Thanksgiving of their 6th repeat
Plot
Claudia, Abby and Stacey are in the same "Short Takes" class for this semester and it is themed History of Thanksgiving, or something like that. They decide to write a play about the true history of Thanksgiving and have third graders act it out. As they start to do their research, they realize how different the world was back then - the way Indians were treated, the way Pilgrims treated woman, etc. They write their play true to history.
When parents start getting wind of it, they complain to the teachers. When teachers get wind of it, they complain to the principal. The principal then issues an ultimatum - either rewrite the play with the traditional history, or don't do it. The class decides to rewrite the play, but let everyone know it is censored. Then they perform the real, uncensored play at the middle school, complete with protesters for both sides.
The subplot is that every single babysitter has these great family plans for Thanksgiving, and every single one of them get cancelled. So they decide to bring all their families together for a huge Thanksgiving at Kristy's house. Their parents go for it and they all eat dinner together.
Takeaways
It seems weird to me that their parents all went along with this huge Thanksgiving. They must all be friends, too.
It also seems weird that parents would actually protest a middle school play.
This book was kind of boring. There isn't much to say.
Oh, and Dawn comes back. She doesn't tell anyone, and just shows up at Mallory's when all the babysitters are there.
Best Character
I will have to go with Abby, because when the parents start bitching about the play, she stands up to them about their freedom of speech.
Worst Character
All those stupid fucking parents who have nothing better to do then hide the truth from their children and protest a middle school play.
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