Kristy's Great Idea

Ah, a definite blast from the past. Every girl remembers her first Babysitter’s Club book, and I definitely remember mine. Kristy’s Great Idea by Ann M. Martin was one of the first novels I read in this series, and I immediately become obsessed. For those of you who are not aware of this book, the 12-year-old student comes up with an idea for a club or business with her girlfriends when she sees her mother struggling to find a babysitter for her little brother. I used just love this series-all the girls were my role models. I loved hearing about their drama and plus, they made me want to get out there and babysit!
The illustrations on the front cove give a nice and warm feeling about the book. Just from looking at it, you can tell the story is definitely going to be a happy one about your typical teenage girls, which it indeed is. The picture shows that the girls are around the age of the reading level, so it’s appealing to the reader. Also, at this age, many girls enjoy babysitting or want to babysit, and it’s something they can relate to.
Now 12 years later, I am definitely reading the book a little differently and notice a lot of things I never noticed before. The plot was pretty predictable and the characters were somewhat flat, but I feel this is okay since it’s 7-12 year olds that are reading these books because probably aren’t too advanced yet. The text in the story appears to be a little smaller than I remember and the spacing is pretty small as well. The chapters are short as well, being less than 10 pages in length so it is easy to follow.
Even though this book (and the series) isn’t very deep, I think it is a great, clean book that is truly genuine to introduce to females just beginning to read chapter books.