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The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #19
Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel
A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted and illustrated by New York Times bestselling cartoonist Arley Nopra!Dawn can't wait for her trip to California. Aside from all the sun and fun, it's her first visit since her brother, Jeff, moved back to live with their dad. California is better than Dawn ever remembered it. The beaches are beautiful, the local theme park is a blast, and Dawn is enjoying all her favorite foods. Plus, Dawn's best friend, Sunny, has even started her own baby-sitting club! Things are going so well that Dawn begins to wonder if she might want to stay in California with her dad and Jeff.Dawn is a California girl at heart, but could she really leave Stoneybrook -- and her mom and The Baby-sitters Club -- for good?
192 pages, Hardcover
First published April 21, 2026
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May 23, 2026
₊⊹⁀➴ 5 stars
this one made me more emotional than i anticipated. the exploration of feeling like you belong in more than one place and what makes home home was so heartwarming.
this one made me more emotional than i anticipated. the exploration of feeling like you belong in more than one place and what makes home home was so heartwarming.
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October 15, 2025This is a pre-read review: I Can't wait!!! I loved these in elementary school!!
May 13, 2026
I normally do not read graphic novels, but I did like this one. It was a very quick read and reminded me of my childhood. I liked the storyline and the characters. I would recommend this book.
April 24, 2026
Remember the Trip-man! #GCBSF
May 13, 2026
The art was gorgeous! I loved the luscious color palette. I could almost feel the heat radiating from the sun and the ocean looked so inviting too. The art is STUNNING. As far as the story goes, I didn’t really remember this one from when I read them as a kid but that might be because Dawn wasn’t my favorite sitter. I liked her fine, but she just wasn’t one of my favorites. I did like seeing her with her dad and brother and I could feel how torn she was with having her family split between two coasts. A cute story with GORGEOUS art.
May 12, 2026
A sweet fast faced read. Can never complain about these.
5/5 stars!
5/5 stars!
May 23, 2026
idek why i still read these lol
May 23, 2026
I haven't read this series in a while, but now that it's summer I can read what I want 😂 so I picked it up and read it in 15 minutes. It is the perfect summer read🌞
May 25, 2026
I love it so much and will 999,999 more times but also I barely know how I got it.
May 27, 2026
The drawings are cute, but simple; some of the other illustrators have a bit more background detail. The emotions of being caught between two places are deeply captured, but the book just felt so simple and really aimed at a younger audience. I wonder how much the kids reading just the graphic novels, not the original novels, are able to distinguish the babysitters because there's just so much more depth and personality to the babysitters when they can all have more dialogue in a regular print book. The graphic novels are as always still lots of fun and nostalgic, especially when they follow the original story. The only changes I noticed were changing some of the characters' ethnicities, which is definitely fair for the modern audience, and changing Disney Land to Wander Land which also makes sense for copyright. Other interesting things I noticed about the characters is that a housekeeper in California (Mrs Bruen) would realistically not necessarily be white, but she is portrayed as such in both the original and the new. And if the authors wanted a more modern interpretation of Sharon's character, a more psychological explanation of her 'forgetfulness' that caused Dawn to frequently worry about her would be necessary, such as diagnosing her with ADHD or something stronger rather than saying she is just distracted. However, the graphic novels are targeted at an even younger audience than the originals.
May 31, 2026
No matter how old I get every time a new one is published I will be reading them for nostalgia purposes. This book was so cute, and I loved the cali aesthetics.
May 12, 2026
This plot really holds up to the present day. Dawn is visiting her dad back in California, which naturally leads to some confusion. She loves being in California, but where does she belong? I liked seeing how carefully she considers her choice. She doesn't just make a pros list for each place, she realizes that some things matter more than others. I also liked how supportive her dad was of letting her make the decision in her own time, and how her mom is also willing to be supportive when she gets looped in. I didn't love how part of Dawn's decision was how she had to take care of her absent minded mother. She's thirteen, maybe it shouldn't be her job to parent her own mother? It's just so normalized in the text that nobody, not even Dawn, questions it, and I really feel like it could have added something if she had considered it.
May 1, 2026
I don't think I've ever been all that subtle about Dawn being my favorite member of the BSC. Kid!me loved her with a fiery passion and adult!me has had time to admit that some of her detractors do have a few points, but since most of that nonsense doesn't really kick in til later in the series, I will still gladly defend her on nearly every hill. (Not Dawn Saves the Planet. Even I have my limits.)
