Published by Graphix
Summary: When Stacey and Mary Ann are invited to go to Sea City with the Pike family as mother’s helpers, they can’t for a two-week vacation at the Jersey shore. But when Stacey develops a massive crush on Scott the lifeguard, Mary Ann gets stuck with all the work. Not surprisingly, Scott breaks Stacey’s heart, and further tween-age drama ensues. Mary Ann and Stacey eventually patch up their friendship, and the two of them meet a boy babysitter and his cousin, who are closer in age than the lifeguard. A fun double date (complete with first kiss in the Tunnel of Love) leaves Stacey feeling good about her trip. 176 pages; grades 3-5.
Pros: Long-time blog readers know that I find the Baby-Sitters Club books as irresistible as the Jersey shore on a hot July day. The non-graphic version of this book has always been one of my favorites (I’m not too proud to admit it was first published shortly before my 25th birthday…), and I was excited to see it was next up on the Graphix reissues. It’s a good retelling of the original, with artwork that perfectly captures the Jersey shore.
Cons: I thought I was just being nitpicky with my irritation over the way Gale Galligan draws open mouths, but then I saw an Amazon review that mentioned the same thing. When she doesn’t draw teeth, it looks like a brown blob on the character’s face.
On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 8:09 PM A Kids Book A Day wrote:
> Janet Dawson posted: “Published by Graphix Summary: When Stacey and Mary > Ann are invited to go to Sea City with the Pike family as mother’s helpers, > they can’t for a two-week vacation at the Jersey shore. But when Stacey > develops a massive crush on Scott the lifeguard, Mar” >
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My daughter thinks these are hilarious! I tend to lean more towards my sons books as he’s more into the fantasy and adventure ones. I got him The Boy With the Sword by Patrick Matthews, pat-matthews.com for his info. I always peruse the books before I let them read them, and i found that this was the second book in a series, so I got him the first one called Dragon Run and he’s already nearly finished with it!
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