| Title | : | The Truth About Stacey |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0439739365 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780439739368 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 |
| Publication | : | First published November 1, 2006 |
The Truth About Stacey Reviews
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Stacey moved to Stoneyboork from New York City not that long ago. We find out that she has diabetes and for her better health, her parents decided to move which works out better for Stacey as she makes new friends fairly easily and she is actually enjoying her life here including the baby-sitters club.
Meanwhile, the baby-sitters club has competition from another agency and the agency has older kids to baby-sit. So the baby-sitters club comes with ideas to overcome their competition. Another great read with beautiful illustrations.
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This is a Middle Graphic Novel, and this is the second book in the Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels series. I have to say there was so much put into this book, and I do not think the Graphic Novel did the best getting all the information put into. This book was not my favorite to begin with. I found this book just ok.
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Raina did such a fantastic job translating the third BSC book into a graphic novel. But was there ever any doubt? I’d be on board if she made the entire series into graphic novels.
Given that I’ve read both the book and graphic novel today and because the graphic novel remains so true to the source material, there’s not a lot I can say that I didn’t already say in
my review of the book.
Instead I’ll mention some of the changes I noticed between the two. I loved that all of the changes were minor, so the story you’ve known for over three decades is the story you’ll find here.
Book: Everyone goes home to get their own box before returning to Claudia’s house to decorate the Kid-Kits.
Graphic Novel: Claudia gets empty boxes for everyone from her basement.
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Until recently when my daughter liked the show, did I pay much attention to BSC. I had some of the books as a middle school student, but it wasn’t necessary my favorite. The graphic novels are great for anyone interested in the storylines. The show is well done, I think, but with the illustrations in the books, they are just as good.
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My second read of this book, with the illustrations being in colour in this edition. These are fun, nostalgic reads, a nice way to revisit an old favourite with a fresh twist. Raina Telgemeier captures the characters perfectly.
Highlights in this volume include the creation of the Kid Kits which takes their baby-sitting into a new realm of professionalism, Stacey's New York memories, and Claudia's outfits - her artistic approach to clothes was always something I loved reading about, and it's nice to see them brought to life.
The difficulty Stacey and her parents have about finding a balance when it comes to managing her diabetes is well handled. Her parents drag her to doctors constantly hoping for medical breakthroughs. Stacey is handling her illness well, and wants to able focus on school and her friends, not endless medical appointments that feel (and are) needless. Her parents are annoying and overbearing, but it comes from a well-meaning place. Both viewpoints are handled fairly. -
This was very good. I like these girls and their adventures and challenges!
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Oh the nostalgia!! I grew up loving the Baby-Sitter's Club and these graphic novels are a fun way to bring back memories of my childhood.
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This was a fun read!
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I thought that it was a good read, but the one thing that is incorrect about the book is that in the original series, "The Truth About Stacey," is the third book while Claudia and the Phantom Phone Caller is the second book. They literally skipped 1 book in the series and in my opinion, Claudia and the Phantom Phone caller was one of the best books in the series.
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A few things are changed or left out from the original book…some good changes and some others seemed minor and unnecessary. But overall this is a very good graphic novel adaptation of the The Truth About Stacey. I’m glad they are continuing to adapt these for today’s girls!
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Stacey moves from NYC to a CT after she discovers her diabetes. In school, she's started The Babysitters Club, but a rival agency run by older girls interferes with their business. But the Club fights back with great service and Stacey learns more about her diabetes. A really well done graphic novel.
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I was so excited for this follow up to
Kristy's Great Idea. I wanted to dive head first into Stacey’s story.
However, I wish more time was spent with Stacey’s personal life instead of constant meetings with the baby-sitters club brainstorming how to get more business. We spent more time in this book with the green background than in Stacey’s house.
Also, I wanted some cute budding romance to appear in this book like it does in the movie. It became a bit of a let down in the end. Still, I'm excited to see what appears in the next book.
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I picked up a copy of this book because the Baby-Sitters Club series was my first book fandom when I was a kid (I even wrote a letter to Ann M. Martin and received one back from her!), and I was curious to see how Raina Telgemeier would shape the book into a graphic novel. The graphic novel style really updates this series for a new generation of kids.
Oh, and much love to Martin for having an Asian American main character in these series. When I was growing up, characters who looked like me (or frankly, who wasn't white) were few and far between. Claudia Kishi was important to me because she wasn't any of the stereotypes floating around- she wasn't studious, she wasn't good at math, she was artsy and had her own sense of style. -
Read on vacation!
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Oh my God! I’m having such nostalgic feels over this series. Keep ‘em comin’!!
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Did u know that Stacey is from New York... also that she has diabetes
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me gusta como tratan una enfermedad como la diabetes, es decir, es un cuento para niños y lo tratan de una manera que los mas pequeños lo entiendan
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This was a very quick read. I forgot to log in when I first started it, but it didn't take long to finish this.
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Violet said the book was “good” and she learned that friendships can recover if they apologize for ignoring each like Stacey and Laine did
Oona said the book was “good” and she learned that sometimes they should tell somebody when something is happening like when the BabySitters Agency were doing bad stuff. Like leaving Jamie in the streets with no hats and muffins -
Enserio de verdad, me encantan estas novelas gráficas, en esta nos habla un poco mas de Stacey y me ha gustado muchísimo la verdad, necesito mas ...