None of that really matters here other than some of the seeds of what grownups don't like about the character are definitely planted here. Thing is, Dawn's thirteen (someone cue the clip of Luca's well deserved meltdown).
I'm getting ahead of myself. This is only Dawn's second graphic novel (howwwwwwwwww?), and a lot has changed since we last checked in with her. Her little brother, Jeff, has moved back to California to live with their dad and while Dawn's pretty settled in Stoneybrook, she can't wait to head back home to California to see the rest of her family and her friends for Spring Break. Well, Sunny, I guess, since we don't really see any of her other pre-BSC friends. She's a little worried about leaving her mom alone, and not just because she's not thrilled that Sharon is dating Trip again.
As a kid, the idea of sending a million and one postcards didn't strike me as the least bit odd, probably because kids love mail and now that I think about it, this series might be WHY I love postcards in particular? Anyway, Dawn writes some on the plane and this is how we'll keep up with the gang back in Stoneybrook.
Dawn finds herself happy as a clam once she lands back in California. Jeff's thrilled to see her and can't wait to head to Wander Land, which is a really thinly veiled version of Disneyland. Not sure why the change but here we are. I adore Jeff taking a million and one photos of Dawn everywhere and the art in this book is absolutely adorable. I bookmarked multiple instances of art I needed to go back to after I was finished.
After a full day at Wander Land, Sunny makes good on her surprise for Dawn and introduces her to the California branch of the BSC, the We ♥ Kids Club. At first Dawn's a little confused as to why Sunny's invited Maggie and Jill over since they weren't super close prior to Dawn's move, but then the club bit is dropped and Dawn is thrilled to hear all the similarities and is both thrilled and a little confused as to the differences. She loves the "Kids Can Cook... Naturally" book the WLK club has made but is thrown when there's no complicated scheduling after a parent calls for a sitter. Snacks are offered and are healthy and then the girls start talking about ghost story books and Dawn has a little "have I died and gone to Dawn heaven?" moment and it's adorable but also, Dawn? Claudia is always willing to engage in ghost story talk with you. Don't act like this is new. And she buys you healthy snacks! Still, I understand that there's a little bit of wonder when you think you've found YOUR people who get you on all the levels. Dawn even manages to book a sitting job with her old charges, Clover and Daffodil.
Yup, the girl is on cloud nine. We get some time back in Stoneybrook and then we join Dawn and her family/friends at the beach where Dawn tries to navigate the awkwardness of talking to one of your divorced parents about the other while not mentioning their new kinda partner. Dawn also finds herself in a weird mood and points to her dad for picking up on her being lonely back in Stoneybrook. (Fear not, Dawn, fate has something big planned!) Later, Dawn talks to her mom and realizes she feels weird but doesn't know what's wrong.
We get a sitting chapter with Clover and Daffodil and it turns out I had the ring toss scene burned into memory all these years later. Who knew?
Anyway, Dawn realizes she's homesick. Not for Stoneybrook, but for California. It's not until Sunny's mom invites her (and the rest of the club) to stay for dinner that it occurs to her that she could just... stay in California. Or at least move back, like Jeff did. She runs home and brings it up with her dad, who confirms that if that's something she truly wants to do, it should be possible to make it happen. Jeff is over the moon at the idea and my heart just... so cute, Jeff. So cute. Dawn tries to sort out her feelings by calling Mary Anne, but she's out. Turns out that Dawn's reason for not walking to turn to Sunny right away (that Sunny would immediately leap at the prospect of having her BFF move home and steamroll through anything Dawn actually might feel) is correct as Sunny does just that.
Dawn's smart enough to realize that a pro/con list might be a good start to sorting your feelings and thoughts on such a big matter, but it's not necessarily a one for one measurement. She eventually realizes that while she misses California, Stoneybrook is home. She levels with her dad, Jeff freaks out, and then she calls her mom and accidentally spills all her thoughts. Sharon may be a space cadet (really downplayed in this, btw), but she's not stupid. She knew full well that Dawn would seriously entertain the thought of moving back once she visited and even offers to let Dawn do just that in case that's what Dawn truly wants.
