Part of The Baby-Sitters Club, book 83
First published 1996
Stacey McGill faces an impossible decision. Her longtime friends in the Baby-sitters Club suddenly feel childish and boring compared to her boyfriend Robert and his crowd. The other club members seem stuck in the same old routines while Stacey craves something more mature and exciting. She tries to balance both worlds but the tension builds as her priorities shift. Her club friends notice her growing distance and question her commitment. Robert and his friends offer a different kind of social life that appeals to Stacey's desire to grow up. The pressure mounts from both sides until Stacey realizes she cannot keep one foot in each world. She must decide whether to stay loyal to Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and the others who have been her closest friends, or embrace this new chapter of her life. The choice will determine not just her social circle but who she wants to become.
Genres: family-life, friendship, contemporary, adolescence, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
150 pages · Paperback · Little Apple