This isn’t exactly a compelling comment, but that sentence made my day! Man, I read that book when I was eight years old (which was in 1988) and it confused me to no end.

I had no idea there were younger fans. I love re-reading the books because they are of simpler times…I wonder how young kids can relate to that. A reprint would be pointless, they already flashily reprinted everything anyway! I personally LOVE finding the old, original covers in second-hand shops…they are more loveable than the bright reprinted ones. And a reunion…eh. Let them be - I agree with Jenn.

I just laughed out loud at that! I am approximately the same age, and that comment just made me feel sooo old.

Regarding the reunion book - I would read it, but I agree it’s just so much more fun to guess at the girls’ futures.

Regarding updating the errors - For some reason, I like the errors. They have led to a lot of laughs in these kinds of communities, and as much as I love BSC books, it’s just so much fun to laugh at them.

But anyway, I don’t think the books could be reprinted, not even if they were updated. It’s not the out of date references that are the problem, either, in my opinion. Young adult, and even middle grade, fiction these days is very… dramatic. It’s also pretty gritty. You have to be willing to really tackle tough issues and not balk at having characters talk the way real kids and teenagers talk, rather than using your characters to set positive examples. And AMM just didn’t do that with the BSC. They’re too squeaky clean and well rounded, with good, easy lives. It’s not the clothes or the lack of cell phones and email that date these books (although frankly, I don’t think such a club could exist now, in the age of online services), it’s the style of the writing. And that’s not a quick fix–that would necessitate a whole new series.

Though I am all for a series reprint, with flashy new covers. I’d love to be able to buy the books for my collection every month at the bookstore again. And I agree, no updating, though I would like the minor inconsistencies fixed up, like the “now-we’re-sisters present” fiasco of books 30-31, and any other things that have been pointed out millions of times: name errors, Mary Anne’s mom mom-sitting Stacey’s mom, etc. etc.

I noticed and know exactly what you mean about feeling old among the BSC fans now - I was born in 86 too and dread picking up “Stacey’s Big Crush” as I am now the same age as Wes.