Claudia and the Sad Goodbye

 

Book #26, Netflix S2 E7

Original Book -  Writer: Ann M.Martin 

Netflix Series - Director: Robert Luketic, Writer: Sascha Rothchild

Basic plot

When Mimi dies, Claudia finds it difficult to cope with her grief. With help from friends she starts being able to process and move on.

Things that are kept the same  

• Claudia and Mimi have special tea together.
• In their last conversation Mimi tells Claudia she says "don't want to confuse the muses" as Claudia is working on some art and "Good-bye, my Claudia".
• Claudia gets up to find her parents quietly talking and they appear to have been crying, they tell her Mimi died during the night.
• Claudia finds it hard to believe as she was just talking to her before that, her parents start making funeral arrangements.
• Claudia feels very numb and finds it hard to cry, she wants to pretend everything is normal including holding BSC meetings.
• Mary Anne who was close to Mimi is upset by the news as well.
• Claudia and BSC share stories about Mimi, such as a birthday family dinner ending up being pizza at dodgy place instead of Japanese restaurant and Mimi being an ambulance chaser only to discover it was going to a family member.
  
• Stacey's parents are not getting along so well at the moment.
  
• Claudia is upset when she finds Janine going through Mimi's jewellery box and confronts her about it.
• Mimi it seems had marked a lot of her things for people to have as she must have known her time was coming.
• Claudia reaches out to family and they start to move on with their grief more.
  

Things from other books 

• Nothing stood out as from other books.
  

Things that are changed 

• As the book is longer the show obviously had to focus more on some parts. In the book there are several chapters where Mimi's health declines she is in and out of hospital before she actually dies.
• There is also a side plot in the book where Claudia and Mary Anne are hosting an art class for some babysitting charges. One of them Corrie is constantly being picked up late and ignored by parents.Her and Claudia bond, and eventually Claudia confronts the mother and things appear to improve.
  
• On her last night Mimi calls Claudia from the hospital, she is supposed to come home the next day but dies at the hospital (rather than at home in the show).
• The show has more traditional Japanese funeral customs such as no visitors until after the funeral, in the book immediately people start coming over with food.
• Because no visitors are allowed, Claudia goes to stay with Stacey because she doesn't want to stay in the house without Mimi.
  
• Stacey is living in New York at this stage in the books but her and her mother come for the funeral.
• Kristy hosts the BSC meeting at her house in the show, Karen upsets Claudia by saying the ghost of Mimi visited her and is going to marry the ghost of her great-grandfather Ben Brewer.
• In the show while staying with Mary Anne, Claudia opens up about her grief and Mary Anne talks about her Mom dying and her Dad's grief.
• In the book Janine is going through jewellery box herself in the show Ashley Wyeth is with her and after the confrontation she tells Claudia Ashley is her girlfriend. In the books Janine was depicted as straight.
  
• In the book Claudia and BSC tell stories about Mimi at pizza party and it is midway trough the book so Claudia still has feelings to deal with. In the show it's more concluding part, she makes special tea for everyone and invites her parents, Janine and Ashley.
• In the book towards the end Claudia talks to her family about feeling mad at Mimi for "giving up" and at herself for making Mimi feel like a bother at times. She makes a collage about Mimi which they hang in her old room.
  

Final Thoughts 

This was one of the best BSC books (and the saddest) and the show did a really good job adapting it, including some direct quotes from the book. I feel Claudia has had some of the strongest episodes in this show, Mimi's death was very heartbreaking, and I thought the actress did a good job with it. I thought it was nice that Mimi was teaching Claudia to make special tea at the start. I did think Karen's story of ghost Mimi visiting her was a bit much,and very inappropriate, not that it would be out of character for her necessarily, but its odd that no-one tried more to stop her talking. It is also one of the things that also highlights how difficult another season would be, they already aged Karen up to 8 as mentioned in this episode. For the book I really liked the longer process Claudia took, like seeming fine and telling Mimi stories but then backsliding, the show had to compress that but I think they were both really good at showing young girl coping with death.

Dawn and the Wicked Stepsister

Book #31, Netflix S2 E6

Original Book -  Writer: Ann M.Martin 

Netflix Series - Director: Kimmy Gatewood, Writer: Ryan O'Connell

Basic plot

When the Spiers move in with the Schafers, Dawn is excited at first but soon finds that living Mary Anne isn't as easy as she thought it would be, especially when they share a room. Meanwhile the BSC come to the aid of the Pikes after a medical emergency.

