Stacey, a member of the Baby-sitters Club, struggles with her parents, who refuse to accept that she has diabetes, as she and the other girls in the club deal with baby-sitting problems and a rival baby-sitting club.

A detailed description of juvenile-onset diabetes (Type I) using a fictional form in which eleven-year-old Amy discovers that she has the disease, learns to treat it and to deal with her anger, and finally accepts that she CAN live with it.

During the last weeks of summer camp, eleven-year-old Alex Kim has trouble hiding a secret from the other girls in bunk 3C while also trying to meet the high standards she sets for herself in sports, relationships, and other activities.