tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post1425137725150285877..comments2024-03-21T21:37:03.772-05:00Comments on Series Books for Girls: Billie Bradley Winning the TrophyJennifer Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-10829016755402687722010-06-03T15:34:02.422-05:002010-06-03T15:34:02.422-05:00I forgot the obvious comparison to Betty Gordon. ...I forgot the obvious comparison to Betty Gordon. Billie Bradley seems to be a ripoff of Betty Gordon. At times, I felt like I was reading a Betty Gordon book. The names Billie and Betty are very similar. <br /><br />Billie Bradley is to Betty Gordon the same way that Kay Tracey is to Nancy Drew: a similar series that is not quite as good but has its own merits. Lest anyone get the wrong idea, I actually like the Kay Tracey books because they are so wacky.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-80211377765244457662010-06-03T13:50:54.067-05:002010-06-03T13:50:54.067-05:00heh, heh...Your idea would certainly be good (if p...heh, heh...Your idea would certainly be good (if passive-aggressive) payback. *I* was tempted to message the seller, and it doesn't have anything to do with me! <br /><br />Billie Bradley sounds mildly intruiging, but too inconsistent for me to move up on my list. I do like school stories quite a bit, though (hence, my great affection for Grace Harlowe)!beautifulshellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760056686654842882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-72837473162722419902010-06-03T13:18:12.022-05:002010-06-03T13:18:12.022-05:00The seller is even stealing my bandwidth by displa...The seller is even stealing my bandwidth by displaying an image from my site. Should I change that image to something else, like maybe a statement about how the seller's text is borrowed from series-books.com? I am really tempted, but I should probably not bother. That is why sellers should not copy and paste the actual HTML, because I can change that image to anything I want, and the seller has no control unless the HTML is removed from the auction.<br /><br />I feel like I can only compare the Billie Bradley series to other Stratemeyer series from the 1910s to early 1930s, since those series are what it is most like. I definitely like the Outdoor Girls, Betty Gordon, and Blythe Girls series the best of those series.<br /><br />I would probably say that I like it about the same as the Girls of Central High, the Moving Picture Girls, and the Riddle Club series. <br /><br />Some of the Billie Bradley books fit into the "namby-pamby" category of series books that Mildred Wirt Benson wished not to write. Some of them, though, read like Beverly Gray or Dana Girls books, and I really enjoyed those. <br /><br />I liked the school books the best, since Billie had a strong rival who caused her <i>lots</i> of trouble. It really is a mixed bag with the Billie Bradley books. Some are wonderful, like volumes 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9. Volumes 1 and 5 are good but not as good as the ones I liked the best. I did not enjoy volumes 3 and 7 very much. That is why it took me so very long to read the set.<br /><br />I am already halfway through the second Linda Carlton book. If the whole set is like the first two books, then I will be finished with them all within the next week or so. The faster I read a series, the more I like it. The Linda Carlton books read a lot like the Mary Louise Gay books by Lavell, and a lot like the Nancy Drew and other series books of the 1930s.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-87555255846604025582010-06-03T12:18:56.655-05:002010-06-03T12:18:56.655-05:00What other series would you rank it with, in terms...What other series would you rank it with, in terms of style and how much you like it? <br /><br />Also, a current auction has totally ripped off one of your Vicki Barr descriptions....I thought that font looked familiar!beautifulshellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760056686654842882noreply@blogger.com