Things that are kept the same  

• The Spiers move in with Schafers (it's only a temporary arrangement in Netflix series)
• Mary Anne and Dawn share a room, but soon they start to annoy each other.
• The families different eating and cleaning habits also cause clashes.
• Mary Anne is scared by the Secret Passage way in Dawn's room.
• Dawn tries to pretend she is okay with everything, saying its fine while thinking how much of a pain Mary Anne is (she is quite passive-aggressive at times)
• The girls start to snipe at each other during a BSC meeting. 
• After an accident at the Pike household, the BSC help out the Pikes.
• In the end Dawn and Mary Anne make up and the whole Schafer/Spier clan come to a better understanding of each other.
  

 

Things from other books 

• Dawn discovers there is a secret passage way in her room (Original Book 9)
• Mary Anne sets up some homemade burglar alarms in case of intruders (Original Book 2) 
• The story about setting up alarms is actually brought up in this book (31) as well, so its a good reference.
  
• Mallory's parents have some money issues (Original Book 39)
  

Things that are changed 

• There's a slight change to title as the original book is Dawn's Wicked Stepsister
  
• In the books the move is a permanent arrangement after Richard and Sharon marry.
• As Jeff only exists in the books, Dawn does call him to talk about her troubles.
• In the books Dawn discovered the secret passageway in book 9, here Sharon mentions it, and Dawn isn't as excited by it as in the books (at the end of the episode she even boards it up).
  
• While Mary Anne is scared of the passageway, she is actually the one to face it and explore it in the show, and Dawn is still nervous of it. In the book Dawn uses the passageway to scare Mary Anne to move into a room of her own.
• There is an instance of Mary Anne and Sharon bonding and Dawn feels jealous especially as they seem to make fun of Dawn.  This isn't the book though there is instance of each parent taking their step child's side in an argument.
• Dawn and Richard ave a nice talk at the end of episode, don't think we ever saw them bond much in the books which is a pity.
  
• While both subplots are about the Pikes, they are different. In the book the Pikes all come down with various illnesses and accidents (Mal gets chickenpox, Triplets pneumonia, Vanessa sprains her ankle etc.) and the BSC help out babysitting. In the show, Byron gets hurt and because of the medical expenses the Pikes can't afford to have a carnival party like Claire wanted for her birthday. The BSC volunteer themselves to put together the party.
• This does lead Mallory to feel like a charity case,and she feels uncomfortable with this, but it is resolved when the BSC reassure her that it is just friends looking out for each other.
  

Final Thoughts 

Surprising as the last episode really didn't follow book plot, and it is a 2-parter, that this episode had a lot similar with the book. This was also an episode I found even if it wasn't a direct reference to something in the book it did feel like it could have been in it, such as the BSC throwing a big carnival party for their client, Mallory's insecurity about being charity, and Dawn being jealous over Sharon and Mary Anne bonding. In some instances I did think it came from the book, like Mary Anne and Sharon in the kitchen and I thought the Mallory plot was taken more from "Poor Mallory" book,  but on re-read there is no direct reference. Maybe such things come up in another book that I haven't re-read in a while or else it's just so keeping in character it felt like it was from the source material. This was a favourite episode of mine, and on 2nd watch through the new Dawn actress grew on me, she did a good job here. I am sad to find out we won't get one more season to wrap things up but glad we got the 2 seasons at least. Still 2 more episodes to look at, and after that will be back to look at some graphix comparisons.

Mary Anne and the Great Romance

 

Book #30, Netflix S2 E5

Original Book -  Writer: Ann M.Martin 

Netflix Series - Director: Kimmy Gatewood, Writers: Dan Robert & Lisha Brooks

Basic plot

This is another instance where the show and book are so different it's easier to give brief synopsis of both separately.

Book: Mary Anne and Dawn are excited when their parents tell them they are getting married, they think it's going to be a big wedding but aren't too disappointed when Richard and Sharon want to have a small one. Meanwhile the BSC are dealing with the Arnold twins not getting along, of course they are able to come up with a solution to help everyone.

Netflix: Mary Anne and Dawn are happy their parents relationship seems to be strong and they hope they expect them to get engaged soon. Mary Anne on the other hand is finding being in a couple with Logan not as great as she thought it would be. Meanwhile Kristy's mum is trying to handle hormones treatments which leads to Karen scaring everyone with ghost stories of a crying lady.

