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The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries #8
Jessi and the Jewel Thieves
Jessi can't wait to get to New York City to see her friend Quint dance in his first big ballet. What could be more exciting? Lots!
Jessi and Quint overhear two men discussing a jewel heist! Jessi wants to go straight to the police. But Quint thinks they need more evidence. So the two begin tailing the men--all over the city. But are Jessi and Quint too busy watching the thieves to realize that the thieves are watching them?!
Jessi and Quint overhear two men discussing a jewel heist! Jessi wants to go straight to the police. But Quint thinks they need more evidence. So the two begin tailing the men--all over the city. But are Jessi and Quint too busy watching the thieves to realize that the thieves are watching them?!
148 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1993
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About the author
Ann M. Martin
1,102 books3,047 followersAnn Matthews Martin was born on August 12, 1955. She grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, with her parents and her younger sister, Jane. After graduating from Smith College, Ann became a teacher and then an editor of children's books. She's now a full-time writer.
Ann gets the ideas for her books from many different places. Some are based on personal experiences, while others are based on childhood memories and feelings. Many are written about contemporary problems or events. All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up. But many of her characters are based on real people. Sometimes Ann names her characters after people she knows, and other times she simply chooses names that she likes.
Ann has always enjoyed writing. Even before she was old enough to write, she would dictate stories to her mother to write down for her. Some of her favorite authors at that time were Lewis Carroll, P. L. Travers, Hugh Lofting, Astrid Lindgren, and Roald Dahl. They inspired her to become a writer herself.
Since ending the BSC series in 2000, Ann’s writing has concentrated on single novels, many of which are set in the 1960s.
After living in New York City for many years, Ann moved to the Hudson Valley in upstate New York where she now lives with her dog, Sadie, and her cats, Gussie, Willy and Woody. Her hobbies are reading, sewing, and needlework. Her favorite thing to do is to make clothes for children.
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Ann gets the ideas for her books from many different places. Some are based on personal experiences, while others are based on childhood memories and feelings. Many are written about contemporary problems or events. All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up. But many of her characters are based on real people. Sometimes Ann names her characters after people she knows, and other times she simply chooses names that she likes.
Ann has always enjoyed writing. Even before she was old enough to write, she would dictate stories to her mother to write down for her. Some of her favorite authors at that time were Lewis Carroll, P. L. Travers, Hugh Lofting, Astrid Lindgren, and Roald Dahl. They inspired her to become a writer herself.
Since ending the BSC series in 2000, Ann’s writing has concentrated on single novels, many of which are set in the 1960s.
After living in New York City for many years, Ann moved to the Hudson Valley in upstate New York where she now lives with her dog, Sadie, and her cats, Gussie, Willy and Woody. Her hobbies are reading, sewing, and needlework. Her favorite thing to do is to make clothes for children.
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July 28, 2020
Is this the worst BSC Mystery? I can't say for sure right now, but I can say that it was a super lame story. I think it would have been better without the "mystery" and as a regular-series book. I actually really enjoyed the non-mystery parts, like Jessi's struggle with having The Talk with Quint about their long-distance relationship, and Becca's abandonment issues. The silliness with the jewel thieves was unnecessary and really took away from how good the rest of the story could be.
June 28, 2016
this is my first time reading this book!
in this mystery with the most obvious solution in the world, by mystery ghostwriter extraordinaire Ellen Miles, jessi goes to nyc for the weekend with stacey. she's there to see quint perform in a ballet, but she also wants to take the opportunity to tell him she wants to just be friends from here on out. she and quint overhear a conversation between two men that talk like dick tracy villains about the jewel heist they are planning to orchestrate. they see quint and jessi, who are then convinced that the men are coming to get them (though, if it's not obvious from the ridiculous dialogue -- these men are actors rehearsing for a play). meanwhile, becca ramsey is stuck staying at the pikes' house, since the other ramseys have gone out of town for a wedding (squirt is too young to be left in stoneybrook alone, so they are getting a baby-sitter for him during the wedding). becca has trouble coping and is a total drama queen about the whole thing.
highlights:
-some of the things the "jewel thieves" say to each other are hilarious. one calls the other "you double-crossing weasel" and "you lily-livered, chicken-hearted wimp." and somehow, jessi and quint still believe that they're being serious.
-jessi and quint decide to be just friends. this is a good bit of story, even though I love their romance so much in both New York, New York! and Snowbound.
