The Baby-Sitters Club Books
The first of the new Collector's Club Editions features a new logo, bright new cover, and fill-in pages to personalize as Kristy comes up with the idea for the Baby-sitter's Club with friends Claudia, Stacey, and Mary Anne. Original.
A collector's edition of the second book in the popular series features a new logo and cover and centers on Claudia who is disturbed by frightening and mysterious phone calls while baby-sitting. Reprint.
A graphic novel adapted and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile ! When The Baby-sitters Club gets into a huge fight, Mary Anne is left to her own devices. She has to eat alone in the school cafeteria, figure out how to make new friends, and deal with her overprotective father. But the worst happens when she finds herself in a baby-sitting emergency and can't turn to her friends for help. Will Mary Anne solve her problems and save The Baby-sitters Club from falling apart?
The megahit series returns to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! Following a brand-new prequel in April 2010, the original BSC titles are back with a new look. Kristy's mom is getting married, and FOURTEEN little kids are coming to the wedding! Stacey, Claudia, Mary Anne, Dawn, and Kristy think they can handle it -- but that's before they spend a week changing diapers, stopping fights, solving mix-ups ... and getting sick and tired of baby-sitting! But together, the BSC can do anything -- even keep things under control for Kristy's big day!
Everyone's favorite baby-sitters are back -- with everyone's favorite trip to the beach!It all started with Kristy's great idea and became a worldwide phenomenon! Now Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are back, with a fresh new look for a new generation of readers to discover.The Pike family is taking a two-week vacation at the Jersey Shore, and Stacey and Mary Anne get to go along to help out! Two weeks of sun, sand -- and the cutest lifeguard Stacey has ever seen!Mary Anne knows that Scott the lifeguard is way too old for Stacey, but Stacey is in love. How can Mary Anne help her friend -- without Stacey ending up with a broken heart?Burst: One of the bestselling Baby-sitters Club titles of all time!Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 10/1/2011Pages: 144Reading Level: Age 8 and Up
A graphic novel adapted and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile ! Poor Stacey. She just moved to a new town, is still coming to terms with her diabetes, and is facing baby-sitting problems left and right. Fortunately, Stacey has three new friends -- Kristy, Claudia, and Mary Anne. Together they're the BSC -- and they will deal with whatever's thrown their way... even if it's a rival baby-sitting club!
Dawn has always thought there was a secret passage hidden in her house. But she never thought there was a ghost... until now. All kinds of creepy things go on whenever Dawn's at home. There are even spooky noises behind her bedroom wall!Dawn is sure there's a ghost in her house. And so are the other Baby-sitters. But they're so busy with their baby-sitting jobs that they hardly have time for a ghost hunt. Will Dawn and her friends ever solve the mystery, or will Dawn have to share her house... with a ghost?
Mary Anne's budding new relationship with adorable boy baby-sitter Logan is complicated when she recommends him to the other members of the Baby-sitters club for extraneous jobs. Reissue.
When her mother's remarriage takes her family into a much wealthier neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Kristy finds herself surrounded by snobbish girls who compare clothes, make fun of the Baby-sitters Club, and insult her aging dog.
Befriending newcomer Ashley Wyeth, an artistic girl whose wacky creative tastes rival Claudia's own, Claudia is tempted to spend less time with the Baby-sitters Club in order to devote more energy to her art. Reissue.
The Baby-sitters experience a difficult time with Betsy Sobak, who is a master practical joker, but when a joke with a swing causes Claudia to break her leg, the prankster learns her lesson. Reissue.
America's favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show. They're lean, they're mean, they're the pride of Stoneybrook. Who are they? They're Kristy's Krushers! When Kristy sees how much her little brothers and sister want to play on a softball team, she starts a rag-tag team of her own. Maybe Kristy's Krushers aren't world champions (how could they be, with Jackie Rodowsky, walking disaster, playing for them?), but nobody beats them when it comes to team spirit. Now Bart's Bashers have challenged the Krushers to a real live game. It's bad enough that the Bashers truly ARE lean and mean -- but what's worse is that Kristy has a crush on the Bashers' coach. A crush with a capital C!
Receiving a desperate call from the Mancusi family, Jessi takes on an unusual sitting job caring for three dogs, five cats, two birds, a cage of hamsters, guinea pigs, fish, a snake, rabbits, and turtles. Reissue.
Devising a kid-free day off for all the hardworking mothers in Stoneybrook, Kristy and the rest of the Baby-sitters Club are pleased by the successful day, which concludes with a big surprise for Kristy. Reissue.
America's favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show. Mallory knows she's a good baby-sitter. She's been looking after her seven younger brothers and sisters for years. So when Kristy offers her a steady job baby-sitting for the Arnold twins, Mal thinks it'll be easy money. The twins sure are cute in their little matching outfits. But once Mrs. Arnold leaves, Marilyn and Carolyn turn into twin terrors! They run around the house like spoiled brats, and Mallory can't even tell them apart. Taking care of Marilyn and Carolyn is a baby-sitting nightmare. But Mallory's a responsible member of the Baby-sitters Club -- and she's not giving up!
