Reviews for Kristy and the Dirty Diapers

The average rating for Kristy and the Dirty Diapers based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-12-13 00:00:00 Rahul Gupta in this first introduction of a honest-to-goodness NEW BSC MEMBER since Hello, Mallory by ghostwriter Peter Lerangis, a new family is moving into a house in kristy’s neighborhood. kristy is excited to discover the family has twin 13-year-old girls but is less excited to discover that abby, one of them, has an actual funny sense of humor (which doesn’t mesh well with kristy’s boring waspy connecticut sensibilities -- they probably think the “what if the hokey pokey really IS what it’s all about” bumper sticker is funny). eventually, though, kristy grows to like abby and she becomes the bsc’s new alternate member (very convenient since dawn just left in Farewell, Dawn). meanwhile, kristy agrees to a sponsorship deal with davis diapers and the krushers are now called the diapers and have pictures of diapers on their uniforms. understandably the kids are upset cease to have any real team spirit, and it doesn’t help that mr. davis of davis diapers is a miserable jerk who keeps backseat coaching and yelling at the kids as his form of motivational speaking. with abby’s help, kristy gives up the cushy new gear she got from the sponsorship deal and the krushers become the krushers again. meanwhile meanwhile, mrs. porter/morbidda destiny’s granddaughter comes to live with her because her parents are going through an ugly divorce. she’s having a rough time until she starts a band called druscilla and the dynamos. SERIOUSLY THAT IS THE COOLEST BAND NAME OF ALL TIME. ROCK N ROLL. highlights: -since mary anne cries a lot, logan keeps talking about bringing a raincoat to sad movies. I know 13-year-olds don’t get that this sounds like a condom reference, but I’m just thinking of that wonderful draw something meme with the gay batman and robin, where the prompt was raincoat and batman is wearing a condom while robin is lying in bed, patiently waiting. note: I tried SO HARD to track down this draw something meme and have been completely unable to find it. if you know what I’m talking about and know where to find it, please send it my way. thank you. -when it's taking a long time for the new people to move in, kristy gets mad at them: "who did they think they were, making me run over to their house in vain all the time." god, kristy is so...kristy. I love her so much. -abby is the best. the krushers are totally demoralized because kristy made a bad decision without consulting them, so abby acts like a goofball which builds up their team spirit (since they’re finally having fun again). then abby basically tells mr. davis (the sponsor) that he is a jerk and that the reason the krushers lost is because he was being mean to them all day. abby is like kristy but with backbone and less self-absorbed. -if you read the bsc books in the mid 90s, you remember their huge contest to name the twins. they didn’t specify that the twins were going to be jewish (which is good because at that point I was going to orthodox jewish school and would’ve wanted them to be named rochel and rivka bergstein or something), so the names that I wrote to submit were cathy and sandy smith. I know this because I never sent them in and they’re still sitting in my copy of Kristy and Mr. Mom from 20+ years ago. -apparently the working names for abby and anna (while they were waiting for the contest results) were lucy and ethel ricardo (which we find out in the letter from ann in this book). classic ann m. martin to make an i love lucy reference of everything. -I just generally love abby and anna and how they are so different from these goyische connecticut kids with all their delightful jewiness (I am a jew so I can say words like goyische jewiness). lowlights/nitpicks: -abby makes a my fair lady reference and kristy doesn't get it. really? her friends are always making her watch old movies at slumber parties. -the team's name is now the diapers and their new uniforms have pictures of diapers on them. why didn't kristy verify some info before agreeing to this? it’s frustrating, but it also feels out-of-character from kristy, who over-prepares for everything. the first outfits we see abby and anna wearing: abby: baggy plaid shorts and a U4Me t-shirt anna: long khaki pants, sandals, and a short-sleeve button-down shirt another abby outfit (accidentally mismatched): "Abby entered the kitchen wearing a striped shirt and a paisley skirt." mr. davis outfit: -"I turned to face a heavyset, balding man wearing Bermuda shorts and a T-shirt that said Davis Diapers." shannon's kid kit: -coloring book -watercolor pencils -mini-frisbee -Esio Trot -Tiffky Doofky -monopoly junior jackie disaster: -sneezes while a pitch is coming at him, which jerks his body forward so the ball hits his butt snacks in claudia’s room: -mini-snickers (n.s.) -candy corn behind her hats on her closet shelf -milk duds (n.s.)

Review # 2 was written on 2018-12-20 00:00:00 Arick Solan Not one of the best BSC books... the plot with the diapers honestly sounds like something in a crappy comedy movie. At least we get introduced to a new character/future BSC member.