-I guess I appreciate when there aren't any obvious clues but I still solve the mystery. it makes me feel smart. though in this case I think it's just because the mystery itself was so dumb.
lowlights/nitpicks:
-if squirt has to get a babysitter at the hotel anyway, why not just bring becca and have her stay with the babysitter too?
-becca is SO annoying/terrible in this book. she calls herself an orphan at one point. wahhh, wahhh, wahhh.
-at the palm court and at a jewelry store, snooty people treat jessi and quint like little juvenile delinquents. jessi doesn't believe that it could be because they're black, especially because the jewelry store security guard is black. so? black security guards are also socialized to think that black kids are juvenile delinquents. once again (like in so many other books but especially Jessi and the Awful Secret), I don't think jessi would actually be this oblivious to the possibility of racism, so I blame the ghostwriter.
-two chapters' bsc notebook entries are swapped! what a horrible snafu! claudia's bsc notebook entry for her sunday babysitting job is at the beginning of chapter 10, which is about mary anne's saturday babysitting job, and vice versa.
-jessi imagines newspaper articles about her and quint foiling the robbers' plans and in one it says something about heroic teens. jessi, you're 11. you're not even an almost teen.
snack in claudia's room:
-ruffles (n.s.)
in this mystery with the most obvious solution in the world, by mystery ghostwriter extraordinaire Ellen Miles, jessi goes to nyc for the weekend with stacey. she's there to see quint perform in a ballet, but she also wants to take the opportunity to tell him she wants to just be friends from here on out. she and quint overhear a conversation between two men that talk like dick tracy villains about the jewel heist they are planning to orchestrate. they see quint and jessi, who are then convinced that the men are coming to get them (though, if it's not obvious from the ridiculous dialogue -- these men are actors rehearsing for a play). meanwhile, becca ramsey is stuck staying at the pikes' house, since the other ramseys have gone out of town for a wedding (squirt is too young to be left in stoneybrook alone, so they are getting a baby-sitter for him during the wedding). becca has trouble coping and is a total drama queen about the whole thing.
highlights:
-some of the things the "jewel thieves" say to each other are hilarious. one calls the other "you double-crossing weasel" and "you lily-livered, chicken-hearted wimp." and somehow, jessi and quint still believe that they're being serious.
-jessi and quint decide to be just friends. this is a good bit of story, even though I love their romance so much in both New York, New York! and Snowbound.
-I guess I appreciate when there aren't any obvious clues but I still solve the mystery. it makes me feel smart. though in this case I think it's just because the mystery itself was so dumb.
lowlights/nitpicks:
-if squirt has to get a babysitter at the hotel anyway, why not just bring becca and have her stay with the babysitter too?
-becca is SO annoying/terrible in this book. she calls herself an orphan at one point. wahhh, wahhh, wahhh.
-at the palm court and at a jewelry store, snooty people treat jessi and quint like little juvenile delinquents. jessi doesn't believe that it could be because they're black, especially because the jewelry store security guard is black. so? black security guards are also socialized to think that black kids are juvenile delinquents. once again (like in so many other books but especially Jessi and the Awful Secret), I don't think jessi would actually be this oblivious to the possibility of racism, so I blame the ghostwriter.
-two chapters' bsc notebook entries are swapped! what a horrible snafu! claudia's bsc notebook entry for her sunday babysitting job is at the beginning of chapter 10, which is about mary anne's saturday babysitting job, and vice versa.
-jessi imagines newspaper articles about her and quint foiling the robbers' plans and in one it says something about heroic teens. jessi, you're 11. you're not even an almost teen.
snack in claudia's room:
-ruffles (n.s.)
January 15, 2011
I remember this one really vividly because it was the only BSC mystery I ever owned. I appreciated that the mystery was actually an "unmystery" as the BSC seem to run into far too many mysterious things for it to be realistic. But Jessi having a boyfriend at the age of 11 and being allowed to visit him on her own? And taking cabs around NYC on her own? I felt like a rather boring kid when I read this!
October 26, 2021
3 stars. This was so cute and a fun adventure. I knew what was going on long before the reveal but that was fine. I enjoyed it. I loved that Jessi and Stacey hung out and it was just them, that was an interesting dynamic. The other girls really aren’t in it except Mallory which was fine. This was a very fun installment in the series.
