The Babysitters ClubAnn M. Martin
The Babysitters Club
by Ann M. Martin · first published 1995
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1/2 The Summer Before (July 1986) - Before the Baby-Sitters club was formed Kristy Thomas, Claudia Kishi, Mary Anne Spider and Stacey McGill all changed just before 7th grade. 1: Kristy's Great Idea (August 1986) - The Baby-Sitters Club is formed by four best friends: Kristy Thomas (president), Claudia Kishi (vice president), Mary Anne Spier (secretary), and Stacey McGill (treasurer), also Dawn Schafer(alternate officer), Mallory Pike(junior officer) and Jessica Ramsey( junior officer). 2: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (October 1986) - The babysitters receive mysterious phone calls
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…growing up, I read anything and everything I could get my hands on. I was equally interested in books about boys, girls, black people, white people, you name it. I read Goosebumps with equal interest as The Babysitters' Club. Having such a wide variety of topics that I read (and consumed in other media) made me a better, more well rounded person. The idea that people must see things that look like them is toxic. We need…
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on “Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town” ↗Also the Dawnzer lee light. I immigrated to the US at age 5, and I learned English through a combination of Beverly Clearly books (and Babysitters Club despite being male) and PBS channels.
on “Beverly Cleary has died” ↗