Nothing really mentioned, so we will assume late winter/early spring of their 2nd 8th grade year.
Stacey hasn't been feeling well in a long time, and then she goes off the rails with her diet and starts eating candy/chocolate on the daily (she's diabetic in case you forgot). She goes to visit her dad in New York and winds up in the hospital for TWO ENTIRE WEEKS. Basically while her cheating on her diet didn't help anything, it wasn't the main cause for her entire body to break down. They get her blood sugar under control and send her back to Stoneybrook, where she has to be out of school for another week.
Oh, and while in the hospital Stacey's parents hate each other and can't be in the room together. Then Stacey demands they both stay there, and gets all pissed off when they start fighting. So she kicks them both out.
Side story is that Charlotte, her favorite sitting charge, loses her mind bc Stacey is in the hospital and becomes a hypochondriac. But then when Stacey gets out of the hospital she is fine.
Takeaways:
The BSC members take a train to visit Stacey, and the first thing Kristy does is make fun of Stacey for whining. I mean...Stacey is a whiner, but she is also in the hospital and you came to visit her. That just rubbed me the wrong way.
At the beginning of this book, everyone was acting like it was the biggest deal in the world that Stacey was going to New York. Doesn't she do this all the time? I thought she visited her dad often.
Stacey's biggest complaint with the hospital (besides the food) is that no one knew or cared who she was. I realize New York hospitals are much bigger than the ones in Omaha, but when I was in the hospital for an entire week, everyone knew who I was. And not just because I was known as a difficult patient. But because they are in the medical field and patient care if their fucking job.
When Stacey eats chocolate, she acts like my sister Amanda does when she eats hamburgers (shout out to you, Amanda, because I know you're the only person who reads this blog).
Best character:
Um. Probably Laine, because she visits Stacey in the hospital every day and brings her presents. Also, she keeps the BSC members pretty well informed of everything that is happening.
Worst character:
Stacey's parents both kinda suck. They can't put their differences aside long enough to support Stacey in the hospital. And Stacey kinda sucks, because she's fucking eating chocolate on the daily but doesn't bother to tell anyone when she feels like she might die. Also, Charlotte, for turning Stacey's illness into something that is all about her. But she's only 8, so I guess she gets a pass.
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