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32nd out of 77 books
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Jackie's Jokes (Sisters Eight #4)
by
Lauren Baratz-Logsted (Goodreads Author),
Greg Logsted, Jackie Logsted, Lisa K. Weber
April has finally arrived. How lucky of Jackie to have such a lovely month to tell her story. It starts off with fun and laughter on April Fool's Day. Wait a minute--there's April 15th. That's the day every adult dreads--Tax Day! Illustrations.
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
April 20th 2009
by Sandpiper
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Another great addition to the eights adventure! And the prologues continue to be a great feature of each book - finding a unique way to say the same thing about what happened in previous adventures, yet still feel engaging. And the prologue in book 4 did not disappoint. It has nice interactions with the reader - pointing out that the book is talking to the reader. I think kids will really like this aspect, especially because it uses this technique to recap the story without being boring and invo...more
Jun 15, 2012
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
children starting to read chapter books
Shelves:
2012,
education-school,
money,
scifi-fantasy,
pets,
humor,
childrens,
china-chinese,
australia
This is the fourth book in the Sisters Eight series by Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Greg Logsted, and Jackie Logsted. Our oldest daughter discovered the first book of this series recently at our local library and fell in love immediately. We've borrowed the next few books in the series and she's read several of them quickly in succession.
We actually read this book together, but for some reason, I would quickly fall asleep while reading it. I guess I just didn't enjoy this book as much as the others....more
We actually read this book together, but for some reason, I would quickly fall asleep while reading it. I guess I just didn't enjoy this book as much as the others....more
Jul 24, 2012
Kat
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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kaylee-reviewed,
ya-childrens
I liked the book, but in the beginning of the book it was April 1 so everyone was playing practical jokes on each other. Some of the jokes were funny but others weren't. I like how Jackie's power allows her to be faster than a speeding train. I thought it was weird how the note behind the loose stone in the drawing room said "beware the other eights." I like how Annie's gift was a ring, how Durinda's gift was a pair of clip on earrings, how Georgia's gift was a little pocket mirror, and how Jack...more
It's amazing how quickly Thursday and Friday fly by when you know you are going to see your CPA on Saturday.
Talk about a sentence I never thought I'd read in a book, much less in one that's meant for children. I'm starting to think that this series, written collaboratively by a mom, dad, and their daughter, is a way for the mom and dad to impart future adult knowledge to their daughter in a fun, girly, octuplet package.
(Hmm.)
Talk about a sentence I never thought I'd read in a book, much less in one that's meant for children. I'm starting to think that this series, written collaboratively by a mom, dad, and their daughter, is a way for the mom and dad to impart future adult knowledge to their daughter in a fun, girly, octuplet package.
(Hmm.)
Jan 07, 2011
Kaethe
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5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
adventure,
cats,
feminism,
fiction,
humor,
kids,
age-middle-grade,
mystery,
strong-smart-female-protagonist,
beloved,
read-aloud
Both my daughters love this new series starring eight eight-year-old sisters, mystery, adventure, and a huge dose of humor. The Huit sisters live in an unusual house, shared with eight unusual cats. In the way of multiples, the sisters find ways to distinguish themselves from one another, and Baratz-Logsted has done a brilliant job of imagining the conflicts and the joys of sisterhood. The set-up allows for each sister to discover a new and unexpected capacity within herself.
April Fools is suita...more
April Fools is suita...more
On January 1st Annie, Durinda, Georgia, Jackie, Marcia, Petal, Rebecca, and Zinnia’s mommy and daddy went missing. While Mommy is making eggnog, and Daddy is collecting fire wood, they mysteriously disappear. Octuplets all alone! In order to find Mommy and Daddy they must discover their powers. Annie finds her power and gift, super smarts and a purple ring, Durinda’s power and gift are, freezing people (except Zinnia) and green earrings, Georgia’s power and gift are invisibility and a gold compa...more
I like the book a lot, but the same thing happens in every book.
One of them finds a power and their gift.
It didn't really go anywhere that much, but they had little adventures that I enjoyed.
One of them finds a power and their gift.
It didn't really go anywhere that much, but they had little adventures that I enjoyed.
The fun and silliness of the Sisters 8 continues :)
It's a pity that the conflict in this fourth book, in my opinion, rather dull, but here for the first time we got a cliffhanger. Intriguing, eh?
It's a pity that the conflict in this fourth book, in my opinion, rather dull, but here for the first time we got a cliffhanger. Intriguing, eh?
Can't remember library books ever having had such heavy usage at our house! In three weeks, I've read the series once, but C is halfway through a third round already!
Alert ahead ... CLIFFHANGER ENDING!
The beauty of discovering a series later on. We're inching closer and closer to four stars.
The beauty of discovering a series later on. We're inching closer and closer to four stars.
Jackie's power is speed. She can do things really fast.
Would love to have Jackies power
Very cute series and story!
Apr 28, 2010
Veronica
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LOVE IT!!!
fourth book in the sisters eight series ... pretty on par with the rest of the series. this one gets point for being the only kids book i can think of that makes a plot point out of tax day and for the cliffhanger ending.
May 07, 2013
Sarina Chan
marked it as to-read
Apr 30, 2013
Gourav Kushwaha
marked it as to-read
Apr 26, 2013
Meghan
marked it as to-read
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Lauren grew up in Monroe, CT, where her father owned a drugstore at which her mother was the pharmacist. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut at Storrs, where she majored in psychology. She also has what she calls her “half-Masters” in English from Western Connecticut State University (five courses down, another five to go…someday!).
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