Dawn's spring break ends and we're treated to a really sweet thawing of Jeff's heart when he forgives Dawn for not staying with him, and finally Dawn returns home to Stoneybrook, her mom, and the BSC.
My only real quibble with this is that some of Dawn's internal monologue (like about her mom dating Trip) doesn't quite work here the way it does in the book and feels both clunky and not quite enough. Some things feel a bit rushed in a way I don't remember the book feeling, but I was also in elementary school when I first read it so who knows?
Solid story and the art's wonderful. Also, they didn't forget Dawn's freckles! This always makes me happy.
None of that really matters here other than some of the seeds of what grownups don't like about the character are definitely planted here. Thing is, Dawn's thirteen (someone cue the clip of Luca's well deserved meltdown).
I'm getting ahead of myself. This is only Dawn's second graphic novel (howwwwwwwwww?), and a lot has changed since we last checked in with her. Her little brother, Jeff, has moved back to California to live with their dad and while Dawn's pretty settled in Stoneybrook, she can't wait to head back home to California to see the rest of her family and her friends for Spring Break. Well, Sunny, I guess, since we don't really see any of her other pre-BSC friends. She's a little worried about leaving her mom alone, and not just because she's not thrilled that Sharon is dating Trip again.
As a kid, the idea of sending a million and one postcards didn't strike me as the least bit odd, probably because kids love mail and now that I think about it, this series might be WHY I love postcards in particular? Anyway, Dawn writes some on the plane and this is how we'll keep up with the gang back in Stoneybrook.
Dawn finds herself happy as a clam once she lands back in California. Jeff's thrilled to see her and can't wait to head to Wander Land, which is a really thinly veiled version of Disneyland. Not sure why the change but here we are. I adore Jeff taking a million and one photos of Dawn everywhere and the art in this book is absolutely adorable. I bookmarked multiple instances of art I needed to go back to after I was finished.
After a full day at Wander Land, Sunny makes good on her surprise for Dawn and introduces her to the California branch of the BSC, the We ♥ Kids Club. At first Dawn's a little confused as to why Sunny's invited Maggie and Jill over since they weren't super close prior to Dawn's move, but then the club bit is dropped and Dawn is thrilled to hear all the similarities and is both thrilled and a little confused as to the differences. She loves the "Kids Can Cook... Naturally" book the WLK club has made but is thrown when there's no complicated scheduling after a parent calls for a sitter. Snacks are offered and are healthy and then the girls start talking about ghost story books and Dawn has a little "have I died and gone to Dawn heaven?" moment and it's adorable but also, Dawn? Claudia is always willing to engage in ghost story talk with you. Don't act like this is new. And she buys you healthy snacks! Still, I understand that there's a little bit of wonder when you think you've found YOUR people who get you on all the levels. Dawn even manages to book a sitting job with her old charges, Clover and Daffodil.
Yup, the girl is on cloud nine. We get some time back in Stoneybrook and then we join Dawn and her family/friends at the beach where Dawn tries to navigate the awkwardness of talking to one of your divorced parents about the other while not mentioning their new kinda partner. Dawn also finds herself in a weird mood and points to her dad for picking up on her being lonely back in Stoneybrook. (Fear not, Dawn, fate has something big planned!) Later, Dawn talks to her mom and realizes she feels weird but doesn't know what's wrong.
We get a sitting chapter with Clover and Daffodil and it turns out I had the ring toss scene burned into memory all these years later. Who knew?
Anyway, Dawn realizes she's homesick. Not for Stoneybrook, but for California. It's not until Sunny's mom invites her (and the rest of the club) to stay for dinner that it occurs to her that she could just... stay in California. Or at least move back, like Jeff did. She runs home and brings it up with her dad, who confirms that if that's something she truly wants to do, it should be possible to make it happen. Jeff is over the moon at the idea and my heart just... so cute, Jeff. So cute. Dawn tries to sort out her feelings by calling Mary Anne, but she's out. Turns out that Dawn's reason for not walking to turn to Sunny right away (that Sunny would immediately leap at the prospect of having her BFF move home and steamroll through anything Dawn actually might feel) is correct as Sunny does just that.
