Stacey's Movie

I read it about 12 times.Still LOVE it!I am a huge fan of the BSC series.My fave is Mary Anne.But I like Stacey too.In this book Stacey and her classmates are doing a video-interwiewing all the SMS students,evan the BSC's worst enemie:Cookie Mason.Found out more!By reading it!Lots of Love, Fulliem xoxoxo

I rate this book 5 stars. Once I read it I could not put it down. Stacey loves film-making and her school is having a Short Takes class with a real-life director to teach it. Stacey films all of her friends and Mary Anne says something on film that she wants Stacey to cut out. But will Stacey be a true friend? Or will she embarress Mary Anne in front of everyone?

This is by far and away the best book featuring Stacey. I like the Stacey character and find her level and mature and very believable. Ms. Martin has a real gift for creating characters with staying power and her natural flair for dialog and conversation is phenomenal.In this story, Stacey's school has a series of "short takes" classes. Professionals offer to teach a class in their area of expertise for part of a marking period. Movie making was one such class and Stacey eagerly agreed to participate in that one. She is grouped with a compatible bunch of kids and, armed with camera and notebooks, learn a lot about how their class mates really feel. My favorite parts were Claudia's confession about her strong distate for school and Emily Black, the school editor's adept dodging of any discussion of herself. Turning the question around to the asker is a very effective dodge and I loved that part. I also liked seeing a more mature version of Mary-Anne.This one is one that I think most readers will enjoy. Ms. Martin is truly gifted in creating something with a lot of staying power.

I really enjoyed Stacey's Movie, and it's probably one of the best BSC books. But while Mary Anne was being interviewed, she seemed very out of character. She's almost never angry, though I guess we all have those days. Also, Jessi's secret seemed a lot more shocking than Mary Anne's, and she should've been in the summary. But it was still a great book, so I suggest you read it.

I loved this book! It had a nice plot line that wasn't resolved to simply or quickly like a lot of BSC books are. Stacey's making a movie on what teen life in Stoneybrook (or anywhere else in the 90's!)is like for a Short Takes Film Making Class. In the book, Stacey learns several disturbing secrets about her classmates. I won't spoil the book for you, execpt that it looks like big changes are going to happen in the next few months. It seems that Ann M. Martin is forshadowing some things with the chariters perticularlly Jessi, Mary Anne and Abby. Just my opinion. Anyway I recomend it!