Playing/Part(f.F#10)

Boy, was I surprised at Christie in this one! She's one of the more intelligent girls in this series, but I guess her judgement took a vacation here when she decided to date Bath's boyfriend, Keith when Keith & Beth get into a huge fight. I re-read this book recently along with the BSC's "Mary Anne's Big Breakup" & I saw a LOT of similarities between Beth's rocky relationship with Keith & Mary Anne's stormy relationship with Logan. Personally, I think Keith is a jerk & Beth is better off without him! Keith gave poor Beth a hard time about being in the play. I was sooo glad that Beth stood up to Keith & stayed in the play. Even though Beth is outgoing, funny & loud while Mary Anne is shy & quiet, they both have some things in common, like they sometimes doubt themselves. I know Beth was hurting when that jerk Keith dated Christie. Keith, like Logan, was too possessive & wanted to hog up Beth's free time. Beth is one talented girl & if she really focused herself, she could go a long way in this world.

Okay, Beth Barry's breaks up with her boyfriend in the beginning of this book because he wants her to give up some of her activities so they can be together more, though he can still do everything HE wants- Beth says no way. Then, she starts to miss him (WHY??) and gets really upset when he starts asking Beth's good bud, Christie, out. I can see how Beth would be jealous here, though Keith is definatly not worth it. Meanwhile, Beth is also playing the main role in the school play, and has to keep concentration on that. Overall, I'd say this is a good book.