Dawn's smart enough to realize that a pro/con list might be a good start to sorting your feelings and thoughts on such a big matter, but it's not necessarily a one for one measurement. She eventually realizes that while she misses California, Stoneybrook is home. She levels with her dad, Jeff freaks out, and then she calls her mom and accidentally spills all her thoughts. Sharon may be a space cadet (really downplayed in this, btw), but she's not stupid. She knew full well that Dawn would seriously entertain the thought of moving back once she visited and even offers to let Dawn do just that in case that's what Dawn truly wants.
Dawn's spring break ends and we're treated to a really sweet thawing of Jeff's heart when he forgives Dawn for not staying with him, and finally Dawn returns home to Stoneybrook, her mom, and the BSC.
My only real quibble with this is that some of Dawn's internal monologue (like about her mom dating Trip) doesn't quite work here the way it does in the book and feels both clunky and not quite enough. Some things feel a bit rushed in a way I don't remember the book feeling, but I was also in elementary school when I first read it so who knows?
Solid story and the art's wonderful. Also, they didn't forget Dawn's freckles! This always makes me happy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 5, 2026
The art in this novel is GORGEOUS!!! It's so expressive and summery. It perfectly captures summer and Dawn's happy place - California. Unfortunately the story itself was pretty bland.
I dislike that Disneyland was turned into 'Wanderland' but I understand they don't want to get sued.
I found the stereotypes odd - that everyone in California is a laid back vegetarian (and predominantly white). Stoneybrook has more diversity in the graphic novels than California which is strange to me.
Dawn is so horrifically parentified by her Mother - her mom relies on her for emotional support, cooking and cleaning, mental support (scheduling, appointments, where her Mom left various items). I hate how normal this is portrayed to be. Does her Mom have a brain injury, ADHD or is she just immature and irresponsible? It is codependence galore - Dawn felt soooo guilty being away from her Mother and that her grown adult Mom couldn't possibly function without her. I honestly don't know if Dawn made the right decision in the end, as much as I want her to be in the BSC. I also think this novel accidentally highlighted how Kristy doesn't have to run the BSC the way she does - strict and controlling.
Please get Dawn some therapy to deal with her traumatic family situation - missing her Dad and brother while protecting and parenting her Mother.
If you ignore the toxic mother/daughter dynamic (which this graphic novel is begging you to do), the illustrations will make you feel as light, airy and uplifted as a summer's breeze.
I dislike that Disneyland was turned into 'Wanderland' but I understand they don't want to get sued.
I found the stereotypes odd - that everyone in California is a laid back vegetarian (and predominantly white). Stoneybrook has more diversity in the graphic novels than California which is strange to me.
Dawn is so horrifically parentified by her Mother - her mom relies on her for emotional support, cooking and cleaning, mental support (scheduling, appointments, where her Mom left various items). I hate how normal this is portrayed to be. Does her Mom have a brain injury, ADHD or is she just immature and irresponsible? It is codependence galore - Dawn felt soooo guilty being away from her Mother and that her grown adult Mom couldn't possibly function without her. I honestly don't know if Dawn made the right decision in the end, as much as I want her to be in the BSC. I also think this novel accidentally highlighted how Kristy doesn't have to run the BSC the way she does - strict and controlling.
Please get Dawn some therapy to deal with her traumatic family situation - missing her Dad and brother while protecting and parenting her Mother.
If you ignore the toxic mother/daughter dynamic (which this graphic novel is begging you to do), the illustrations will make you feel as light, airy and uplifted as a summer's breeze.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 4, 2026
I was SO excited for the Dawn on the Coast graphic novel! I was hoping that Arley Nopra would do the California beaches justice like Gale Galligan did for the beaches in Boy-Crazy Stacey, but sadly this graphic novel is missing much of the detail, color, and vibrancy that made Stacey’s graphic novel really resonate with me as a beach lover. While the illustrations in Dawn on the Coast are beautiful, I didn’t quite feel transported to California.
Nonetheless, this is a fairly faithful translation of the original novel with a few exceptions, one being that Disney Land is changed to the oddly named “Wander Land,” and the stereotypical “everyone is California blonde” has been eliminated to make way for diversity. Oh, and we can’t forget that the entire Kewpie Doll flight attendant plot line has been wiped - we can’t be making fun of anyone’s looks in 2026, now can we? The ‘80s and ‘90s - you had to be there.