Things that are kept the same 

• The Spiers and Schafers go out for fancy dinner.
• There are engagement discussions (just hopeful discussions between Mary Anne & Dawn in TV show)
• The Spiers are to move in with the Schafers, setting up the next book/episode (in tv show it is only going to be a temporary thing)
• Richard and Mary Anne have a nice heart-to-heart talk.
  

Things from other books 

• There is general Mary Anne and Logan relationship stuff from different books.
• Logan asks Mary Anne to be his girlfriend and gives her bracelet as a gift (Original Book 10)
• It is Valentine's day and Logan books a table at a fancy restaurant (Original Book 41)
  
• Mary Anne decides she doesn't want Logan to be boyfriend anymore, she is tired of being in a couple and not been thought of as an individual person (Original Book BSC: Friends Forever 3).
• Mary Anne and Logan also take a break in Book #41, I think the break-up has more in common with the Friends Forever book, but this earlier book does highlight some problems that continue and are reason for break-up in the later series. 

Things that are changed 

• Obviously the big thing is Richard and Sharon don't get engaged and have a wedding, but also the girls were surprised at the announcement in the book, in the Netflix series they keep expecting them to announce their engagement.
• The bigger plot is Logan and Mary Anne's relationship, in the book at this stage they've been dating a long time and he is just in background. Here they officially start dating and then decide to be just friends at the end.
• Mary Anne is upset that her friends presume she will walk to meeting with Logan instead of them and is disappointed to miss out on their galentines plans.
  
• Unlike the books where they date, Mary Anne and Logan feel awkward and have an amicable break-up agreeing they are better as friends who like each other.
• The Sub-plot of Arnolds not getting along is dropped but we do get another babysitting plot where Karen Brewer creeps out her sitters while doing family tree project and talking about ghosts, in particular the crying lady (seems in character for her book character).
• Also an addition is Liz Thomas being hormonal, as she has been on treatments to help her get pregnant. Kristy finds out Liz is the crying lady "ghost" but they decide not to tell Karen and disappoint her.
• Dawn is not heterosexual, she mentions she doesn't care for labels and would date anyone on the gender spectrum.
  

Final Thoughts

Really different from the original book, but I still liked it. Unlike Stacey's Emergency it shows if you have the characters right then it can still be satisfying watch even without following one book directly. I do love Spier/Schafer interactions on the show, which is why this and the next episodes are some of my favourites. Richard and Mary Anne's talks were very sweet. I also liked that Mary Anne and Logan decided they were better off as being good friends, in the books a lot of time they came off as too serious and acting older then 13 year olds should be in a relationship.

Jessi and the Superbrat

 

Book #27, Netflix S2 E4

Original Book -  Writer: Ann M.Martin (ghostwriter: Jan Carr)

Netflix Series - Director: Robert Luketic  Writer: Rheeqrheeq Chainey

Basic plot

Jessi is very excited when she gets to babysit, a famous kid, Derek Masters. At the same time she is nervous about upcoming ballet performance and with Derek's encouragement, she wonders if she would be better switching careers.

Things that are kept the same 

• Jessi is finding her ballet classes tough at Stamford, she can't help feeling disappointed about teachers critiques at times.
• With her hectic schedule she is happy that things work out so she can babysit, famous kid, Derek Masters.
• Derek is nice and she realises that despite his busy career he still just want to play around like a real kid too.
• When auditions for ballet are not going as she likes, she is not keen to update her friends on how she really is doing with ballet.
• She wonders if she could have a career like Derek instead after his suggestion and she tells her parents this.
• In the end she decides she is really happy just being a dancer. 
• Derek gets ready to leave for LA.
  

Things from other books 

• Having a group of kids come to Jessi's performance and go for food after is similar situation, when Jessi arranged Matt Braddock's class to come to see her ballet (Original Book 16)

