Kristy's Great Idea (1986)
“And most of us had news.
“Guess what!” Mary Anne said in between phone calls.
“What?” Claudia and Stacey and I said.
“Dad and I hardly talked to each other all day Saturday, but on Sunday, I decided to go ahead and try reasoning with him about the money I earn, since I figured I didn’t have anything to lose. I told him I’d be earning a lot of money through the Baby-sitters Club, and I asked him if I could spend half of it any way I wanted—if I promised to put the other half in the b...ank. And he said yes! So if we have the party, I can go!”
“Great!” I cried. “Hey, that’s wonderful! You really stood up to your dad.”
“Yeah …” Mary Anne looked embarrassed, but I knew she was pleased with herself.
“I have some good news, too,” Claudia said. “I caught up on almost all of my homework, and I got a B-minus on those ten math problems.MoreLess
“Guess what!” Mary Anne said in between phone calls.
“What?” Claudia and Stacey and I said.
“Dad and I hardly talked to each other all day Saturday, but on Sunday, I decided to go ahead and try reasoning with him about the money I earn, since I figured I didn’t have anything to lose. I told him I’d be earning a lot of money through the Baby-sitters Club, and I asked him if I could spend half of it any way I wanted—if I promised to put the other half in the b...ank. And he said yes! So if we have the party, I can go!”
“Great!” I cried. “Hey, that’s wonderful! You really stood up to your dad.”
“Yeah …” Mary Anne looked embarrassed, but I knew she was pleased with herself.
“I have some good news, too,” Claudia said. “I caught up on almost all of my homework, and I got a B-minus on those ten math problems.MoreLess
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