Dawn on the Coast does this story justice, capturing the emotion Dawn felt on her big trip out west. I always feel heartbroken for Dawn and her family when it comes to this story, and the illustrations showing the big crocodile tears got to me.
Nonetheless, this is a fairly faithful translation of the original novel with a few exceptions, one being that Disney Land is changed to the oddly named “Wander Land,” and the stereotypical “everyone is California blonde” has been eliminated to make way for diversity. Oh, and we can’t forget that the entire Kewpie Doll flight attendant plot line has been wiped - we can’t be making fun of anyone’s looks in 2026, now can we? The ‘80s and ‘90s - you had to be there.
Dawn on the Coast does this story justice, capturing the emotion Dawn felt on her big trip out west. I always feel heartbroken for Dawn and her family when it comes to this story, and the illustrations showing the big crocodile tears got to me.
May 24, 2026
90/100 or 4.5 stars
Considering how much I hate Dawn as a character in the original series, I though she was modernized in the best way possible. There are still some things I didn't like, but Dawn is no longer insufferable!!
I will say it again that the Baby-Sitters Club will always be better as a graphic novel. In addition to modernizing what is going on, the use of telling the story as a graphic novel opposed to prose eliminates a lot of repetition that is in the original stories. You have one or two pages of who the members of the BSC are without it taking a whole chapter.
Moving and dealing with families of divorce are not easy topics, but this does a good job of talking about it. The artwork as always is amazing. The lessons the reader learns are more impactful with the graphic novel format, and I continue to love each one!
Considering how much I hate Dawn as a character in the original series, I though she was modernized in the best way possible. There are still some things I didn't like, but Dawn is no longer insufferable!!
I will say it again that the Baby-Sitters Club will always be better as a graphic novel. In addition to modernizing what is going on, the use of telling the story as a graphic novel opposed to prose eliminates a lot of repetition that is in the original stories. You have one or two pages of who the members of the BSC are without it taking a whole chapter.
Moving and dealing with families of divorce are not easy topics, but this does a good job of talking about it. The artwork as always is amazing. The lessons the reader learns are more impactful with the graphic novel format, and I continue to love each one!
May 28, 2026
Another cute, very pretty graphic novel. I don’t think California has a golden sky like that. It was pretty cloudy for a few days when I visited!! But I loved how the golden sky seemed to represent California as this perfect, dreamy place. Tell me why I thought Dawn would stay in California because I’m pretty sure she does in the original BSC series. Maybe it’s in another book? Anywho, the graphics were stunning and the storyline was pretty good. It’s funny that they assume all Californians eat ‘healthy’ when they definitely don’t in reality. Overall, another good instalment in the BSC graphic novel series. I look forward to reading more.
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June 17, 2026
The Babysitters Club graphic novels, #19: Dawn on the Coast by Ann M. Martin & Arley Nopra
Is it weird that I inhale these books despite being a thirtysomething dude?
Reading history:
Normally I keep this in my private notes section, but I'm moving it. Yay!
Reading history was not added on Goodreads, but was instead kept on a small piece of paper with the book.
Started May 8th, 2026.
Restarted June 16th, 2026.
Finished June 16th, 2026.
May 8th, 2026: read pp. 1-7 in physical copy.
June 16th, 2026: restarted; read entire book in physical copy.
Is it weird that I inhale these books despite being a thirtysomething dude?
Reading history:
Normally I keep this in my private notes section, but I'm moving it. Yay!
Reading history was not added on Goodreads, but was instead kept on a small piece of paper with the book.
Started May 8th, 2026.
Restarted June 16th, 2026.
Finished June 16th, 2026.
May 8th, 2026: read pp. 1-7 in physical copy.
June 16th, 2026: restarted; read entire book in physical copy.
May 20, 2026
My 8yo second grader and I loved reading this graphic novel together. I continue to have Babysitters Club nostalgia as we work our way through this updated revisit. Dawn spends time with her dad in California and exchanges postcards with friends back in Stoneybrook. She’s torn between the sunny weather, carefree friends and healthy food options on the west coast and her mom and the new life she’s established back in Connecticut. The layout of the text is great, making it very readable- I loved the postcards! The colors and illustrations are fantastic- so well done.
