Best Selling Books by Ann M. Martin

At her worst on April Fools' Day, Karen concocts the best April Fools' trick she has ever concocted--one that she intends to play on her entire family--but this time she may be going too far.

Follows the adventures of Kristy and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club as they deal with crank calls, uncontrollable two-year-olds, wild pets, and parents who do not always tell the truth. For the graphic novel based on this book, see [Kristy's Great Idea–Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8117947W/Kristy's_Great_Idea_(Baby-Sitters_Club_Graphic_Novels_1).

Pearl writes an essay about her complicated summer during which her father lost his job, her sister was her junior camp counselor, and she had an explosive fight with James Brubaker the Third.

"Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. Claudia, who pays more attention to her artwork and The Baby-sitters Club than her homework, feels like she can't compete with her perfect sister. Janine studies nonstop, gets straight As, and even takes college-level courses! But when something unexpected happens to the most beloved person in their family, will the sisters be able to put aside their differences?"--Publisher.

America's favorite baby-sitters come to life in a new graphic novel series! Poor Stacey. She's moved to a new town. She's still coming to terms with her diabetes. She's facing baby-sitting problems left and right. And her parents are no help. Luckily, Stacey has three new, true 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!

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and facing humans both gentle and brutal.

America's favorite baby-sitters come to life in a new graphic novel series!

Poor Stacey. She's moved to a new town. She's still coming to terms with her diabetes. She's facing baby-sitting problems left and right. And her parents are no help.

Luckily, Stacey has three new, true 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!

Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. She's thrilled that her own name is a homonym, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Not everyone understands Rose's obsessions, her rules, and the other things that make her different – not her teachers, not other kids, and not her single father. When a storm hits their rural town, rivers overflow, the roads are flooded, and Rain goes missing. Rose's father shouldn't have let Rain out. Now Rose has to find her dog, even if it means leaving her routines and safe places to search.

When Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey, the members of the Baby-sitters Club, each receive mysterious calls while they are working, they decide to find out who is responsible.

America's favorite baby-sitters come to life in a new graphic novel series! Poor Stacey. She's moved to a new town. She's still coming to terms with her diabetes. She's facing baby-sitting problems left and right. And her parents are no help. Luckily, Stacey has three new, true 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!

Who would have guessed that when the BSC girls get in a HUGE fight, it's shy and quiet Mary Anne who manages to save their friendship? When a terrible fight breaks out among the four BABY-SITTERS CLUB friends, Mary Anne is left to her own devices. She has to sit by herself at lunch, make new friends, and deal with her overprotective father without advice from the BSC gang. But the worst part is when she faces a terrible baby-sitting predicament, and she can't find any help. Luckily, Mary Anne rises to the occasion. Not only does she handle all her problems with aplomb, she also manages to get the BSC back together again.

Stuck at home sick, Abby passes the time at her window snooping on the neighbors with her binoculars. It pays off when she spots a criminal just profiled on the "Mystery Trackers" TV show!

When a small fire breaks out at the Stoneybrook Library, Mary Anne is determined to find out who started the fire and why someone would want to burn down the library.

When their car breaks down in a snowstorm, Kristy and her softball team are forced to stay overnight in a creepy mansion.

"Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has left her Upside-Down House and the animals that live there in the care of her twenty-something niece, Missy. Luckily for the town's families, Missy Piggle-Wiggle is capable of concocting the same sort of inventive cures for bad behavior that made her aunt an indispensable community resource"--

"Kristy's mom is getting married, and Kristy is going to be a bridesmaid! The only problem? Fourteen kids are coming to town for the wedding. Kristy, Claudia, Mary Ann, Stacey, Dawn, and Mallory think they can handle it, but that's before they spend a week changing diapers, stopping arguments, solving mix-ups, and planning activities. It's the biggest job the BSC has ever had, but they'll work together to make sure Kristy's big day is a success!" -- Back cover.

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 has to use sign language, too. Soon all the kids in Stoneybrook want to learn to sign... which keeps the members of the Baby-sitters Club busy. Jessi's the busiest of all: she's working on another super secret, just for Matt. Will Jessi be able to keep the secret and pull off her special event? Of course she will - she's a member of the Baby-sitters Club!

Another Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan! It''s the first day of a new school year, and while Mary Anne doesn''t know what to expect from the eighth grade, she''s looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. One thing she definitely doesn''t expect is to meet Logan Bruno, who just moved to Stoneybrook! Logan has a dreamy southern accent, he''s awfully cute... and he might be interested in joining the BSC. But the baby-sitters aren''t sure if Logan would make a good club member, so they send him on a job with Mary Anne as a test. Logan and Mary Anne hit it off, but Mary Anne isn''t sure of where their friendship could go. Life in the Baby-sitters Club has never been this complicated -- or this fun!

"The story of the author of The Baby-sitters Club"--Cover

A locked trunk and a secret diary lead Mallory and the Baby-Sitters into a big mystery in this entry in the classic hit series. Mallory and Claudia are helping Stacey unpack from her move back to Stoneybrook when they find an antique trunk in the McGill''s attic. Stacey doesn''t want the dusty thing, so she gives the trunk to Mallory . . . who finds an old diary at the bottom of it. The diary belonged to Sophie, a girl who lived in Stacey''s house in the 1890s. As Mallory reads deep into Sophie''s diary, she discovers a mystery on their hands to solve, because Stacey''s house isn''t big enough for her, her mom . . . and a family of ghosts! The best friends you''ll ever have—with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

An all-star lineup, including Ann M. Martin, creates the first new Baby-sitters Club novel in over a decade! It''s a summer to remember for The Baby-sitters Club, with Mary Anne and Stacey staying in Stoneybrook while Kristy, Claudia, Dawn, Jessi, and Mallory head on adventures all across the map.