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May 20, 2025LOVED the twist! The whole Jessi Quint situation was handled pretty well too.
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January 12, 2025Alfie rates it 9/10 and says “I loved the foolishness and trickery.”
Teddy rates it 2.5/5 and says “they talked about one part so much but then it wasn’t even correct.”
Teddy rates it 2.5/5 and says “they talked about one part so much but then it wasn’t even correct.”
November 19, 2008
yes! the babysitters club! i used to have every single book--all the regular books,all the super specials, all the mysteries, all the super mysteries, everything. but people would come to my house & openly ridicule me for having an entire bookcase dedicated to young adult serial fiction, & then i started moving every few months (i've lived in nine houses in the last three years), so i got rid of it by selling the books off one at a time for fifty cents each to other BSC fans. this was one of the last to go because jessi is criminally under-appreciated among BSC readers. though it could also be because this is a mystery book & the mysteries are notoriously lame, & this one is especially bad. jessi goes to new york in this one to see her friend quint (who is maybe a romantic paramour--as romantic as one gets at age eleven) dance in a recital (they are both ballet dancers). while there, they overhear quint's neighbors shiftily discussing a plot to steal some jewelry. they are in a bind. should they tell the cops? or maybe quint's parents? or should they sneak around new york, following the possibly violent potential jewel thieves in an effort to catch them in the act? being a BSC book, they opt for the latter, & of course, it's all a big misunderstanding & the jewel thieves are actually actors who were rehearsing a scene & everyone has some laughs. & there is also some baby-sitting. as much as i love the BSC, i gave this one two stars for the ridiculousness of two eleven-year-olds being allowed to take cabs all over new york & have tea at the plaza in pursuit of possible jewel thieves, & for the fact that these supposedly intelligent kids never think to maybe involve adults EVER, or consider benign alternatives to their crime-themed fantasies.
December 15, 2024
Jessi is so realistically eleven years old sometimes. This is one of those times.
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January 8, 2024This was the most non-mystery mystery story since "The Mystery at Claudia's House."
March 10, 2017
Jessi goes off to NYC for a weekend to watch Quint perform in a ballet. They overhear two men planning a jewel heist and take it on themselves to solve this so-called mystery. In the meantime, Becca spends the weekend with the Pikes and pines for her family.
Things I remember from reading this as a kid:
I was probably ten when I read this book, and while I liked most of the mysteries in this series, I hated this one. It was so boring and obvious. I was mad that Jessi (who was a character I usually liked a lot) wasted so much time following two actors around. And that she dragged Quint (who I also liked a lot) into her stupid escapades.
This book made me realize that Jessi and Mallory only have one mystery each in this series that's told from their perspective only. Mallory's is Mallory and the Ghost Cat, which I also did not like. Even as a kid I could tell that Jessi and Mallory are the worst at having mysteries, and I was relieved that there weren't any more that featured them as the main narrators.
Things I've considered since reading this as an adult:
Jessi's family is going to a family wedding that doesn't allow children, so Becca has to stay behind in Stoneybrook. First of all, Jessi seems to have a huge extended family with lots of small children in it, so it seems odd to exclude every last one of them from the entire wedding, but I know people do that. Second of all, I assume that the rest of Jessi and Becca's young cousins are also in limbo in terms of supervision, and that presumably their parents have worked out some kind of baby sitter for them. Why hasn't someone suggested that Becca spend the weekend with them? Or stay at the hotel with Squirt and the mysterious baby sitter her parents have hired to look after him while they're at the wedding? Maybe they thought she would have more fun at the Pikes.
Jessi says that all the baby sitters rode horses on the carousel when "the entire BSC" visited Stacey in New York City. The riding of the carousel happened when Claudia, Dawn, Mary Anne, and Kristy visited Stacey to baby sit in NYC before her parents got divorced. Jessi and Mallory didn't come on that trip. I could buy that Jessi heard about it from her friends, but she implies here that she rode the carousel with them, and she didn't.
