What was it like to come back to the BSC after so many years away? Anna declined because of her music studies, but Abby takes Dawn's place as an alternate officer. She first appears in Kristy and the Snobs. I had a great time re-visiting the characters. Mallory and the Ghost Cat (February 1992) - When Mallory babysits for the Craines they discover a cat in the attic while investigating some eerie sounds. Please try again. (2) Write a review. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. She has asthma and carries inhalers. TM & Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved. : For my 10 year old granddaughter. See the complete The Baby-Sitters Club series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Sometimes she calls it trouble."Kristy. Product Details. How did you choose the issues you wanted to focus on? The series became quite the hit (gigundoly successful, you might say), and the original books have been repackaged in various ways over the past three decades. 29. Series: The Baby-Sitters Club. [14] However, she later returns to the club after she has an unpleasant experience with some girls who pretended to be her friends; this makes her realize who her real friends are. It centered on Karen Brewer, the seven-year-old stepsister of Kristy Thomas. Baby Sitters Club The Beloved Series Now Available as Full-Color Graphic Novels Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye Jessi's Secret Language Kristy's Great Idea The Truth About Stacey: The Graphic Novel Mary Anne Saves The Day Claudia and Mean Janine Dawn and the Impossible Three Kristy's Big Day Boy-Crazy Stacey Logan Likes Mary Anne! I spent that summer reading, going to the community pool, taking a family trip to Cape May, New Jersey, doing some baby-sitting, and also recovering from surgery. I think she's my alter ego. User Benefits. Q: More than 200 BSC books were published in the eighties and nineties. 11. Ann lives in upstate New York. Mary Anne's Revenge (March 2000) - Cokie spreads rumors about Mary Anne and Logan, and Mary Anne exposes Cokie for the brat that she is. By that point, there were easily 80 books and I may likely have read all of them. The novels are told in first-person narrative and deal with issues such as illness, moving, and divorce. They started the job with much enthusiasm--using Brillo pads. However, when it becomes obvious that Jeremy is interested in Stacey, she must choose between Claudia and Jeremy. Kristy formed the club with herself, her old friend and neighbor Claudia, her best friend Mary Anne, and the new girl Stacey as founding members. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Anna is quieter than Abby. : , Reading age Key Features. Jessi and the Jewel Thieves (April 1993) - Jessi visits her friend Quint in New York City and when they overhear two men discussing a jewel heist, they decide to investigate. The Baby-Sitters Club: The Classic Collection: Ann M Martin (Author): 9781742763293: Amazon.com: Books Buy used: $49.90 FREE delivery Thursday, March 9 Select delivery location Used: Good | Details Sold by Viv Liber Books LLC Fulfilled by Amazon Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. Creator Rachel Shukert (series created by) Stars He is an associate member of the club, which is a member who is not required to come to meetings, which he takes because he feels uncomfortable with girls, but takes jobs when no regular member is available. Whatever comes up -- cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls -- you can count on them to save the day. Logan lives with his parents, younger sister Kerry, and younger brother Hunter. Made my daughter want to start a business in under an hour, Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2020, I have no idea as to why I gotten this for my daughter. Shannons Story (September 1994) - Shannon Kilbourne is usually a good girl, but when her mother announces she's chaperoning Shannon's school trip to Paris, that might change. The Baby-Sitters Club #5: Dawn and the Impossible Three. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. 20. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Insightful, moving graphic novel of sisters facing fears. The first graphic novel, Karen's Witch, was released on December 26, 2019. Be sure to get permission from a parent or teacher before leaving Scholastic.com, and read the privacy policy and terms of use of any site you visit. There was a problem loading your book clubs. The Baby-Sitters Club is a series of novels written by Ann. 9. When Stacey returned in Stoneybrook she moved into the house behind Mallory Pike's so whenever she came outside, her backyard would face Mallory's house. To know that this series inspired a generation of readers and writers is very humbling. : 13. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. I got reports that there were extra special touches of stickers and other goodies! Illustrator/adaptors for the final two books will be announced at a later date. Description. It all began with a great idea and the inspiring original story of the Baby-sitters Club is back! If so, were they any funny or awful stories you'd like to share? 11. I read these books when I was growing up and I absolutely adored them. Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2021. This is why I love this and, so should you.This has great role models for little kids and, how they can start a business really young! The Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club #1) (1), Audio CD, Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged. The franchise spans over 300 books in ten different series and has been adapted into graphic novels, two television series, and a movie. 24. 15. 2. Baby-Sitters Club CLAUDIA and the GREAT SEARCH Book #33 Ann M Martin Babysitters. It's a great story and I love reading it! (December 1994) - Dawn's father is getting married in California, and a client of The Baby-Sitters Club is getting married in Stoneybrook on the same day. Fun, updated graphic novel version has deep layers. [29]Jessi's Secret Language, illustrated by Chan Chau, was published on September 6, 2022, and Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery, illustrated by Cynthia Yuan Cheng, was published on December 27, 2022, Stacey's Mistake, illustrated by Ellen T. Crenshaw is scheduled to release on October 3rd, 2023. However, when she became 11, she joined the club as an Honorary Member after Stacey's departure. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. [30], Braden Lamb is the colorist for both The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels and the Baby-Sitters Little Sister graphic novels.