Boy-Crazy Stacey (GN#7)

Original Publication Date: 2019

Ghostwriter? No, the text copyright is for Ann M. Martin.

Illustrator: Gale Galligan

Synopsis:

Not a ton of difference between this and the original version. Three things that stood out to me: Mary Anne wears a more modest two-piece swimsuit than Stacey but doesn't seem embarrassed that Stacey's is more mature, Stacey doesn't ask what the secret sauce is at Burger Garden, and Claire brings a sun-burnt Mary Anne peanut butter "because it's yummy" rather than butter which avoids the poor medical advice about putting butter on burns.

Established or continued in this book:

The Girls (and Logan):

Stacey's diabetes explained in picture form:

Kristy's new room:

Mary Anne's sun protection get-up:

Claudia candy: She's hardly in the book, but there is a one drawing of her eating from a bag of chips.


Their Families:

The Pike kids:

The beach house:

The Club (and clients): nothing new, aside from a different artist's take on the Pikes


SMS: summer vacation!

PSA Time: I'm glad this version took out the part about butter being good for burns--it's not!


Misc:

Martin dedicates this book to "June and Ward Cleaver (alias Noel and Steve) from the Beav."

Galligan dedicates it to "Mom, Dad, Lori, and all our childhood beach adventures. And [to] Patrick, who I forgive for pretending to be a sea monster and grabbing my ankle that one time."

What Stacey packs for the trip:

Stacey in LUV:

The beach at Sea City:

Burger Garden:

Stacey and Mary Anne's double date with Alex (shorter hair) and Toby:

Logan Like Mary Anne! is slated for a graphic novel release. I doubt we'll get all the books, because already they've skipped Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls and The Ghost at Dawn's House (two of my favorites), but wouldn't it be great to get the Super Specials?