The Truth About Stacey

Name: The Truth About Stacey
Brand: Scholastic New Zealand Limited
SKU: 9780545813891
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By Ann M. Martin

Series: The Babysitters Club Graphic Novel

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The Truth About Stacey by Ann M. Martin is a story about Stacey McGill, who is dealing with a personal secret and the challenges that come with moving to a new town. Part of The Baby-Sitters Club series, the book explores themes of friendship, responsibility, and self-discovery as Stacey and her friends navigate both the joys and pressures of starting their babysitting business. It highlights how Stacey bravely manages her situation while maintaining strong bonds with her friends.
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Poor Stacey. She just moved to a new town, is still coming to terms with her diabetes and is facing baby-sitting problems left and right. Fortunately, Stacey has three new friends–Kristy, Claudia and Mary Anne. Together they're the BSC–and they will deal with whatever's thrown their way ... even if it's a rival baby-sitting club!

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Poor Stacey. She just moved to a new town, is still coming to terms with her diabetes and is facing baby-sitting problems left and right.

Fortunately, Stacey has three new friends–Kristy, Claudia and Mary Anne. Together they're the BSC–and they will deal with whatever's thrown their way ... even if it's a rival baby-sitting club!

The Truth About Stacey is a poignant story of friendship, challenges, and resilience.

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The Truth About Stacey by Ann M. Martin receives praise for its engaging graphic adaptation, noted for adding energy to the story with expressive illustrations that bring out each character's personality. The visuals are described as crisp by Booklist, while VOYA appreciates the unique and original presentation.

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ISBN: 9780545813891

Publisher: Scholastic US

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 July 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Scholastic US

Contributors:

Illustrated by Raina Telgemeier

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 141.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Ann M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels include A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor Book), Belle Teal, Here Today, A Dog's Life, On Christmas Eve, and the Main Street and Family Tree series, as well as the much-loved collaborations P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More, with Paula Danziger. Ann lives in upstate New York.
Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning creator of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, which are all graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, and is the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at goraina.com.

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