FF Timeline?

[tangldupinplaid]

I realize Stoneybrook is in a time warp, but the FF timeline still confuses me: How does the series start with July but end in the last week of school, which I'm guessing was in June? Or was Graduation Day supposed to be set before the rest of the FF series? And they can't just graduate at the end of the summer for some reason - note that Claudia

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[beatlegirlstl]

I gave up on trying to understand the BSC time warp when they somehow managed to visit the following ALL during their 8th grade year: summer camp, the lodge, California (at least twice), New York (multiple times), Hawaii, England & France, Sea City (multiple times), travel across the US and many more that I'm sure I'm forgetting.

I don't think there can be an explanation. It's like Bart, Lisa and Maggie never growing up on the Simpsons after 15+ years.

[otempora541]

FF goes through a final time warp- that's how the series starts in July. They go through a final school year (although there is one glitch, i.e. a summer book set before graduation ceremonies seemingly.) They get Graduation Day, set in Juneish. Then... High School finally.

[justangel2004]

I didn't read the FF series but did they say anything like "Wow this seems like forever" or something in the last book.

Notice how the months pass without them aging. So they go through countless years without aging until graduation where the universe finally lets them age. 13 really is the best year of your life, lol.

[tangldupinplaid]

Notice how the months pass without them aging.
That just made me realize, I think Karen is the only BSC character to EVER have a birthday in any book. When they move from seventh to eighth grade, they all magically turn thirteen, and Mal goes from ten to eleven. Crazy shit.

[lionessvalenti]

Mary Anne has a thirteenth birthday party in #10.

[justangel2004]

I remember that! I felt bad for her when they surprised her when I first read the book but now I am like WTF this is for you appreciate it and stop whining about being shy. I was shy and even I didn't act that bad.

[bcsmurfettegirl]

they need to have them go thru HS now so that we can see what happened with them :)

[gbye_bluemonday]

Well a lot of BSC book take place in summer, and when they start again, they are starting eighth grade for the first time again. Example - Claudia, Queen of the 7th grade - the BSC talks about how hard eighth grade is, even though we all know they've been through 8th grade many times.

In the FF series, it's weird because the last book takes place in graduation but the second to last book takes place during summer. #12 doesn't mention Claudia having to take summer school. But #12 should be after graduation day.

[tangldupinplaid]

My guess is that Ann wanted the last book to be them graduating, but she wanted to write about the summer after 8th grade as well. So, Grad Day takes place before the rest of the FFs even though it was written after, and the summer school is an ignored plothole or something like that because she didn't want to spoil it or whatever. OR IT'S A TIME WARP.

[blackflame28]

I always thought "Welcome Home, Mary Anne" would have been the perfect finish to the FF series. Book 12 always seemed to as if they were going to continue the series but then suddenly decided not to and threw out the Graduation Day book. I know that's not how it works, but that is how it appears.

[tangldupinplaid]

I always thought "Welcome Home, Mary Anne" would have been the perfect finish to the FF series.
Word! I have no vendettas against #12, but MA would have def made a better last book than Disaster Date.

It also ties up the CDs in a neat little knot, doesn't it? I loved all the miscellaneous CD references that only a CD-fan would have caught.