Part of The Baby-Sitters Club, book 13
First published 1990
Stacey McGill faces the hardest news of her teenage life. Her family is moving back to New York City. She must leave behind everything that matters to her in Stoneybrook. No more classes at the middle school. No more babysitting Charlotte Johanssen, the little girl she adores. Most painful of all, she has to quit the Baby-sitters Club that became her second family. Her friends feel devastated by the announcement. Claudia takes it especially hard since Stacey was her first real best friend. The club members struggle with losing someone so important to their group. They want to give Stacey a farewell gift that shows how much she means to them. Meanwhile, they face a practical problem. The Baby-sitters Club needs a new member to replace Stacey. The story explores how friendships survive major changes and how groups adapt when they lose a key member.
Genres: family-life, friendship, contemporary, adolescence, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, loss
Setting: New York City, Stoneybrook
132 pages · Paperback · Hippo