Things that are changed 

• From conversation with her mom, about wanting to go to Stamford Ballet School for last 3 years, it seems the family have lived in Stoneybrook for a while, not just recently moved here like the books.
• Derek's family is different, he doesn't have brother or mother here, instead being raised by single dad.
• In the books Derek is a tv star, that is back visiting from LA. In Netflix series he is a TikTok star that does unboxing videos. His dad is trying to move him on in his career for acting,and in the end they are going to move out to LA.
• The Superbrat in title, in the book Derek tells Jessi he is being bullied at school, in the end she finds out he was actually doing the mean things to other kids, when he was finding it hard to fit in, though he started to be nicer when things settled down. In Netflix series that is Derek's TikTok name. (Name comes from a video when he was 3 where he pretended to be supervillain - Superbrat)
• Mr Masters expects Derek to make videos while Jessi's babysitting. He isn't happy when one time they don't do it and have ice-cream. After talk with Kristy he realises he was pushing too hard.
• In the books Jessi is auditioning for small part in Swan Lake (outside school production) in the Netflix series she is disappointed she is background icicle in the Winter recital.
• At first Jessi thinks her parents aren't as supportive as Mr Masters, as they won't accommodate her extra dancing practice (even Mal points out they built her a studio in the basement)
  
• When Jessi tells her parents in the books she wants to pursue modelling/acting they say fine, knowing she is just really just anxious about her auditions and trying to pretend she doesn't care so much. In the Netflix series, she wants to build online presence and even says she will quit ballet, her mom is not having it. She tells er she can't quit just because she's not star of the show anymore.
• There is no going away breakfast party for Derek like in the book, but the BSC are trying to arrange a event for kids whose parents are at a meeting and decide to bring everyone to Jessi's dance.
  

Final Thoughts

A lot of changes but this keeps the essence of story/characters better than the previous episode. I really liked the Ramsay family and Mrs Ramsey calling Jessi out for wanting to quit the minute things don't go her way. It was also fun to see the unusual pairing of Mary Anne and Jessi (who she brings as support to talk to her mom). More Mal and Jessi friendship also nice to see. The kid who played Derek was good, and it was interesting to see it updated that he was a TikTok star, growing up with videos being released of him since he was 3 and his Dad really pushing him to it was a relevant addition for kids these days.

Stacey's Emergency

 Book #43, Netflix S2 E3

Original Book -  Writer: Ann M.Martin

Netflix Series - Director:  Kimmy Gatewood, Writer: Ryan O'Connell

Basic plot

Stacey has not being feeling well, she thought she had her diabetes under control but she tries to keep it a secret from her family and friends that something is not right until she can no longer hide it.

Things that are kept the same 

• Stacey's blood levels are not where they should be, but she doesn't want to tell anyone, she just wants to be a normal girl.
• It comes to a point where she can't hide it any more and has to ask for help from a doctor.
  

Things from other books 

• Nothing stood out to me as specific from other books.
  

Things that are changed 

• The original book is #43 in the series, the Stacey narrated books that are skipped over, involve Stacey moving back to New York for a time, BSC visiting her there and her parents divorcing and Stacey with her mom moving back to Stoneybrook. I can see why they would skip over that story line, with such short seasons and not wanting to send a main cast member away.
• The other book skipped over is "Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook" which is about spooky things going on with an old house about to be demolished. Again plot-wise probably not the most compelling, although it it does foreshadow Stacey having health issues with her diabetes.
• The show follows very little of the plot from the original book. In the book, Stacey's health issues get so bad she ends up in hospital and the doctors have to try various things to get her back to feeling healthy. In the show, she becomes a bit tired and cranky but not so bad she needs to be hospitalised.
• As the book also takes place after Stacey's parents divorced, it shows that this wasn't an amicable divorce as the McGills struggle to be in same room as each other and use Stacey as a go between.
• There is a little bit of tension between the McGills after she has her health scare in the show, but it is very brief.
  
• In the show, everyone praises Stacey's responsibility and maturity, her doctor nominates her as ambassador for young people with Diabetes, which means she is going to do a cover shoot for a magazine, and make a speech at a gala. She and the BSC are also going to model at the gala to show off diabetic kit bags, that the BSC have vamped up. (Needlessly over complicated event for show)
• Stacey's levels drop while at the gala and she feels dizzy and unwell.She has to stop in the middle of her speech and ask for her doctor. Her levels are soon brought back to normal.
• In the book a lot of subplot involves Charlotte Johanssen turning hypochondriac and worrying about Stacey which makes things difficult for her babysitters.
• In the show  the subplot is Kristy finds out through Dawn (who heard it from her mother) that Elizabeth and Watson are trying for a baby.
• Kristy thinks her mom didn't tell her because she was nervous of her reaction. To show her support she decides to win a bassinet at the event. After her and Elizabeth talk and she tells Kristy she know that she would be supportive, she didn't tell her because she didn't want to get her hopes up. Elizabeth doesn't know if she can get pregnant.
• After the Gala, Stacey apologizes to her friends for snapping at them, and learns she doesn't have to be perfect all the time.
  

