover attracted me to it, and from the moment I opened the first page, the 8-year-old me was hooked.

The first-person narration was new to me, and it felt like Karen was speaking directly to me. I was able to connect with her, understand her, wanted to be best friends with her! The next time the teacher had us do plot summaries, I passed with flying colors. I absolutely believe that if I had not read this book, I would never have learned to love reading for pleasure, dramatic as that sounds.

It's far from being excellent literature, but it helped me to regain my confidence as a reader at a crucial time during my childhood. Because I enjoyed this book so much, I went on to read almost every other book in this series, as well as anything else I could get my hands on! Dec 24, Grace Herbst rated it really liked it Shelves: little-sister-series.

I've read this book so many times that I can't count. I always loved the Baby-sitter's series and then I started reading Little Sister.

At first, I thought it was a cute book. What divorced kid wouldn't want their parents together for their birthday? I understand where she was coming from if there had been a lack of communication between her parents lately.

How else would she get her parents together if she hadn't made a ridiculously long list of birthday gifts so her dad would call her mom? Of I've read this book so many times that I can't count.

Of course, I never understood why she believed her parents would end up back together when they had been divorced for awhile. It was clear that they were happily married to their other spouses.

But I guess she got so excited about her friend's wedding that she believed her parents would get back together too? And she never really thought how that would effect her parents or her stepfamily?

It just didn't make sense to me, but the book is supposed to be told from a child's perspective. And this child has an active imagination that lands her in trouble sometimes. Sep 20, Fadumo rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-in-class. I agree. I used to HATE reading in the 2nd and 1st grade probably in 3rd too.

These were,the first series I read in 2nd grade. First book I read was Karen's little sister which I loved but forgot. Problem is since her mom and dad dont get,along it has to be 2 separate parties one at each house. Her wish is,to have,both families together to have one party. Jan 08, Amy rated it it was ok. I think this is the book that made me hate Karen. She is a spoiled brat. Her parents are both remarried, and yet somehow she expects them to marry each other again.

In the end she isn't even punished. She gets the parties she wanted, and all the presents, and her families even all hang out together. Feb 06, Kate rated it liked it Shelves: and-before , age-middlegrade. In which Karen has two birthday parties because her parents are divorced, and her birthday wish is for her parents to get back together which isn't going to happen, because her father is already engaged or married to Kristy's mom.

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