[31][32][33]. [2] The Baby-Sitters Club is about a group of friends living in the fictional, suburban town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut[3] who run a local babysitting service called "The Baby-Sitters Club". and Boy-Crazy Stacey by Gale Galligan. Scholastic. Q: Despite the fun the girls have together in "The Summer Before," they're all dealing with pretty tough problemsmoving away, an absentee father, a first crush. Martin. It starred Schuyler Fisk, Rachael Leigh Cook, Larisa Oleynik, Bre Blair, Tricia Joe, Zelda Harris, and Stacy Linn Ramsower. (July 1993) - The babysitters go to Sea City with the Pikes to serve as mother's helpers. The First 10 Baby-Sitters Club books in order: Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix Series, Kristy's Great Idea (Full Color Edition) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series #1), Jessi's Secret Language: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #12), Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-sitters Club #13), Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series #9), Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series #11), Mary Anne Saves the Day (Full Color Edition) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series #3), Claudia and Mean Janine (Full-Color Edition) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series #4), The Truth about Stacey (Full Color Edition) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series #2), Kristy and the Snobs: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series #10), The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1-7: A Graphix Collection: Full-Color Edition, Kristy's Big Day (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series #6), Logan Likes Mary Anne! With the exception of Super Specials and Super Mysteries, the novels are written and narrated from one character's point of view. She has an eight-year-old sister Rebecca, called "Becca", and a baby brother named John Phillip Ramsey Jr., whose nickname is "Squirt". It depicted the lives of Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey the summer before the school year began. On April 30, 2019, it was announced that there are plans for a series of Baby-Sitters Little Sister graphic novels illustrated by Katy Farina and colored by Braden Lamb. I understand the fascination of the older BSC fans who would like to know what happened with the characters when they got older. Will the kidnapper steal David or will he get caught? 14. The first four books are illustrated by Raina Telgemeier (Smile, Sisters), and after that illustrator Gale Galligan takes over. In 2006, Graphix, a division of Scholastic, released a graphic novel version of the first novel, Kristy's Great Idea. She and her best friend, Kristy, initially looked similar (but had very different personalities) until Mary Anne cut her hair and began wearing a little makeup in Mary Anne's Makeover. Were you allowed to baby-sit when you were twelve? 8. The illustrations are vibrant and colorful, and as graphic novels, they're a quick read with real depth. 3. Amazon Exclusive Inteview with Author Ann M. Martin. Abby first appeared in Kristy and the Dirty Diapers. 36. Q: Why do you think that the series is so well-loved and has endured over so many years? Kristy comes from a large family, composed of her mother, Elizabeth, her stepfather, Watson (her biological father walked out of her family when Kristy was six years old), her two older brothers, Charlie and Sam, her younger brother, David Michael, her stepsister, Karen, her stepbrother, Andrew, her grandmother, Nannie, and her sister adopted from Vietnam, Emily Michelle, who is two years old. She is the vice president because she has her own phone in her room, and she takes after-hours calls. 8-12. 18. Ann M. Martin is the bestselling author of the momentous series The Baby-sitters Club, as well as the Main Street series. [15] Stacey is played by Jessica Prunell in the HBO series, Shay Rudolph in the Netflix series, and Bre Blair in the film adaptation. Dawn Schafer, Undercover Baby-sitter (October 1996) Dawn babysits for a family feuding over an inheritance and attempts to bring the family together by helping them solve the mystery. Her reasons for moving to Stoneybrook had been revealed in later books, but I realized that during this particular summer the reader could actually watch the events take place. Photos not available for this variation. : These books are all the rage amongst her school friends. Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation (December 1989) - The yearly Stoneybrook Middle School trip to Vermont is happening, and this time all the babysitters are going, although they might get snowed in at Leicester lodge. In addition to the main series, which consists of 131 books, there are five spinoff series . My 9 year old daughter read this book in a single sitting. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. (July 1996) - When Mallory is unable to accompany The Baby-Sitters Club on a trip to Hawaii, her friends decide to bring the islands home to her by taking photos and notes of everything they experience. | Magazine | the Harvard Crimson", "How Many 'Baby-Sitters Club' Books Did Ann M. Martin Write? The main characters include a group of middle school girls who start their own baby-sitting service and encounter different adventures throughout each book. And Claudia became an artist. Families can talk about how each of the girls in The Baby-Sitters Club brings something different to the group. Q: It's been a decade since the last Baby-sitters Club books came out, and 24 years since the first book was published. , Grade level [13] She later leaves the club for a short time after she starts dating Robert Brewster and chooses him over the club. Stoneybrook is a fictional suburban town in the state of Connecticut. 32. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Bradford Court, where Claudia Kishi lives (and at the beginning of the series Mary Anne Spier and Kristy Thomas lived there as well) is within walking distance of almost all of their houses and of Stonybrook Middle School. My daughter is in the 5th grade and she is 10 years old. Stacey and the Stolen Hearts (February 1998) - Someone steals a bag of valentine grams and begins revealing the personal content on them. It had the main members of The Baby-Sitters Club represented in videos that played, which would introduce each feature. Mary Anne and the Library Mystery (February 1994) - Mary Anne gets a job helping with the children's readathon at Stoneybrook Library; however, someone is setting books on fire. [1] Titles are followed by either the date of the first printing (month and year) or by the copyright date (just the year).