This book was even more boring than I remembered it being, but it since I didn't remember it very well, it was interesting to read. There was some interactions between Quint and Jessi that were nice to read about, and made me understand why he stopped being mentioned in the series. At first I thought Jessi was making such a big deal out of her "relationship" with Quint, considering she's only eleven. She acts like she's in her twenties throughout most of this book when she's agonizing about how to tell Quint that she wants to be friends with him. She's sure his family will hate her for it. She's sure Quint will be hurt and upset, so she's careful not to say anything before his dance performance. But in the end, it wasn't as dramatic as she made it out to be. She and Quint decide it's more practical for them to be friends, and . . . that's that. As it should be. The scenes involving the stupid "jewel thieves" were gratingly annoying. I don't think of Quint as being a stupid person (this is the guy who walked through a blizzard to find Jessi at her dance school, after all) but he sure acted stupid in this book. So did Jessi. So did Stacey for that matter. This book is a perfect example of why teens and pre-teens should not be solving mysteries.
Things I remember from reading this as a kid:
I was probably ten when I read this book, and while I liked most of the mysteries in this series, I hated this one. It was so boring and obvious. I was mad that Jessi (who was a character I usually liked a lot) wasted so much time following two actors around. And that she dragged Quint (who I also liked a lot) into her stupid escapades.
This book made me realize that Jessi and Mallory only have one mystery each in this series that's told from their perspective only. Mallory's is Mallory and the Ghost Cat, which I also did not like. Even as a kid I could tell that Jessi and Mallory are the worst at having mysteries, and I was relieved that there weren't any more that featured them as the main narrators.
Things I've considered since reading this as an adult:
Jessi's family is going to a family wedding that doesn't allow children, so Becca has to stay behind in Stoneybrook. First of all, Jessi seems to have a huge extended family with lots of small children in it, so it seems odd to exclude every last one of them from the entire wedding, but I know people do that. Second of all, I assume that the rest of Jessi and Becca's young cousins are also in limbo in terms of supervision, and that presumably their parents have worked out some kind of baby sitter for them. Why hasn't someone suggested that Becca spend the weekend with them? Or stay at the hotel with Squirt and the mysterious baby sitter her parents have hired to look after him while they're at the wedding? Maybe they thought she would have more fun at the Pikes.
Jessi says that all the baby sitters rode horses on the carousel when "the entire BSC" visited Stacey in New York City. The riding of the carousel happened when Claudia, Dawn, Mary Anne, and Kristy visited Stacey to baby sit in NYC before her parents got divorced. Jessi and Mallory didn't come on that trip. I could buy that Jessi heard about it from her friends, but she implies here that she rode the carousel with them, and she didn't.
This book was even more boring than I remembered it being, but it since I didn't remember it very well, it was interesting to read. There was some interactions between Quint and Jessi that were nice to read about, and made me understand why he stopped being mentioned in the series. At first I thought Jessi was making such a big deal out of her "relationship" with Quint, considering she's only eleven. She acts like she's in her twenties throughout most of this book when she's agonizing about how to tell Quint that she wants to be friends with him. She's sure his family will hate her for it. She's sure Quint will be hurt and upset, so she's careful not to say anything before his dance performance. But in the end, it wasn't as dramatic as she made it out to be. She and Quint decide it's more practical for them to be friends, and . . . that's that. As it should be. The scenes involving the stupid "jewel thieves" were gratingly annoying. I don't think of Quint as being a stupid person (this is the guy who walked through a blizzard to find Jessi at her dance school, after all) but he sure acted stupid in this book. So did Jessi. So did Stacey for that matter. This book is a perfect example of why teens and pre-teens should not be solving mysteries.
July 21, 2017
In the world of lame BSC mysteries, this one might just be the worst. I never read this as a kid, and I'm almost glad I didn't. Because young me just couldn't handle this kind of disappointment, holy shit.
Like seriously, this was so bad! Jessi goes goes to NYC with Stacey for the weekend to see her friend Quint dance in a recital at Juilliard. They're at his apartment watching a movie when they hear two neighbors are arguing loudly. The guys are carrying on a ridiculous conversation/fight about stealing some jewels, and they same some lines straight out of some bad gangster movies. It's pretty obvious that this likely isn't serious because it's some pretty bad dialogue, but these two "responsible" 11 year olds are convinced they've heard a crime in progress.
Naturally they don't tell an adult but try to follow these two would-be dangerous thieves around the city.
In the end it turns out the guys are actors, practicing for a show or something. Everyone laughs, it's real good time.
Idiots.
