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A review by liannakiwi
The Truth About Stacey by Ann M. Martin
3.0
(LL)
This book does what the others do by tackling an important topic: diabetes.
However, the language used to describe it is problematic to say the least. Labeling it as Stacey being “sick” is a very poor choice of words. Stacey’s parents think that going to multiple different doctors means they can “cure” Stacey, which is unrealistic in how a real adult would handle this situation, and it feels like they are acting that way to try and make her story dramatic, which is not good.
I will give Martin props for discussing what diabetes is and what the average person experiences.
The other reason for only fours stars is a comment made of one of the girls about how one of their clients still looked “fat” only days after having a baby. It may be how a child would think in that situation, but it is detrimental to the young audience who will think that’s an appropriate expectation for new mothers. (Hello body shaming!!) It was a throw away line and shouldn’t have been there.
This book does what the others do by tackling an important topic: diabetes.
However, the language used to describe it is problematic to say the least. Labeling it as Stacey being “sick” is a very poor choice of words. Stacey’s parents think that going to multiple different doctors means they can “cure” Stacey, which is unrealistic in how a real adult would handle this situation, and it feels like they are acting that way to try and make her story dramatic, which is not good.
I will give Martin props for discussing what diabetes is and what the average person experiences.
The other reason for only fours stars is a comment made of one of the girls about how one of their clients still looked “fat” only days after having a baby. It may be how a child would think in that situation, but it is detrimental to the young audience who will think that’s an appropriate expectation for new mothers. (Hello body shaming!!) It was a throw away line and shouldn’t have been there.