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Linda
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Jul 23, 2009 11:46AM
My daughter randomly picked up the first in the Fearless series by Francine Pascal. I read the summary and some comments about it and it seemed okay. She read through it quickly and wanted me to pick up the next one, entitled "Sam". Fortunately I skimmed through it before giving it to her, because I found it to be disgusting garbage. Without knowing anything about the story or the characters, I came across one passage where the protagonist is fantasizing about a boy she is attracted to. to be continued...
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LOL, teenage boys aren't the only ones who fantacize.
Ha! Now you can't be referring to us sweet girls, can you? ( wink, wink )
I always meant to read that series.... Now I think I will! ;)
I remember reading the first book like eight years ago and enjoying it, but the library didn't have the next book, thus series abandoned.
There are 36 of them (according to Fantastic Fiction)...
I think I get sucked into series way too easily (darn that Charlaine Harris, darn that Janet Evanovich and to be inclusive of YA darn that Brian Jacques).36, though, that is a lot of books to write about a girl who doesn't have a fear gene. Then again there's a large number of books about some group of girls that enjoy babysitting...hmmm now what was that series called ;-)
Sorry I never finished what I was saying - I got called away.Anyway, the girl sends an email to this guy:
Dear Sam,
Will you have sex with me? Saturday night, no questions, no commitment.
And she receives an email response that is disgusting, then realizes she accidentally emailed the wrong Sam, a 62 yo man.
Anyway, I decided against having my daughter follow this series. There's better stuff out there for her to read.
Francine Pascal was the author of all the Sweet Valley series... Were there more Sweet Valley books or Babysitters books? It's a toss-up...
I enjoyed about the first 10 books in this series then found the plot much to repetitive and couldn't be bothered to read anymore. At some point you gotta catch the bad guy and move on.Linda, I agree with you. While I am willing to let my step-daughter try all kinds of books, I will filter her reading until she is old enough to read with discretion and thought about what she picks up.
The public library only has the first book, so it is 1/36. I don't know if I should even bother with this series. Is it good?