June 18, 2026
Dawn is so excited to spend time with her dad and brother in California. She meets up with old friends, enjoys the weather, beaches and baby sitting. Her friends have started a baby sitting club and she takes part in it while she's there. Their club is more easy going than the one back home in Connecticut. Dawn begins to think about staying in California, it's so nice and she's having so much fun. But then she won't be with her mom. Her mother will be alone. It's a tough decision.
Split between two places because of divorce is hard but Dawn tries to make the right decision.
Split between two places because of divorce is hard but Dawn tries to make the right decision.
Review of advance copy
OKAY BUT THE COLOURS ON THIS ONE!!! *heart eyes* Like it made me want to move to California, it was GORGEOUS!!!! *more heart eyes*
I loved this. I cried, obviously (I am such a Mary Anne about these things!) and I just LOVED the way this book was adapted! But I really need to go back and reread the whole graphic novel series, because I don't remember when Jeff moved back to California (or if he was ever in Stoneybrook at all?)
I loved this. I cried, obviously (I am such a Mary Anne about these things!) and I just LOVED the way this book was adapted! But I really need to go back and reread the whole graphic novel series, because I don't remember when Jeff moved back to California (or if he was ever in Stoneybrook at all?)
May 3, 2026
Just like the original, this was a good one with Dawn torn between California and Connecticut, working through the feelings of figuring out where she belongs.
I was a little surprised that they didn't make Dawn's friends more diverse. Sunny is like an exact replica of Dawn. The graphic novels aren't as race-bending as the new TV show, but they mixed things up with some of the side characters (e.g. Logan), so I thought they could have done that here.
And the California artwork was beautiful, I think spot on and reminds me of the feeling of visiting CA.
I was a little surprised that they didn't make Dawn's friends more diverse. Sunny is like an exact replica of Dawn. The graphic novels aren't as race-bending as the new TV show, but they mixed things up with some of the side characters (e.g. Logan), so I thought they could have done that here.
And the California artwork was beautiful, I think spot on and reminds me of the feeling of visiting CA.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 16, 2026
Saw it at my local library and said why not, checked it out and I loved it. I know it's for younger kids, but as a girl who is 22 (I guess I'm not a girl but a young adult) I literally fell in love with the simple plot of Babysitting Club. I love how its just a group of friends and how the book focus on certain topics. In my own opinion I feel like it's for the age middle-school to early high school. Please give the series a chance.
May 28, 2026
I read this book a moth ago i think but forgot to review it lol. I love learning abt dawns backstory in CA, and honestly i think she should move back to her dad. She is just worried abt her mom tho. If she rly wanted to go back to california then she would realize that her mom would do what is best for her and she has friends in CA, it’s just the BSC she is worrying about. Anyways, loved learning more about dawn 🦞🏝️🪸🦞👙🍒🌊🫰🏻☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
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Review of advance copy
I think my biggest thing with Dawn is that she probably CAN eat healthy food if she wants, like maybe it’s not as accessible as in California where she’s from but no one’s holding her hostage and making her eat junk food. But this was a good look at what it’s like to be a kid if divorce and your family is fully cut in half, I’m glad she stayed in Storybrook
May 9, 2026
Finally another Dawn adaptation! She was always my favorite for obvious reasons. I really enjoyed this, and it seemed weightier than some of the others. There is a lack of other BSC members, since Dawn spends most of the book in California. Also Wanderland…pretty sure she went to actual Disneyland in the chapter book.
May 25, 2026
My cousin’s cousin is the graphic designer for these books so it makes it more enjoyable to read, but nonetheless, her talent is truly unmatched !!! Grew up reading Babysitter’s Club, but this just makes it more exciting and cannot wait to read past books she illustrated and future ones to come ! So proud of you Arley Marie !!!
May 28, 2026
Another good installment! Though it dragged a little bit here and there, it still did a great job showing Dawn's conflict on whether to stay in California or return to Connecticut. And it did a great job planting the seeds of Dawn's eventual decision to actually move back there for good, as she does later in the series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 4, 2026
I was invested in whether Dawn would choose to stay with her dad or mom and how unfair that decision can feel to hold that loves all her family but can only see one regularly due to distance. I also appreciated how her pros and cons list seems equally weighted but when you really think about how much each item really means to you, one side can weigh more.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Scholastic sent me a copy pre publication. Another fun trip down memory lane with this book. This one really shows how kids can be torn between what feels like home when parents divorce and move far from each other.
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