The b-plot is also pretty rancid. Becca is a total little snot in this book. She's super overly dramatic about being left behind with the Pikes while Jessi goes to NYC and her parents go to a wedding for the weekend. I mean I get it, it was pretty stupid. Her parents are taking Squirt and hiring a sitter to watch him at the hotel during the wedding, but they couldn't do that for Becca. Still though, you get to spend the weekend with a bunch of other kids having fun and not at a boring wedding. Get over it, Becca.
Like seriously, this was so bad! Jessi goes goes to NYC with Stacey for the weekend to see her friend Quint dance in a recital at Juilliard. They're at his apartment watching a movie when they hear two neighbors are arguing loudly. The guys are carrying on a ridiculous conversation/fight about stealing some jewels, and they same some lines straight out of some bad gangster movies. It's pretty obvious that this likely isn't serious because it's some pretty bad dialogue, but these two "responsible" 11 year olds are convinced they've heard a crime in progress.
Naturally they don't tell an adult but try to follow these two would-be dangerous thieves around the city.
In the end it turns out the guys are actors, practicing for a show or something. Everyone laughs, it's real good time.
Idiots.
The b-plot is also pretty rancid. Becca is a total little snot in this book. She's super overly dramatic about being left behind with the Pikes while Jessi goes to NYC and her parents go to a wedding for the weekend. I mean I get it, it was pretty stupid. Her parents are taking Squirt and hiring a sitter to watch him at the hotel during the wedding, but they couldn't do that for Becca. Still though, you get to spend the weekend with a bunch of other kids having fun and not at a boring wedding. Get over it, Becca.
May 12, 2023
Fun and lighthearted mystery. I guessed the big reveal from the start () which made the mystery (at least to adult me) even more fun coz the stakes were pretty low.
Annoying editing snag:
- the BSC notebook entries of Mary Anne and Claudia were mixed up. Like the contents were accurate but the chapter where Mary Anne was babysitting for the Pikes was introduced by a notebook entry by Claudia, and vice versa. Yikes.
And annoying consistency snag, though I admit I caught this only coz I've been binging so many BSC books:
- in this book, Jessi is stressing about how to tell Quint she just wants to be friends and not boyfriend and girlfriend. Except in another BSC book (Jessi's big break), she was stressing over the exact same thing. Since this is a mystery, I don't know when exactly these two books fall in the timeline in relation to each other (and in relation to whichever book showed Jessi and Quint meeting in the first place). But it annoyed me coz like, the exact same thing got resolved in both books and yet also apparently became a problem again for whichever book happened second. Plus Quint's responses in both those books were inconsistent.
Annoying editing snag:
- the BSC notebook entries of Mary Anne and Claudia were mixed up. Like the contents were accurate but the chapter where Mary Anne was babysitting for the Pikes was introduced by a notebook entry by Claudia, and vice versa. Yikes.
And annoying consistency snag, though I admit I caught this only coz I've been binging so many BSC books:
- in this book, Jessi is stressing about how to tell Quint she just wants to be friends and not boyfriend and girlfriend. Except in another BSC book (Jessi's big break), she was stressing over the exact same thing. Since this is a mystery, I don't know when exactly these two books fall in the timeline in relation to each other (and in relation to whichever book showed Jessi and Quint meeting in the first place). But it annoyed me coz like, the exact same thing got resolved in both books and yet also apparently became a problem again for whichever book happened second. Plus Quint's responses in both those books were inconsistent.
September 19, 2018
This book is pretty ridiculous, but that really just adds to the charm of it. I love the BSC books that take place in New York, plus I like Quint, so I enjoyed re-reading this one. The ending still makes me laugh!
There was a funny error, though - Claudia and Mary Anne's babysitting entries get mixed up and are put on the wrong chapters. I was definitely confused for a minute after reading Claudia's words and then having it be Mary Anne, and its interesting that the editor didn't catch such a big mistake. Oh well, it made me chuckle.
There was a funny error, though - Claudia and Mary Anne's babysitting entries get mixed up and are put on the wrong chapters. I was definitely confused for a minute after reading Claudia's words and then having it be Mary Anne, and its interesting that the editor didn't catch such a big mistake. Oh well, it made me chuckle.
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July 29, 2020As a kid my best friends sister had the whole BSC series on a book shelf in her room. I thought she was so grown up. And I envied this bookshelf. And would often poke my head into that room just to look at it.
And when I read BSC, I felt like such a grown up.
And while I might have still been a little too young to understand some of the issues dealt with in these books, I do appreciated that Ann M. Martin tackled age appropriate issues, some being deeper than others, but still important.
