Also known as Christine A Une Idée Géniale
Just started reading this book last night... I'm not fluent in French by any means, but I know enough to get by, and since I've read the first books so many times, it's really not THAT difficult.
Some interesting Changes in the book that I've noticed:
Kristy- is Christine, her last name is still Thomas, though I'm thinking it might be pronounced Tohmah
David Michael is just David (dahveed)
Charlie is Charles (well he doesnt have a nickname)
Sam has turned into Sebastian
Mary Anne Spier is Anne-Marie Lapierre
Claudia is still Claudia. I can't find a last name, but she's still Japanese so I'm assuming it's still Kishi.
Stacey has turned into Sophie Menard
Janine is Josée
Jamie Newton has turned into Jonathon Mainville. Also gone is his "hi hi!". I'm thinking "Bonjour Bonjour" was a bit much. Probably Salut Salut was a bit much also for a three year old.
The Pike's are the Picard's... and Margo is spelled with a t on the end. I also noted that 'Anne-Marie' and Margot and Claire don't go to the Newton's house when "Christine" is baby-sitting "Jonathon" and "David". They just agree to meet up at Claudia's later.
Sophie is also from Toronto, and they're all in Canada (obviously since it's French Canadian translation)
Now I KNOW the city where this takes place is mentioned somewhere in what i've read so far, but I can't find it. I should've taken notes while I was reading this last night.
More later.
Edit:
Forgot to mention that WAtson is Guilliaume (Have to double check that spelling!) and Karen and Andrew are Karen and Andre
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