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Tracey farking beaker - what IS hte fuss about?

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coddy · 23/07/2007 20:08

higely inferior to the magnificent Clarice Bean www.amazon.co.uk/Clarice-Bean-Thats-Lauren-Child/dp/184121583X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-1293981-14 19128?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185217686&sr=8-1]
ds1 has read it wiht me reading hte odd chpter
dull dull irritating style

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babygrand · 24/07/2007 08:54

yes but Clarice Bean is American.

My girls have enjoyed both in their time, but Clarice Bean is definitely seen as babyish now. Personally I don't like Tracy Beaker as it's full of moaning and rudeness, but I don't stop them watching/reading it, and they recently enjoyed Tracy Beaker at the theatre.

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coddy · 24/07/2007 08:50
Angry
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pointydog · 24/07/2007 08:25

ok. Just asked dd2, just out of bed, why she likes TB books (she likes all JW)

'they are interesting and adventurous and she knows her characters and seems to know some of the feelings and problems that childrn have'

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coddy · 24/07/2007 08:19

ok so no one has told me why its good
the author cant write fgs
calrice bean go go go

we are obv very late arrivers to it
is aid to ds" oh god its tb how dull" ( as we got inot his bed)

"yes" he sighed"

" do you want to finish it " asked i

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ahundredtimeturners · 23/07/2007 23:14

DS1 likes TB (poofter though, as we know) but I think it's all terribly upsetting. Though all that rather passes over his head I think, he just thinks she's great and lippy and has attitoode.

'But she's like that because she doesn't have any parents and she lives in a children's home ds1. It's all too too sad.'
'Uh?'

Enid · 23/07/2007 23:12

dd1 likes tracy beaker

pointydog · 23/07/2007 23:03

Tracey and Clarice
Tiswas and Swap Shop

FilchFistsFlitwick · 23/07/2007 23:00

Tracey Beaker has crap hair too.

Clarice Bean has nice frocks and uses the word 'nitwit'. And her brother Kurt is way cool and likes Nirvana (have you seen the poster on his bedroom wall?). Clarice is Class!

lilolilmanchester · 23/07/2007 22:40

it might be inferior, but my DD (9) loves TB, so let her read it i say. I loved Enid Blyton (Twins at St Clares/Malory Towers/Naughtiest girl etc etc) at that age. Have seen the "good mothers don't allow their kids to read Enid Blyton" thread, but I still managed to get a degree and a good job, and still love the books and have bought for DD. I think we can be too PC for our (our our kids') own good these days.

SueW · 23/07/2007 22:10

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Finbar · 23/07/2007 22:07

snobby coddy!

RosaLuxembourg · 23/07/2007 20:30

Loathe the little cow.

pointydog · 23/07/2007 20:29

dd2 really likes it. Not read it myself. I should but I've been reading morpurgo these hols

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coddy · 23/07/2007 20:12

oh the book is terribel
ntohgin happnes

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Mercy · 23/07/2007 20:11

dd thinks Tracy B is rude to grown-ups and doesn't like her

southeastastra · 23/07/2007 20:10

it's gritty bbc drama for girls

PeckaRolloverAgain · 23/07/2007 20:09

she freaks me out

FioFio · 23/07/2007 20:09

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