And when I read BSC, I felt like such a grown up.
And while I might have still been a little too young to understand some of the issues dealt with in these books, I do appreciated that Ann M. Martin tackled age appropriate issues, some being deeper than others, but still important.
January 24, 2021
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This book would have been a three star book, but having the criminals turn out to be actors reading from scripts the whole time was so beyond stupid and boring. Also, Jessi and Quint have “the talk” in the main series book, so it’s clear the authors have nothing for Jessi to worry about but the same shit over and over again. How unique. Ugh.
This book would have been a three star book, but having the criminals turn out to be actors reading from scripts the whole time was so beyond stupid and boring. Also, Jessi and Quint have “the talk” in the main series book, so it’s clear the authors have nothing for Jessi to worry about but the same shit over and over again. How unique. Ugh.
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December 24, 2021
You know what, this book was actually entertaining. Quint has a death wish in every BSC books he’s in, though. Remember when he hiked through a blizzard to meet Jessi?! Red flags, Jessi. I really enjoyed Stacey’s chill rich AF New Yorker vibe in the background as well.
November 11, 2022
I enjoyed this one- it took place in Manhattan where Jessi and Stacy were spending a weekend. It was nice getting a Jessi POV and reading her thoughts about Quint. The mystery was silly but would make a good comedic movie.
April 20, 2020
Exciting but kids acted foolishly
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August 22, 2021jessi did not get her kisses but she did break up with him so like i think she’s okay
January 15, 2022
I thought this book was really unrealistic. What 11 year olds are allowed around NYC by themselves?
November 5, 2024
I need to take a break from reading these. They are getting a little cringe-worthy now.
February 3, 2025
2.5 stars. Did Ann's ghostwriter rip off the I Love Lucy episode "New Neighbors" for the plot of this book?
September 3, 2021
Oh god the relationship troubles of 11 year olds...
As an adult, the plot twist was very predictable but this one was pretty fun if only because of the setting change. That said, not enough babysitters club content.
As an adult, the plot twist was very predictable but this one was pretty fun if only because of the setting change. That said, not enough babysitters club content.
October 24, 2023
The mystery that wasn't. In the first an apparently only Jessi mystery she heads to New York with Stacey. Stacey is going to visit her dad, Jessi is going to see her sort of boyfriend Quint dance. Except she wants to tell him she wants to just be friends. On her first night there while visiting Quint and his family they overhear two men loudly arguing about a jewel theft. Instead of using common sense and thinking why would they be shouting about a crime where so many people can hear them, the two try to find out where this heist is happening and are convinced that the two so called criminals are out to get them. It all turns out to be a misunderstanding of course and they have a few laughs the story would've been great without the bad non mystery part but whatever. Also Quint is happy to be just friends with Jessi. The b plot involves Becca being left at the Pikes and being a whiny brat. I didn't understand this whole storyline. The Ramseys are all going out of town for the weekend and take Squirt with them to be babysat at the hotel but leave Becca behind. Why not leave them both with the Pikes or take them both to be babysat together. It made little sense. Also Claudia and Mary Anne's notebook entries were switched which was both confusing and sort if amusing too. This would've been better as a regular series book but hey still not bad.
November 30, 2012
I loved this book. These books are the reason I love mysteries. They are full of suspense and they are the only pageturning books. The moment you start reading, you can't stop. This book talks about a girl called Jessi which goes with her friend Stacey to NewYork to watch a friend of hers called Quint perform ballet. When she is at his house, they hear two men fighting about a jewel robbery which they said is going to be the robbery of the century. They get frightened because the two men hear there names and know where Quint lives. They decide to solve this mystery and get proof that the two men were going to steal. They meet in the morning and follow them... My favorite part was when Jessi and Quint find out that the two men were only actors which are rehearsing there parts. I liked it because it tells us that the two acted stupid and got humiliated and because it is the shocking part in the story.
September 17, 2010
This was a very un-BSC-like BSC book. Jessi was pretty much the only person we heard about for the entire book! Claudia, Mal and Mary Anne got a chapter each, and the others might as well not have been there!
April 10, 2022
Great story - good mix between the main story and the kids/babysitting. Cute mini-mystery - and the setting for NYC was fun - always entertaining when NYC is described in the early 90s by kids. Personal summary/spoiler in comments.
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