- Graphic Novels
- Ages 8–12
- Contemporary
The Baby-Sitters Club: Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye
Book 11 of 19 in The Baby-Sitters Club GraphixView the full series
Part of the The Baby-Sitters Club universeOpen the collection
A bittersweet moving-away story that gives Stacey and the club one of their clearest friendship-and-change arcs. It is emotionally useful for children dealing with goodbyes, relocation or changing friendship groups.
- Best for8–12
- FormatGraphic
- Length176 pp
- Read aloud~1 hr25 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
- Comedic
Tone
- Warm
- Funny
- Bittersweet
- Heartwarming
- Cosy
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Stacey McGill has become an essential part of the Baby-Sitters Club, so when her parents announce that the family is moving back to New York, the news hits everyone hard. Stacey is torn between excitement, sadness and the fear of leaving behind the friends who have finally made Stoneybrook feel like home. The rest of the club has to work through their own feelings too, especially the frustration that no amount of planning or babysitting skill can stop a friend from moving away. This eleventh Graphix adaptation, illustrated by Gabriela Epstein, keeps the series' familiar warmth while giving the story a genuinely bittersweet emotional shape. It is still cosy and accessible, but the central situation is meaningful: friendships change, goodbyes hurt, and children can feel both sad and hopeful at the same time.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 8–12
- Read aloud · 7–11
- Independent · 8–12
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Bedtime
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
4 / 5 · Bedtime-friendly
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Moving house story
- Friendship goodbye
- Stacey mcgill fans
- Realistic graphic novel
- Reluctant readers
Avoid if
- Sensitive to goodbyes
- Has not read earlier bsc
- Wants light comedy only
Particularly good for children who are…
- Moving house
- Reluctant reader
- Making friends
- Struggling with reading
- Anxiety and worry
In the classroom
How it works in school.
The hugely popular Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels — a reluctant-reader favourite that also touches on friendship, responsibility and family.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific weight is the friend who's moving — Stacey leaving Stoneybrook for New York, the club having to absorb the loss. A ten-year-old who's had a friend move away (or who's moved themselves) gets the BSC volume that takes the goodbye properly seriously.
- Family belonging
- Friendship and belonging
- Making a difference
- Proving yourself
Why parents love it
The BSC about a friend moving away — the series' first proper sad ending. The book to hand to a child whose best friend is moving, or who is moving themselves: the goodbye doesn't end the friendship, but it changes it. Quietly mature for the series.
- Nostalgia
- Conversation starter
- Quick to read
- Bedtime appropriate
In the series
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix.
19 books · open the series →
About the creators
About the creators.
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If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
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