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"Baby sitters Club slumber parties, which explains why he didn't know about Kristy's food theory."

Would you explain the part slumber parties.

The Baby Sitters Club, Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann M. Martin

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A "slumber party" is also known as a "sleepover". It's usually a party for kids or teenagers where they all get together at someone's house but, instead of going home at the end of the evening, they all sleep there, normally in the same room. From what I gather, they don't usually get much sleep!

Are you sure you posted the entire sentence from the book? As it stands it isn't grammatical. The first clause doesn't have a verb.
 

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"Therefore, he had never been at one of our Babysitters Club slumber parties, which explains why he didn't know about Kristy's food theory."

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That makes much more sense now. Please make sure you post complete sentences in future. It saves time for everyone.
 
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