When I was in 6th grade, I accidentally walked out of the library without checking this book out. The scanner thing didn't beep for some reason, and I got so anxious wondering if I should walk back in there to check the book out that I just didn't because I was so scared of the scanner actually going off. Me today would've walked right back in and check it out, but ah well. The book is still sitting on the bottom shelf of the children's books section in our study. Maybe I'll just like walk back into the middle school someday and try to give it back? Eep! ( )

⅘ stars
Love Dawn’s addition to the group and the graphics are stunning. I have watched the TV show but these graphics make the characters look even better.
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I prefer the colored versions of these graphic novels but the story was wholesome and all about family and friends. I appreciated it very much. ( )

Claudia and her older sister Janine are completely different: Janine is brainy, always studying and taking extra high-level classes, while Claudia loves art, fashion, and the babysitters club. The BSC's new idea for the summer is to have a playgroup three times a week, and Claudia is excited to help, but then her beloved grandmother Mimi has a stroke. Claudia jumps in to help take care of Mimi, while Janine stays holed up in her room with her computer. Eventually, an interaction with one of the kids she babysits helps Claudia talk to Janine, who, it turns out, feels like the family has shut her out and forced her toward her studies, rather than the other way around.

There's a neat section at the end about the making of the BSC graphic novels. ( )

What a blast from the past! As always Raina Telgemeier's illustrations are excellent. A good adaptation. ( )