Most Popular Books by ANN M. MARTIN

The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters Jessi knows a secret language! She learned it from Matt Braddock, the BSC''s newest charge. Matt''s been deaf since birth, and he uses sign language to speak. Since Jessi is Matt''s baby-sitter, she''s been using sign language, too.Soon all the kids in Stoneybrook want to learn to sign . . . which keeps the Baby-sitters busy. Jessi''s the busiest of all: she working on another secret just for Matt. Will she be able to keep the secret and pull off her special event?The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

Stacey and Robert had a stormy breakup. Months later, Robert is moody and depressed, and the only person he''ll talk to about it is Stacey.

The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! Naturally, Jessi is thrilled when she earns the lead role her in dance school''s latest ballet. But someone in class wants her out of the show. First Jessi''s toe shoes are stolen. Then she gets all kinds of threatening messages!What kind of ballerina would want to scare Jessi? The Baby-sitters don''t know, but they''re not going to let anyone get away with it for long.The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! It''s the coolest school trip ever: a week in Hawaii! And almost all of the BSC members are going.Since Mallory can''t go to Hawaii, the Baby-sitters resolve to bring Hawaii home to her, taking pictures and making notes of everything they see, eat, and do. Some of their adventures get pretty wild, too: Abby acts in a commercial; Dawn rescues a wrecked beach; and Stacey takes a dangerous helicopter ride she''ll never forget. If only the BSC could stay in Hawaii! Too bad aloha means hello . . . and good-bye.The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers!

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.

When a fight breaks out among the members of the Baby-sitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a baby sitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Gobble, gobble!Yea! Ms. Colman’s class is putting on a Thanksgiving play. Karen wants to be the star, of course. But Karen is given the worst part of all--the Thanksgiving turkey! All she gets to do is walk across the stage in a fat brown suit. Will everyone laugh at Karen the Turkey? Not when they see her big surprise!

It''s the biggest crime in Stoneybrook history--one of the town''s mansions is missing! Kristy & Co. are hot on the trail of the Cat Burglar, who left his sign at the scene of the crime.

Claudia enters a contest to host a kids'' radio show for a month--and wins!

Friendship is forever in the fourth book of Ann M. Martin''s heartwarming new series, Main Street. Spring has arrived in Camden Falls, and with it have come many joys and challenges. As Flora and Ruby near the first anniversary of their arrival in town, Flora prepares for a visit from her old best friend. She''s excited . . . but her new best friend, Olivia, isn''t. Olivia''s afraid she won''t measure up, and that Flora will regret ever coming to Camden Falls. It''s a very big reunion set for a very big day -- Camden Falls''s 350th birthday celebration. Does one best friend truly have to be the best . . . or can they find a way to get along?

Mary Anne''s beloved kitten Tigger has been missing for 24 hours and she is frantic! Will she ever find Tigger?

The hit series returns to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! Mary Anne has never been a leader of the BSC. So when a fight breaks out among the club''s four members, Mary Anne feels a little lost, unable to depend on Kristy, Stacey, or Claudia anymore.Sitting by herself in the cafeteria is bad enough; when Mary Anne has to baby-sit a sick child without any help from the club, she knows someone has to take action. It''s time for Mary Anne to step in and save the day!The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

Teenager Maggie Blume struggles with not being perfect in this spin-off from the Newbery Award–winning author’s Baby-sitters Club series. Straight-A student Maggie might seem perfect, but in reality, her life is anything but. There’s not much she can do about the demands her dad puts on her, her mother’s alcoholism, or her insecurity about following her passion for music—but she can control what she eats. As Maggie’s friends begin to worry that she has an eating disorder, she’ll have to face the fact that she might have a problem being perfect won’t solve . . . The next chapter following Ann M. Martin’s bestselling Baby-sitters Club series, the California Diaries are the first-person journals of Dawn, Sunny, Maggie, Amalia, and Ducky—five teenagers dealing with the ups and downs of growing up. This collection includes the complete set of Maggie’s three California Diaries.

Stacey quits the club, but suddenly realizes that her new "friends" are using her as a cover for their drinking, shoplifting, and other ideas of summer fun.