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Honestly can not get enough, I wish they made the entire series again as a set of graphic novels. I would 100% spend the approximate $1000 that would end up being.
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Wow, this one was chock-full of stuff. I really love seeing the BSC books come to live with these graphic novels. I hope there will be several more, well maybe not the whole series (as there are so many books), but maybe a few of the special ones.
This time Stacey is the main character and it was so interesting to see things from her POV. Don't get me wrong, Kristy is an amazing character and I really liked her, but Stacey is just a bit different. Both of the girls have had their share of problems in their lives, but I think Stacey has had the biggest problem, and still has that problem. Her diabetes and how it changed her life. From a girl who could eat, drink and do anything, to a girl who has to take shots, keep an eye on what she eats, how much she eats and on her exercise, it is quite a change for an 12-year old girl. She also had to move, she lost a best friend.
Quite a bit of the book is about Stacey's life with diabetes, we also find out what happened to her in her old city, and what happened to her friend. But we also see how her parents treat her, and while I can understand that the parents act like this, I wish they would also have listened to Stacey better. Made sure she was also comfortable with all the doctors, with all the diets. I know, Stacey is 12, and the parents have custody and all that jazz, but really, something big as this, something that impacts a life of anyone so much, I just wish the parents would look up, see that their daughter is a human being with wishes and hopes, and not just something to drag around and try to get fixed.
Stacey is really a wonderful character, and I just loved the latter parts of the book, where she goes back to her old city to visit a doctor, but also meets a friend, and what happens there, well you will have to read the book, but I can guarantee you, it is just something that made me cheer and made me so happy.
The other thing that is going on in this volume is the fact that our babysitters have competition. There is a new babysitters group in town, and they will do anything to get rid of our babysitter group. I really despised those girls. They didn't even want to truly babysit, they just wanted money and probably to also just be best in stuff. Using their older ages as an advantage (though again, these are 13/14 year old kids I am guessing? Why are they able to stay up so late? Sorry, but when I was that age, I couldn't just stay out until 11 or midnight, or even later. I just had to be home early, get to bed on time. I am amazed, and also a bit worried.
But the whole competition and how dirty they played the stuff, wasn't the only reason I didn't like this group. They also treated the kids horrendously. Not watching them properly (look what almost happened to Jamie), not caring about allergies or interests of the kids. And that those parents just trusted them like that. Not even once noticing that their kids were sad or not all to happy with stuff.
Kristy had some great ideas though, and I loved the ending of this. How it was solved, it was fantastic and I am happy it ended this way.
The art is of course amazing, as expected since it is by Raina Telgemeier (one of my favourite artists). She really has a knack of bringing out the characters, bringing the story to life and so much more. You will just be dragged in the story and it won't let you go until the very end! One thing I didn't entirely like though was the fact that the characters look way older than they are. These are 12 to 13 year old girls, yet they look older. And every time they said their ages, I had to double-check to make sure they were right.
All in all, I would highly recommend this graphic novel to everyone! Be sure to also check the first one out.
As for me? I will be waiting for the third volume of this one, and hoping that there will be many more to follow!
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RATING: 4 STARS
(Review Not on Blog)
As a kid I LOVED the Baby-Sitters Club and would often spend hours scouring the library for the next title. Honestly, I probably read the series longer than I should have (reading level-wise), but it always felt like visiting friends. While I have never wanted to be a babysitter, I loved the club idea. As a bossy creative kid this was right up my alley. The friendships in this book was something I had always wanted. This was a series I grew up with and was my favourite for a long time. Confession time, I may have had a bit of a crush on Logan.
I was working at the library and saw that this graphic novel come in while I checked material in. I was excited to see that Baby-Sitters Club was being introduced to another generation. I thumbed through the book and saw this was the same story with a few updates. While usually I am not a fan of updating original stories (as it gives us the time and place when something was first written), I was okay with this series being updated. Moving this novelized book into a graphic novel made it easier to accept new changes.
I would definitely recommend this one to those who once enjoyed reading BSC in the past. This is also great read for young girls between 9-12.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly this book continues what is a great adaption of a rather timeless series. While I was a bit concerned by the lack of modern issues tackled in the first book, I have since read Drama by Raina Telgemeier and published by Scholastic, which was for a similar age group but completely original.
Since Scholastic and Telgemeier are obviously not afraid of tackling the more "modern" issues that children are facing, I'm much more comfortable with this book - which is an adaption of a much older book. Children are still - no doubt - dealing with issues of stigma and fear/ignorance when it comes to medical issues.
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This series is so heartwarming and believable. I loved that the girls were met with a challenge to their business in this one and I enjoyed getting to know Stacey more. A very sweet and cozy read on this rainy day.
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The second adoption of the original Baby Sitters novels.
This one is about Stacey and her diabetes as well as a rival baby sitter group that is trying to take their business.
Great graphic novel drawn by Raina Telgemeier.
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Really famous series, i suggest to read this.
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1. As a 31 year old, The Baby-Sitters Club books were the pillar of my childhood and reading experience, so I love the graphic novels for a new generation.
2. I love BSC so much, I own all of the regular series, super specials, and nearly all of the mysteries. I am working on the Little Sisters too. I also listen to the Baby Sitter’s Club Club podcast.
3. I love Raina Telgemeier’s illustrations (I’m actually disappointed that the whole series isn’t done by her.)
4. Overall, I loved the book and I am so glad they exist.
