Young Adult Revisited

There’s a new boy in school, Brian, who every girl is in love with and every guys wants to be friends with. He comes from Los Angeles, has a ton of money, and is kind of an ass. Aaron Dallas wants to be his new best friend, but he has to deal with his grandpa who is town for awhile. Grandpa makes a special Jewish dinner and Aaron has to eat with the family. When he wants to sneak off to meet his friends at the movies, his grandpa offers to go with him and pay for his friends, but he begs off because he’s embarrassed. Cut to history class and the beginning of an assignment on the Holocaust. They divide the class into two groups: one led by Brooke and one led by Brian. The teacher tells Brian to pick half the class as part of his team, and he picks the “cool” kids, including Aaron and the twins. The teacher tells each leader that they can institute any rules they want and do whatever they want with their team. Brian decides that everyone on his side will wear black shirts every day. A...

Stacey decides that it’s the perfect time to mention to her mother that she wants a birthstone ring. Her mom isn’t too sure about the idea, and she really flips out when Stacey tells her that she wants a diamond ring. They have a minor fight, made worse when she tells her mom that her dad would buy it for her. She storms upstairs, calls Kristy, and the entire club goes to the mall. She tells her friends about the ring that she wants, and she gets annoyed that no one is on her side. When she sees a display at the mall, she points out a similar room and they are all pretty shocked. They all think it’s too expensive and no one takes her side like she wants them to. She does tell her mom how much more expensive the mall ring was compared to the one she really wants, and Maureen basically tells her that she can have $10 toward the ring and that’s it. At the next BSC meeting, they get a call from a Mrs. Gardella. Their nanny is on vacation and they need a sitter. Stacey gets the job and ...