Eleven-year-old Rose is autistic and struggles to understand her classmates. But when her father gives her a stray dog, which she names Rain, the dog becomes her best friend, her anchor in a confusing world. So when Rain goes missing during a storm, Rose refuses to stop looking for him... A touching story from the beloved author of The Baby-Sitters Club. Selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club in April 2016

The Baby-Sitters Club nyt tv-sarjana Netflixissä! Kokeneet lastenvahdit, Susan ja Anne on palkattu kahdeksi viikoksi auttamaan Piken kahdeksanlapsista suurperhettä. Koko konkkaronkka lähtee meren rannalle, missä heitä odottavat valtava huvila, upea hiekkaranta ja monenlaiset huvitukset. Rantaelämä on ihanaa, vaikka lapsikatraan vahtiminen käykin työstä. Tyttöjen välit alkavat kiristyä, sillä Susan ei tee osuuttaan -- hänellä on aikaa vain Scottille, ihanalle hengenpelastajapojalle... Ann M. Martin (s. 1955) on amerikkalainen kirjailija. Hän on aiemmin työskennellyt erityisopettajana ja kustannustoimittajana.

Trying to help her hard-working father and twin sister to adjust to life in Stoneybrook, Abby Stevenson becomes the newest member of the Baby-sitters Club and shares her first adventure.

Stacey starts dating a jock basketball player and falls in with a super-cool crowd, including the cheerleaders who ask her to try out for the squad.

In one of the funniest, most romantic BSC books ever, Stacey must juggle five ex-boyfriends and figure out the truth about her current relationship.

The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! Dawn and Mary Anne are so excited! Logan''s cousin Lewis is finally coming to town, and Mary Anne is busy planning the perfect double date. But now Dawn is starting to get worried. She''s written letters to Lewis, but she''s never had a boyfriend before. What if Lewis doesn''t like her?That''s when Dawn decides she needs a new image. New clothes, new hairstyle, and maybe just a little more makeup (or a lot). Maybe she should learn how to flirt a little. But will Lewis and the rest of the Baby-sitters like the new Dawn?The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

Originally published in paperback by Scholastic Inc. in 1986.

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Cynthia Yuan Cheng! Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne''s even more worried -- what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to follow the note''s instructions. But who sent the charm? And why did they send it to Mary Anne? The BSC might never see an end to their bad luck if they don''t solve this mystery soon!

Their skis, skates and snowsuites are packed and the Baby-sitters are headed for the mountains.

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Oh, brother!Karen and David Michael have been getting in a lot of fights. Karen does not like her stepbrother one bit. At least Karen can get away from him at school. But now David Michael might join Karen’s class. Oh, no. He will pick on her all day. How can Karen keep David Michael away?

With Kristy in the title role in her school''s production of Peter Pan, the show is certain to be a hit--that is, until Dawn interrupts rehearsals with the charge that the play is sexist.

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! "Please come to my sleepover!"Karen’s having her first sleepover ever! She and her friends are going to tell spooky stories, try on makeup, and raid the refrigerator. But then Karen and Nancy get into a big fight. Karen doesn’t want Nancy to come to her party. A new girl comes instead, and she has no fun! What will Karen do now?

The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! Kristy''s not too happy with some things at Stoneybrook Middle School. The hot lunches, for example, look like dog food, and Mary Poppins is such a babyish choice for their annual play. What the eighth grade really needs is a new class president. Someone who''s organized and has great ideas--someone like Kristy!But can Kristy coach a softball team, keep up her grades, baby-sit, run the BSC, and be president? The Baby-sitters are about to find out!The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

It''s a summer change for the Baby-sitters Club, with major changes in the look and focus of Ann M. Martin''s classic series. Throughout the summer, members of the club share feelings about who they are and where they are going in a special journal. Four members drop out of the club, bringing the group back to its original characters: Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey. Four Friends Forever.

The Baby-Sitters Club -sarja kesällä 2020 Netflixiin! Lisan äiti on menossa naimisiin, ja häihin on tulossa runsaasti perheitä -- eli lastenvahtikerholaisille pukkaa keikkaa! Hääjärjestelyt vievät aikaa ja aikataulu on tiukka. Osa sukulaisista saapuu jo viikkoa ennen häitä auttaakseen valmisteluissa. Ja heidän mukanaan tulee neljätoista pientä lasta! Kuka huolehtii lapsista sillä aikaa? Tietysti lastenvahtikerho The Baby-Sitters Club! Lisalla, Annella, Valeriella, Susanilla ja Violetilla on edessään todellinen vauhtiviikko. Ann M. Martin (s. 1955) on amerikkalainen kirjailija. Hän on aiemmin työskennellyt erityisopettajana ja kustannustoimittajana.