Final Thoughts

This is the weakest episode, I'm not very knowledgeable about diabetes, but other people have commented on how inaccurate the blood levels shown to be (like if it is 40 she should have been unconscious not just grumpy). The plot is a bit convoluted, with the gala, I feel they could have  simplified it and made Stacey's "emergency" a bit more dramatic. Whereas in the book, Stacey starts going off her diet, but actually her health issues aren't just because of that, she was feeling unwell before that, it is complications from just having diabetes, which is scary for her. But in the show, the doctor says she can have up and down days but her sickness at gala seems to stem from her skipping a meal. It is a disappointment because I really like Stacey's character and feel the elements were there if they had adjusted some of the plot a bit, it could have been much better.

Claudia and the New Girl

 Book #12, Graphix #9, Netflix S2 E2

Original Book - Writer: Ann M.Martin

Graphix Book - Illustrator: Gabriela Epstein

Netflix Series - Director:  Robert Luketic, Writer: Sascha Rothchild

Basic plot

Books/Graphix:

Claudia gets a new friend the arty Ashley Wyeth. She starts neglecting the BSC so she can concentrate on her art and spend time with Ashley. She realises who her true friends are in the end.

Netflix:

This diverges quite a bit from original book. When Kristy is sick, Claudia is disappointed she isn't first choice to step in as president she decides to prove herself by training up new club member, Mallory. She clashes with Mallory, but after talk with Janine's new cool friend Ashley, she realises she wasn't listening well to Mallory.

Things that are kept the same 

• As the Netflix episode is completely different, the only things that are common across all 3 mediums, is a BSC member missing meetings causes problems, Dawn gets more club responsibility and Claudia is impressed by cool girl Ashley Wyeth.
• The Graphix follows same plot as original book, Claudia meets new girl the arty Ashley and they bond over art. 
• Claudia misses meetings because she gets caught up in new art project and hanging out with Ashley.
• Dawn isn't happy to have to take over Claudia's duties all the time, and the whole club is annoyed with Claudia and write some mean notes to leave in her bedroom. 
• Ashley only cares about art and can't understand why Claudia wastes her time on babysitting.
• Claudia decides to sculpt Jackie Rodowsky for her project.
• Claudia makes up with the BSC.
• Because she has to make up for other things she missed she doesn't have time to finish her sculpture but does get an honourable mention at the art show which all the BSC attend.
  

Things from other books 

• [Netflix only] Mallory's first babysitting job with Claudia supervising doesn't go too well because of nerves (Original Book 14)

Things that are changed 

• The graphix actually switched around the book order so this came before Kristy and the Snobs, but the change doesn't really effect the plot.
• The Graphix stays pretty close to the book, some events seem to be combined like when Claudia misses meetings, the club's notes are bit less bitchy in the graphix and the ending has everyone coming to a more friendlier understanding with Ashley.
• The Netflix series, Ashley Wyeth is not even the "new girl" of the title, Mallory is who it refers to.
• Ashley is introduced as Janine's friend, and she is an influencer that all the BSC in particular Claudia find cool. She isn't art obsessed and is actually quite friendly giving Claudia advice.
• After the BSC sleepover, Kristy gets strep throat and has to miss meetings and asks Dawn to take over as president, which upsets Claudia as vice-president she thought it would be her job, and thinks her friends don't take her seriously.
• Unlike the books Dawn is thrilled at the new responsibilities and wants to try out new ideas. She suggests new dues system and donating some of their club fees to charity each month.
• Mallory and Jessi have now joined (earlier than the original books but they are both in the Graphix at this stage too). Mallory is over enthusiastic, talks a lot and is unsure of her place.
• Claudia tries to train Mallory but gets really annoyed with her and ends up yelling at her.
• After talking with Mimi and Ashley, she goes to apologize to Mallory and is more open to listening to her, they talk about collaborating, Mallory's stories with Claudia illustrating.
• Kristy comes back which everyone is grateful for, as some of Dawn's ways were not working, Kristy does take some of her ideas and modifys them appropriately.
  

