Welcome, Anthony Rapp! (part two) — Page 181

That's why I started reading longer books in the first place. I was 8 and reading an entire Babysitters Club book in one sitting. I sought out the longest books my parents had in the house and started reading them, if only to have something that I could enjoy for longer than an hour or two. Besides, Les Miserables has more of a longer-lasting effect on you than Stacey's Big Mistake or something.

I highly recommend The Count of Monte Cristo. Unlike many other lengthy books, it kept me really interested the entire time. I really should reread it sometime soon, but the only copy I have is back at my parents house. I should really get one of my own.

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Skittles, I you for remembering a name of one of the BSC books.

The Boxcar Children! I read those in second grade when I was in the really advanced reading group- so all they did was send me and 3 other kids to sit in the library all day and read. I read practically book they had there that year.

And I totally did the same thing, but I used my little sister's nightlight

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I remember way too much about the Baby Sitter's Club Books. The author was Ann A. Martin, the first book was Kristy's Great Idea, Kristy was a tomboy and had a stepfather named Watson and a blind dog named Louie...etc.

I'm trying to remember good books that I read when I was younger. Has anyone ever read Maniac Magee?

You remember so much about the Baby Sitter's Club books because at the beginning of every single one, they gave a rundown of the entire series- like who everyone was and their family history and how the BSC got started. Jessie was a ballet dancer and Mallory had 7 younger siblings and Stacey was diabetic and from New York, and Claudia was Japanese and artistic. It's like, don't you think your audience has figured it out by now? These books aren't exactly rocket science.

secondstar, I read the Sweet Valley Twins/High books too. I never watched the show though. Hee. Manely Pope.

I really liked Roald Dahl books when I was little.

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Updated On: 2/11/06 at 08:59 PM

I loved Roald Dahl, although I remembered being dissapointed that the books were too short.

Oh, and Skittles, you forgot that Dawn was from California and had a younger brother named Jeff who wasn't happy in Stoneybrook. They lived in a very old farmhouse. Their mother was very absent minded and once put her shoes in the fridge. Claudia had a genius sister, and her parents did not approve of her junk food or Nancy Drew books. Mary Ann's father (Richard) used to be strict and make her wear her hair in braids. Mallory was a dork that had to wear glasses and she hated her hair. Logan Bruno was Mary Anne's boyfriend, and had blonde hair and a Kentucky accent.

Wow, I could go on forever.

Updated On: 2/11/06 at 09:02 PM

Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming.

What? You don't like Finding Nemo?!?

Get. Out.






Not really. I just can't imagine how anyone can't like that movie.

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Updated On: 2/11/06 at 09:11 PM

I loved Finding Nemo. And what made it all the more funnier was that a guy in the row ahead of us thought it was the funniest thing he had ever seen in his life, and his laugh was just hilarous. So we were laughing at him laugh at the movie.

That paragraph probably doesn't make sense, lol. But the movie was great.

I definitely cried in the first 5 minutes and my 6 year old cousin thought I was completely weird.

I'm getting a friend for Sparky this summer and I'm going to name him Nemo

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Does anyone know if The Misfits movie was based on a book? Because if so, I think I've read it.

And no, that's not completely random. It's one of Anthony's favorite listed movies.

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Finding Nemo is awesome.

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Mine!