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Mary Anne's Big Breakup (Baby-Sitters Club Friends Forever)

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This book was one of my favorites in the BSC Friends Forever Series. First of all, it was very well written. It was so realistic that I even thought for a moment that Mary Anne and Logan were real people! It was such a good book. Keep up the great job, Ms. Martin!

Everyone thinks Mary Anne and Logan are the perfect couple. Everyone except Mary Anne. Logan's definitely a great guy. But lately things have been weird between the two of them. Mary Anne wants a change...even if it hurts. It's the end of Mary-Anne-and-Logan. And it's the beginning of the new Mary Anne.

Mary Anne breaks up with Logan (for good this time)! The way she went about it wasn't that great, in my opinion (she made poor Logan cry), but what she did was totally right. (It was the SAME reason again- he was smothering her and making all the decisions.)

Anyhow- the main points of the book are:

1) she breaks up with Logan
2) she starts getting over the fire a little bit
3) her family starts to convert the barn to a new house
4) 2(!) boys ask her out, not including Logan
5) much of the grade excludes her
6) and she decides to be her own self!

All in all- a HUGE turning point in the BSC, and a WONDERFUL book!

In Friends Forever #3, Mary Anne FINALLY breaks up with Logan her steady boyfriend.

I really think Ann M. Martin is doing a wonderful job with this new series. The events (especially this one) are realistic, and that means that teens can relate to the chariters more. Mary Anne did the right thing by breaking up with Logan. I thought that throughout the old series he was becoming sexiest and (allthough he ment well) a little controling. His father striked me the same way.

Mary Anne, although shy, is her own person and a very strong young woman. Good for you Mary Anne! Can't wait for #4!

This book is great! I think it's wonderful that us older BSC fans finally have a young adult series to read about. That series is Friends Forever. #3 was the best so far. Keep up the good work Ann!

WAY TO GO, MARY ANNE!!!! Oh, boy is Mary Anne someone to be proud of!!! She is one tough, brave, smart young woman! Not only is she overcoming the awful aftereffects of that house fire & facing the fact that she doesn't feel quite at home in her new house yet with her usual grim detemination, but she is realizing that things are VERY wrong between her & Logan. I like how she doesn't euphemize or beat around the bush, soft-hearted as she is. It's high time Logan & Mary Anne broke up for good! Those two are NOT a good match at all. I think Logan sometimes acts like a real creep. He wants to hog up Mary Anne's time, yet critizes her for being too shy & sensitive. I also suspect that sometimes he manipulated her. Poor Mary Anne tried to break it off gently with him & offered to be friends, but Logan just wanted a Siamese-couple relationship or nothing at all. I mentally cheered Mary Anne on in breaking it off with Logan. I know it was so painful for her & it was great that her friends stood by her & let her cry & cry. It was great that Dawn gave her the encouragement she needed also. I thought it was kind of cruel of Logan to dismiss Mary Anne's feeling as "just the way YOU see things" & telling her that she's "out of balance over the fire." I got the feeling along with Mary Anne that he didn't want her to trust her own judgement! I'm so glad Mary Anne finally told him to leave. He is too posessive & that's the last thing Mary Anne needs in her life! I'm also glad that when Stacey tried to hook her up with Pete Black, Mary Anne told her friends that she wouldn't be ready to date anyone again for a long, long time. Good for Mary Anne! She needs to be "single" for a long time. Mary Anne is filled with so many fears, yet she deals with those fears with a steely determination that is so rare in human beings. I also loved how after she broke up with Logan, her friends came over to keep her company & she feels more hopeful than she has in a long time. It was also encouraging how I knew that Mary Anne is slowly re-building her life & looking forward to her new life & feeling happy again. I loved how Dawn told Mary Anne, "You're busting loose & becoming more YOU." That would be so great to read future books about Mary Anne becoming even MORE Mary Anne! I look forward to the VINTAGE MARY ANNE! Keep it up with her, Ann! BRAVO, MARY ANNE!!!!

i have not read this book and i cant find it pleasse tell me more !! they don't baby sit anymore what happened??

Thanks

I loved Friends Forever #3. Logan should have seen what was coming to him! He was too controlling of his girlfriend, sexist, and basically just thinks girls need protection all the time! I loved the part where Mary Anne finally kicks Logan out of her house! That was the best! I WAS ACTUALLY CHEERING OUT LOUD!!!!! Ann M. Martin shows that just because your shy and quiet, doesn't mean that people can take advantage of you! Way it go Mary Anne for showing some guts! I can't wait for Claudia and the Friendship Feud! Friends Forever is the best book series!!!!!!!!

I have to admit the more I read this series the more I like it. It is a refreshing change from the BSC. I really liked this book. I think that it was about time that Mary Anne took control of her life and did something to make herself happy. I have always thought that she was a bit of a wimp but I think that she could develop into a braver person. She realises that breaking up with Logan is hard but necessary. I also think that the way that Kristy reacted to the situation. It is also good that Stacey and Claudia are still fighting however they will either have to make up soon or one of them will have to leave the club.

This was a great book! This book not only showed that Mary Anne didn't NEED to depend on Logan anymore, but it also brought up the fact that Mary Anne is growing up. Coming out of her shell. As Dawn said: "Your busting loose Mary Anne!" Logan was too controling and too sexest. Also how DARE he make fun of Mary Anne after she offered him countless times that she wanted to remain friends with him. Oh well, it's Logan's loss. He just missed out on a great friend, Mary Anne Spier.

I'm counting the days until #4! Great new series Ann M. Martin!

I really like this series better than the Baby-sitters' Club. This is more realistic and true to heart.

I'm SO GLAD Mary Anne dumped Logan. They were not a match made in heaven I'll tell you that! I agree with the other reviewers: Logan got way to controling. It's a shame that he actually dissed Mary Anne later on in the book! I whould have smacked him! (Allthough Mary Anne is too polite for that) I'm ELATED Ann M. Martin made Mary Anne stick to her guns. She didn't give in to Logan and get back together with him No ment NO. I won't spoil the ending, but you have got to read this book!

One more thing: I'm happy Mary Anne is moving on away from the fire. She's a very strong person! FRIENDS FOREVER RULEZ! CAN'T WAIT FOR #4 PEOPLE!