America's favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show. Dawn can't wait for her trip to California. Besides all the sun and fun, it's her first visit since her brother, Jeff, moved back to live with their dad. California is better than Dawn ever remembered it. The beaches are beautiful, Disneyland is a blast, and Californians eat healthy food! Plus, Dawn's best friend, Sunny, has even started her own baby-sitting club. After one wonderful week, Dawn begins to think she might want to stay in California, like Jeff. Dawn's a California girl at heart -- but could she really leave Stoneybrook for good?
Kristy is torn between her feelings for Susan, the young autistic girl for whom she baby-sits, and the sad realization that Susan will never be one of the regular youngsters
Mary Anne and Stacey cannot conceive that too many boys in one place would ever present a problem until they start baby-sitting in Sea City for the summer
With Jessi's mother going back to work full-time, Jessi's Aunt Cecilia moves in with the Ramseys to help out, and Jessi is upset by her aunt's tough, drill-sergeant approach
The Baby-sitters are convinced that smooth-talking Travis, the older boy with whom Dawn is smitten, is no good for their friend, but they are not sure how to break the news to love-struck Dawn
When Dawn's brother Jeff comes from California for a visit, a nice, peaceful family reunion erupts into a feud between the Schafers and the Spiers. Original.
Mary Anne is delighted when her father and Dawn's mother finally tie the knot in a romantic wedding that makes the Baby-sitter Club best friends into sisters. Reprint.
Jessi's learning a special language for a very special child.
When Claudia gets an A on a math test and her teacher accuses her of cheating, the baby-sitters pitch in their detective skills to help her clear her name
Shy Mary Anne must decide whether she has to break up with her handsome boyfriend to regain her independence.
Jessi is thrilled to get the lead in her dance school's latest ballet, but is chilled by the threatening messages she begins to receive, and, with the Baby-sitters, she attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery
Stacey feels that her world is falling apart when, amid her parents' bouts of arguing and the endless pressures of schoolwork and babysitting assignments, she has a diabetic attack
When their pen pals from the Native American elementary school lose their school in a fire, the girls at Stoneybrook organize a fundraiser to help rebuild it
Eager to participate in Stoneybrook's Baby Parade, the baby-sitters decide to build a float, but uncooperative babies, a horrible float, and more combine to break the girls' friendships
Ever since their break-up, Mary Anne has missed ex-boyfriend Logan, but a project in English class may bring them back together, if meddlesome Cokie Mason does not step in to steal Logan's heart
Hired to baby-sit seven-year-old Rosie Wilder, Claudia is at first impressed by the girl's accomplishments--she can sing, act, dance, and play the piano--but soon Rosie's talents begin to annoy Claudia
Mary Anne is desperate to find her missing kitten, Tigger, and The Baby-sitters help her with her search, and in the meantime the children for whom Mary Anne babysits develop inexplicable allergies
Claudia's grief over her grandmother Mimi's death goes unexpressed--leaving Claudia unable to move forward with her life--until she pours out her emotions to her sister and learns to see beyond her pain.
Derek, a young actor originally from Stoneybrook, is moving back! He's one of the stars on the hot new TV sit-com P.S. 162. But even stars need baby-sitters, and Jessi is the lucky one to get the job.
In the painful aftermath of her parent's divorce, Stacey, who is struggling with the challenges of her diabetes, makes the difficult decision to live near her Baby-sitter Club friends rather than in the city. Reprint.
While helping Stacey unpack from her move back to Stoneybrook, Mallory finds an old trunk in the McGills' attic. Inside there's a diary belonging to a 12-year-old girl who lived in Stacey's house in the 1890s.
After Dawn's mom marries Mary Ann's dad, the two friends, suddenly sisters, find their home sweet home turned into a battle front until Dawn realizes that her new stepsister only needs some room in which to breathe
Nervous about her blind date with Logan's cousin, Dawn tries to create a new image with new clothes, a new hairstyle, lots of makeup, and a new attitude
When her best friend Laine comes to Stoneybrook for a visit, Stacey realizes that life in New York City may have changed Laine for the worse, making her too mature and snobby for her own good. Original.
Mary Anne feels as if she will crack when she and Logan have to play pretend parents to an egg for their Modern Living class, as well as take care of the Salem twins
Unhappy with things as they are at Stoneybrook Middle School, Kristy decides to run for eighth grade class president, but the pressures of keeping up her grades, baby-sitting, and hitting the campaign trail may prove to be too much for her. Original.
Excited about the professional riding lessons her parents have agreed to pay for, horse-loving Mallory begins neglecting her friends in the Baby-sitters' Club and soon learns that loving horses and caring for them are two different things. Original.
When Jessi is asked to participate in the synchronized swimming competition, she is honored and surprised, but as she and her partner practice, she begins to doubt her abi- lity to pull it off.
Worried about the fate of the planet, Dawn makes plans to start a recycling center at Stoneybrook Middle School, but soon all her hard work begins to keep her from paying attention to her friends
Mary Anne agrees to do some housework for Mrs. Towne, an elderly neighbor who had been giving her sewing lessons, but Mary Anne soon realizes that she has become a maid. Original.
When Dawn announces that she is moving back to California, the other babysitters cannot believe their ears.
When Mallory discovers that she has mono, she is crushed that she must stay in bed for a long time, and the baby-sitters wonder what they will do without her.