New York, USA:Scolastic Inc, 2006
This book is part of a very popular series - The Baby-Sitters Club. Stacey
has moved to a new town with her parents. She is trying to manage her diabetes but her parents are very overprotective. Stacey doesn't want her new friends to know she has diabetes in case they avoid her. She also has difficulties in her baby sitting club, has boyfriend problems and has to contend with a rival baby-sitting club. All good reading for children aged 9 and older.
This book has a colourful cover which is in stark contrast to the black and white graphics inside. The reader is not distracted by colourful illustrations thus making the dialogue the focal point of the story. The dialogue is easy to read with lots of speech bubbles. The management of diabetes in an adolescent is cleverly incorporated into the storyline without it being too oppressive.
I highly recommend this book as a fun and entertaining read, at the same time being informative but not too overwhelming.
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