Halloween and Thanksgiving both happen in this book - so late fall of their 4th 8th grade/6th grade year.
Plot
It has been hinted for awhile that Mallory is sick. She was always too tired to do anything, couldn't sit up straight, etc. Finally one morning she wakes up and everything hurts, her throat is on fire and her temp is super high. Her mom takes her to the doctor, and it ends up she has mono. She is prescribed at least a month in bed.
The Pike family is invited to New York to watch the Thanksgiving Day parade with her mom's cousins. It's about a month out, so everyone is hoping Mallory is well enough to go. Also, The Pike parents tell Mallory that all she can do is rest and homework - so no BSC until she is completely better.
She bitches a lot about how bored she is, and then she realizes that the BSC is probably really struggling without her. They were already struggling since Dawn left for California. So at first Mallory tries to help out as much as she can from her bed. Then all of a sudden she is like "they need to kick me out, so I'll just be a dick to them so they do." She starts rumors about the BSC members to each other, she refuses to do anything, she is totally rude and mean to them all. But they are on to her and tell her they won't kick her out no matter how rude and terrible she is being.
For some reason, the BSC decides that since they are two members down and extremely busy, that this is the perfect time to take on a huge fucking project. They organize a Thanksgiving day event at Stoneybrook Manor. They put together baskets (which requires a huge fundraising campaign), and create a "Thanksgiving fair" with games and prizes. Of course they get everything done (in only like 12 days, which is ridic).
After the event, the go over to the Pike's and give Mallory her own personal Thanksgiving day fair. The Pike parents decide that Mallory is too sick to go to New York, so no one can go. At first everyone is pissy about it, but they seem to have a nice Thanksgiving at home. After that, Kristy comes over with a new BSC ad that they are putting out and asks Mallory if she wants her name on it. Mallory bites the bullet and says no. So she's out of the BSC for the time being.
Takeaways
For this Thanksgiving day fundraiser, all the neighborhood kids donate their allowances. It's very nice, but I don't know how realistic it is.
I hope the BSC members are keeping track of all the community service projects they are doing for their college applications.
When I was a senior in college I swore I had mono. It turns out I was just lazy.
Best Character
All the little kids who donate their allowances. And all the Pike kids who are super supportive of Mallory and don't bitch too much when they don't get to go to the Thanksgiving day parade in New York.
Worst Character
There isn't really a worst character in this book. Mallory is sick, so she gets a pass. The BSC is super patient and supportive. The Pike family is super patient and supportive.
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