#13 - Goodbye, Stacey, Goodbye!

Timeline:
Again, no specifics were mentioned. No dances coming up, no holidays mentioned. So I guess we have to assume this is still October-ish of their 8th grade year.

Plot:
Well, clearly from the title, Stacey is out. Her dad's office is closing, and he's being transferred back to New York.
So...basically the book goes like this: Stacey's parents tell her they are moving in like a month. Stacey is happy about it, then sad, then happy, then sad. Back and forth, forth and back, until the end when they finally leave.
Oh, and McGill's have collected a ton of shit, and they have to get rid of it all because it won't fit in their new apartment. So they let the BSC members have a garage sale, and then, for some absolutely ridiculous reason, they let the girls split ALL THE MONEY. So then the girls use that money to throw Stacey a goodbye party with all the kids they babysit for.
Oh, and at the very end Stacey tells the club members that she is officially the "New York" branch of the BSC. And the girls talk about how Mallory would maybe be a good addition to the club.

Takeaways:
Dude - why did the McGill's let the girls keep ALL the money? It makes no sense. I can see some of it, but ALL OF IT? Also, I'm sorry, I know Stacey was all like "my goodbye party was amazing", but seriously? A goodbye party with a bunch of kids? Why not throw a cool goodbye party with all their friends? (Oh, wait...they don't have friends other than each other.)

Also, let's talk about this yard sale - it was a pretty massive event, what with all the McGill's shit that needed to be sold, plus Claudia made brownies, MaryAnne knitted a bunch of shit, and Dawn sold spider plants (whatever the hell they are) - but like, are the people of Stoneybrook stupid? One person asked to buy the shutters off the house. One person wanted to buy their car. One person asked to buy the folding tables. GIVE ME A BREAK.

I don't really have any other takeaways, because besides Stacey  flipping back and forth on if she was happy or sad, nothing really happened.

Best character:
Oh, one other thing happened. Kristy is babysitting her siblings and all the kids in her neighborhood are there, too, and Morbidda Destiny invites them all over for lemonade. Kristy makes them all go, and she is really nice to Morbidda and realizes she is just a lonely old woman. So Kristy wins this week.

Worst character:
No one really stands out in this book, so no one gets named worst this week. Yay!