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The Baby-Sitters Club #20: Kristy and the Walking Disaster by Ann M. Martin
In which Kristy kritiques the performance of a four-year-old, I gloss over long passages about sports, and mediocre boys continue to disappoint.
Amy A. Cowan
Mar 30
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Goosebumps: Go Eat Worms! by R. L. Stine
In which a young boy should get a new hobby, his best-friend has a future as an accomplice, and we discover why Pluto isn't a planet anymore.
Amy A. Cowan
Mar 16
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The Baby-Sitters Club #19: Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann M. Martin
In which a parent has the audacity of a mediocre white man, Kristy has a strange dream, and Claudia's hospital mate is two toddlers in a trench coat.
Amy A. Cowan
Mar 2
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February 2023
Fear Street: The Bad Girl by R. L. Stine
In which frogs explode on contact, shrub-born boyfriends gesticulate wildly, and I count instances of the worst product placement.
Amy A. Cowan
Feb 16
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The Baby-Sitters Club #18: Stacey's Mistake by Ann M. Martin
In which Kristy is hilarious, Mary Anne returns from a ho-down, and I write a sitcom episode.
Amy A. Cowan
Feb 2
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January 2023
Goosebumps: The Headless Ghost by R. L. Stine
In which a pair of best friends wander away from the group, a couple finds their place in the universe, and I make up the adjective "headfull."
Amy A. Cowan
Jan 26
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The Baby-Sitters Club #17: Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery
In which mild inconveniences indicate curses, the BSC goes spelunking in the creepy section of the library, and Mary Anne displays some sociopathic…
Amy A. Cowan
Jan 12
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December 2022
My 2022 End-of-the-Year List
I'm looking back at my 2022, even if some of the media I consumed isn't from the year.
Amy A. Cowan
Dec 31, 2022
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Fear Street Sagas #3: Forbidden Secrets by R. L. Stine - A Rereading My Childhood Book Review & Summary
In which a pair of young women kiss chicken feet but refuse to pick up a hammer, history is rewritten to be more palatable for a certain group of…
Amy A. Cowan
Dec 29, 2022
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The Baby-Sitters Club #16: Jessi's Secret Language by Ann M. Martin
In which Jessi learns American Sign Language, Stoneybrook gets a little more diverse, and Karen wastes food.
Amy A. Cowan
Dec 22, 2022
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Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask by R. L. Stine
In which I lament the death of Trick-or-Treating, friends are non-friends, and there is running - just running.
Amy A. Cowan
Dec 15, 2022
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The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #3: Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation by Ann M. Martin
In which colors are arbitrarily assigned, plot points are repeated, and repressed memories resurface.
Amy A. Cowan
Dec 8, 2022
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