She does manage to succeed in throwing a long, hooked metal pole out her window (!?!), which lands right at Ivy's feet - and nothing is said of the potential for serious harm that could have been done to Ivy if the pole or hook had hit her.Īs for the babysitting story itself - I have to admit, I think Nancy and Bean's parents set the girls up for failure. Thankfully, she is unable to procure a rope, but it's never pointed out that it was a dangerous idea to begin with. Also, Bean makes a plan to climb out of her second-story bedroom window with a rope ladder. Ivy talks about making a "sacrifice to the gods", and I can just imagine that there might be some parents out there who aren't ready to explain that phrase to their first-graders. Unfortunately, there is still some of the inappropriateness that is found in the earlier books. I like the tone set by this book much better than the first 2, in which misbehavior goes mostly unpunished. When she's rude to her mother, her mother admonishes her when she says "God" in front of Nancy, Nancy tells her not to say it. Bean decides not to throw a rock at her sister because "she knew better than that." Before playing with the mound of dirt in her friend's yard, she first seeks permission from the babysitter. I was pleased to see that in this book, Bean's behavior is more measured, and sometimes is even chastised. In this installment, the girls do not engage in any mean or disrespectful behavior (as they do in Books 1 and 2), but they do ignore safety, which is troubling. *** Warning: This review contains spoilers! ***
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