Jessi discovers that one of the girls in her dance class is anorexic, and she and her friends soon learn about the seriousness of the illness.

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Chan Chau! Kristy''s mom got remarried and their family moved to the ritzy neighborhood across town. The other members of The Baby-sitters Club think it''s a good opportunity to get some new business, but the kids who live nearby aren''t very friendly. They criticize Kristy''s clothes and make fun of the BSC. And, worst of all, they laugh at Louie, Kristy''s pet collie, who''s getting old and not feeling well. These kids are total snobs! But if anyone can put them in their place, it''s The Baby-sitters Club!

The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! Dawn thinks studying ecology is so cool. For a science project, she and Stacey are even teaching an ecology class for some of their baby-sitting charges. It''s fun to get kids excited about cleaning up the Earth.But Dawn isn''t through yet. She wants to start a recycling center at SMS. The BSC is all for it, but Dawn needs a lot of help. And lately she''s been so busy lecturing people about being environmentally responsible that no one can stand being around her. Poor Dawn. She''s trying to do a good thing--but she''s driving everyone crazy!The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

While visiting Stoneybrook''s new museum, Claudia is horrified to learn that someone has stolen some priceless coins and replaced them with forgeries.

Teenager Maggie Blume struggles with not being perfect in this spin-off from the Newbery Award–winning author’s Baby-sitters Club series. Straight-A student Maggie might seem perfect, but in reality, her life is anything but. There’s not much she can do about the demands her dad puts on her, her mother’s alcoholism, or her insecurity about following her passion for music—but she can control what she eats. As Maggie’s friends begin to worry that she has an eating disorder, she’ll have to face the fact that she might have a problem being perfect won’t solve . . . The next chapter following Ann M. Martin’s bestselling Baby-sitters Club series, the California Diaries are the first-person journals of Dawn, Sunny, Maggie, Amalia, and Ducky—five teenagers dealing with the ups and downs of growing up. This collection includes the complete set of Maggie’s three California Diaries.

For use in schools and libraries only. After 19 years in prison, Jean Valjean has difficulty adjusting to the outside world, which scorns and shuns him. A powerful social document of the poverty, ignorance, and brutality of man set against the background of post-Napoleonic France.

America''s favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show. Claudia''s not worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy Sobak, is a great practical joker. After all, how much harm can one little girl do? Plenty. Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy''s mean jokes... and now she''s talking about quitting the club. Baby-sitting, she says, is just too dangerous. Kristy thinks Betsy needs to be taught a lesson. She also thinks the Baby-sitters are just the ones to do it. Watch out, Betsy Sobak! The joke war is on!

Baby-sitters Little Sister #11.

May include an excerpt of Mary Anne Saves the Day.

The Baby-Sitters find adventure and romance in when they spend the week in Europe in this entry from the classic, hit series. The BSC is going global! Kristy, Stacey, Abby, Jessi, and Mallory have signed up for the best school trip yet: a week in London and Paris! Stacey can’t wait to go shopping and to museums. Jessi’s excited about a special dance performance. Abby’s dying to visit the BSC’s little princess, Victoria Kent. Mal’s looking forward to meeting her distant cousins. And Kristy finds love . . . when she least expects it. This time the Baby-sitters are going to have plenty to write home about! The best friends you’ll ever have—with classic BSC covers!

The Baby-Sitters Club -sarja kesällä 2020 Netflixiin! Anne, Valerie, Susan ja Lisa ovat kokeneet yhtä ja toista hullua sitten lastenvahtikerhon perustamisen. Silti he säikähtävät pahan kerran, kun keikoille alkaa tulla outoja haamusoittoja. Valerie on varma, että langan päässä on Aavesoittaja, lähiseudun taloja ryöstellyt rosvo. Valeriesta on aina ollut mukava lukea jännitystarinoita, mutta toista on joutua keskelle niitä... Lastenvahtikerholaiset ovat onneksi neuvokkaita tyttöjä ja keksivät keinot. Ann M. Martin (s. 1955) on amerikkalainen kirjailija. Hän on aiemmin työskennellyt erityisopettajana ja kustannustoimittajana.