Bsls #53: Karen's School Bus

One of the longest lines of a children's book series is from the Baby-Sitters Club. The Little Sister books are about Karen "Two-Two" Brewer. She calls herself and her brother "Two-Two" since they seem to have two of everything due to their parent's divorce. They have two homes, two sets of clothes, two sets of pets and in general two families that they take turns living with. This book deals with Karen's first experience on the bus which sets up Karen to be continuously teased and bullied on the bus. She gets to the point that she runs home and to school (even though it's a long way) rather than endure the bus ride and be picked on. However, a commonsense solution is made and Karen no longer has to worry about the bus ride to and from school. A good thing about this title is that some kids will relate to it. It's an easy read for elementary school aged kids (geared towards girls ages 7-10). However, if the reader enjoys the book and decides to read the series (parents a great way to inspire reading is to start your kids with series books) they will have to endure the introduction over and over again in each book. From a young reader who LOVED the series, they did say they didn't like the repeated introduction and always skipped ahead.