Karen's Birthday (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, 7)

Rating:
Summary: not what I expected, but still good
Review: I was 8 when I bought this book, and I myself had a fascination with birthday parties and presents, so I was surprised when most of the first half of the book was about her families and how she was trying to get them together. I found it unrealistic how they all took karen so seriously when she sent out the invitations to her big party where she wanted her 2 families to get together. They should have been more understanding of how she felt about her mom and dad, she's just a little kid, not a rebellious teenager! But anyways, her birthday celebrations were nice and I enjoyed reading that part the most. She ended up having a party at her mother's house, a party at her father's house and a little party in school. The descriptions of how her birthday went made me wish I was there too. So buy this book, but don't expected all of it to be birthday related!

Rating:
Summary: Not Appriaite
Review: This story about Karen is about her 7th birthday. All she thinks about are gifts which is natural for a 2nd grader. What she really wants however, is a special diner party with both of her families. My parents were devorced since I was three years old, and in 2nd grade, I would want that too. But, setting up her parents whom are alredy again married to re-marry, is inappropriate. If young children whos parents are devorced read this, they may try to do the same!