Part of The Baby-Sitters Club, book 3
First published 1995
Stacey McGill sits in another doctor's waiting room, watching her parents pretend she doesn't have diabetes. They refuse to accept her diagnosis and instead drag her from specialist to specialist across the country. Only her fellow Baby-sitters Club members know about her condition, but even they don't understand the full scope of her struggle. Her parents' denial already cost Stacey one friendship when the constant medical appointments pulled her away from her old life. Now she faces the same threat again. The Baby-sitters Club depends on her more than ever, but her parents' relentless search for a different diagnosis threatens to uproot everything once more. Stacey must find a way to stand up to her parents and protect the friendships that matter most. Her battle isn't just about managing a chronic illness. It's about finding the courage to speak her truth when the adults around her refuse to listen.
Genres: fiction, family-life, medical, contemporary, adolescence, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, standing-up-to-parents
167 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Inc.
Content warnings: medical-trauma