Part of The Baby-Sitters Club, book 65
First published 1993
Stacey faces an unexpected complication when Mr. Zizmore takes time off from teaching. His replacement arrives as a young, good-looking student teacher who immediately catches her attention. What starts as admiration quickly develops into a full-blown crush that Stacey cannot shake. She finds herself daydreaming about him during class and looking for excuses to interact with him. The infatuation consumes her thoughts and affects her daily routine. Stacey must navigate these intense new feelings while maintaining her friendships and responsibilities. The situation becomes more complicated as she realizes the impossibility of her romantic fantasies. She learns difficult lessons about the difference between crushes and real relationships, and discovers that some feelings must simply run their course.
Genres: romance, adolescence, young-adult, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: crush, forbidden-love, student-teacher
160 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Inc.