Final Thoughts

This is the last Graphix published for now, there is an adaption of Goodbye, Stacey Goodbye due in February. It's another good adaption, like I said it follows the original closely but I think improved on few subtle things, like Ashley and Claudia leaving things on friendlier terms. As for the Netflix episode this wasn't bad and I like the Claudia actor (Momona Tamada) but I would have preferred if this was just a Mallory episode. Basically nothing comes from the original book, Ashley is very different personality wise, Claudia is disappointed people don't take her seriously (while in the original book she was being more irresponsible) and even Dawn happy in her new role is different. I also found Mallory a little too incompetent, I can't really blame Claudia for losing her cool, Mallory really doesn't seem to be make any attempt at entertaining Lucy while babysitting, which seems to be bigger issue than her talking too much. Someone not as familiar with the books would probably be less nit-picky because it is fun to see Mallory's over-eagerness from an outside viewpoint and Claudia's family dynamics, and it does set up some stuff for later in the series, which from a show runner point of view is more important for making things flow together better. It just would have been nice to see it from Mallory's perspective as she doesn't get an episode herself.

Kristy and the Snobs

 Book #11, Graphix #10, Netflix S2 E1

Original Book - Writer: Ann M.Martin

Graphix Book - Illustrator: Chan Chau

Netflix Series - Director:  Robert Luketic, Writer: Rachel Shukert

Basic plot

Kristy has trouble adjusting to her new rich neighbourhood and she thinks her neighbours are snobs. An additional adjustment is the Thomas's family dog Louie, got sick and had to be put down. Her and David Michael are missing Louie a lot.

Things that are kept the same 

• Kristy is finding it hard to adjust to her new neighbourood and is a bit annoyed that Charlie and Sam have settled in so quickly.
• Kristy has a run in with snobby kid, Amanda Delaney, and is not impressed by her.
• After a sitting job with Amanda, Kristy thinks she's not so bad after all.
• The family dog Louie gets sick and has to be put down. David Michael in particular takes this badly.
• The neighbours offer them a puppy, and David Michael bonds with her immediately, he names her Shannon after the neighbour.
• This builds a good bridge between Kristy and the "snobs" and she makes more effort to settle into her new life and neighbourhood.
  

Things from other books 

• Nothing stood out as from another particular book, although in the Netflix series Sam invites Stacey over to house, so they are continuing to be quite friendly and in the books they did date for a while.
  
  

Things that are changed 

• The 2nd season of the Netflix series is a lot more looser in it's adaption and takes influence from across the series of books as well as doing it's own thing, so there will be a lot more in the changed section.
• Firstly the Graphix as changes in that are very minor, like some dialogue changes and when Shannon and Kristy are pranking each other there are some different pranks used in the graphix.
• Some different looks in the graphix Amanda and Hannie (Karen's friends) follow the same design as the spin-off Little Sister Graphix. Shannon is now a brunette with bobbed hair. For some reason of the other changes in appearances in Graphix or Netflix,this is the one that bothered me, Shannon as long blonde curls is stuck in my memory. Maybe say unlike Dawn who is not blonde in Netflix but has the Dawn personality, the Stepford kind of look to Shannon seemed a big part of her.
• Speaking of Dawn in the original books there is a lot of build up to Jeff wanting to go back to California and this starts in this book, but this chapter is left out of the Graphix.
• For some babysitting jobs there are additional members in the Graphix. Logan helps out Mary Anne at the Perkins and Jessi helps Claudia and Mallory at the Pikes.
• On to the Netflix, first big change is Louie has died off-screen before the first episode. A change I am fine with as the book can be hard to read, seeing Loiue get sicker and sicker until they put him down at the end of the book.
• The other big change is there is no teen Shannon in the series, and therefore no rivalry and prank war. 
• Instead Mrs Delaney's name turns out to be Shannon, and she does come across as snobby at first but it mostly seems to generate conflict between her and Liz rather than Kristy.
• Other than one sitting job with Amanda, none of the sitting jobs or the Jeff conflict from the book appears.
  
• Amanda Delaney, is not so much snobby but bit of a loner, she doesn't have a brother Max, and she ends up connecting with David Michael as they both like animals.
  
• Instead of puppy Shannon being bred, she is now a rescue puppy and Mrs Delaney holds a charity event for rescue pups.

Final Thoughts

There is only 1 more graphix that is already published that lines up with a Netflix episode, as there are so many changes to the Netflix series after that, it will probably be easier to talk about comparing them to just the original series! For the Netflix series it is nice to see them return and even though they are being more looser with the book titles, it is still a lot of wholesome fun. The girl that played Dawn had to be recast, so there was fun little nod to that when she says she came back from holidays in California a whole new person. While some have got noticeably older they still have a great dynamic together.