Part of The Baby-Sitters Club, book 70
First published 1997
Stacey McGill starts dating Robert, a boy who runs with the popular kids at school. His friends are athletes and cheerleaders who form the school's elite social circle. Stacey finds herself welcomed into this glamorous world of parties and popularity. But her new social status creates problems with her longtime friends in the Baby-sitters Club. Anastasia, Kristy, Claudia, and Mary Anne watch as Stacey spends more time with Robert's crowd and less time with them. They fear she will abandon their friendship for the allure of high school popularity. Stacey must choose between two different worlds that seem impossible to bridge. The story explores the painful reality of growing apart from old friends while discovering new parts of yourself.
Genres: romance, family-life, friendship, contemporary, adolescence, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
140 pages · Paperback · Apple