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Gabriela Epstein! Claudia has always been the most creative kid in her class... until Ashley Wyeth comes along. Ashley''s really different: She wears hippie clothes and has multiple earrings, and she''s the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. Ashley says Claudia is a great artist, too, but thinks she''s wasting her artistic talent with The Baby-sitters Club. When Claudia starts spending more time with Ashley and missing BSC meetings, it becomes clear that Claudia has to make a decision -- one of them has to go!

While baby-sitting for practical joker Betsy Sobak, Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy''s pranks and wants to quit the club, prompting Kristy and the other baby-sitters to teach Betsy a lesson.

The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! After Kristy''s mom got married, her family moved to Watson''s house in a new neighborhood. But the kids there aren''t very friendly--in fact, they''re total snobs! They criticize Kristy''s clothes, make fun of the Baby-sitters Club. . . and worst of all, they laugh at Louie, Kristy''s pet collie, who''s going blind. Nobody does that and gets away with it!Kristy''s fighting mad, and she''s not going to put up with a Snob Attack any longer--and neither is the BSC!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! Mallory Pike has always wanted to be a member of the Baby-sitters Club--they''re so much fun to be around, and she''s practically a baby-sitter already. Now the club members have invited Mallory to a meeting. This might be her big chance!But the BSC isn''t making it easy--they make Mal feel like a baby on a job, and make her take an impossible written test. Mallory''s beginning to think she doesn''t want to be a part of the BSC . . . or maybe she and her new friend Jessi should start a club of their own. It''s time to show those Baby-sitters what a couple of new girls can do!The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

America''s favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix TV show. Mary Anne just loves her little kitten, Tigger. So when he disappears one afternoon, Mary Anne is a little concerned. The next morning Tigger is still missing . . . and Mary Anne is frantic. It''s time for an emergency meeting of the Baby-sitters Club. The girls pool together a reward for the return of Tigger, and they search everywhere for him . . . until Mary Anne receives a frightening letter in the mail. Someone has taken Tigger, and Mary Anne must pay a hundred dollars to get him back. Is this some mean practical joke . . . or has Tigger really been cat-napped?

The hit series is back, to inspire and charm another generation of baby-sitters! Stacey''s so excited! She''s invited her friends in the Baby-sitters Club to New York City for a long weekend. It''s going to be perfect--a party and a sleepover on Friday, a big baby-sitting job on Saturday, and lot of sightseeing on Sunday.But what a mistake! The BSC is way out of place in the big city. Mary Anne sounds like a walking guide book, Dawn is afraid of everything, Kristy can''t keep her mouth shut, and Claudia is jealous of Stacey''s friends. Can Stacey be in the BSC anymore?The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy''s little stepsister! Karen feels like an ugly duckling. She already has to wear glasses, and now her baby teeth are falling out, too. Fortunately, she knows exactly what will make her look glamorous -- a new haircut. But the beauty parlor lady cuts Karen''s hair all wrong! Karen is devastated and worried about what the kids at school will say. Can Karen get back to feeling like her usual confident self?

It''s fun to be a Baby-sitters Little Sister! Is she Mrs. Porter...or a witch? Karen lives next door to an old lady named Mrs. Porter. Mrs. Porter wears long black robes and has wild gray hair. Her black cat is named Midnight. No wonder Karen thinks Mrs. Porter is a witch!Mrs. Porter is having a meeting at her house. Karen is sure the meeting is for witches. Are the witches going to cast a spell on Karen? Or will she be brave enough to send them away-once and for all?

Four generations. Four girls. One family.An amazing new four-book series from Ann M. Martin. This first book in an all-new quartet from the phenomenal Ann M. Martin follows Abby Nichols in the 1930s in Maine. After her mother''s death, Abby is largely responsible for raising her siblings, but she longs to write and live in New York City, far away from the tiny Maine town where she lives now. Once her father remarries and Abby has a stepmother she doesn''t get along with, she finally makes her escape to the city and life she''s always dreamed of.

America''s favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show. Mother''s Day is coming up, and the Baby-sitters have the same problem they do every year: What do they get their mothers? Kristy, especially, wants to do something nice for her mom. Mrs. Brewer has been acting kind of strange and secretive lately, and Kristy''s worried about her. But then Kristy gets another one of her great ideas. Why don''t the Baby-sitters treat their moms -- and the mothers of the kids they sit for -- to a day off without any kids around? Together with Stacey, the Baby-sitters plan a gigantic baby-sitting party. It''s a Mother''s Day surprise that couldn''t be beat! . . . until Kristy''s mom reveals a very special surprise of her own.

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?

It''s back to school time for the kids of Camden Falls ... and for Flora, Olivia, and Nikki, that means a new school -- and new challenges.It''s September in Camden Falls . . . and it''s time for Flora, Nikki, and Olivia to move up to the Central School from their old elementary school. As seventh graders, they''ll be sharing the halls with kids from other towns -- and from grades as high as twelfth. Flora and Nikki are excited . . . but Olivia isn''t at all. She''s always been the youngest girl in her class. Now she''s the youngest girl in the whole school -- and plenty of kids, both friends and bullies, are noticing. When Olivia runs afoul of a popular girl, she realizes she has to grow up fast ... or get left behind.

The 10th book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series. As Karen continues to win spelling contests, her friends begin to sour on her.

The 18th book in the Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel series. Snakes, hamsters and other animals need minding.

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 matching outfits. But once Mrs. Arnold leaves, Marilyn and Carolyn turn into twin terrors! They trick Mallory so that she can't tell them apart and they act like spoiled brats. Taking care of Marilyn and Carolyn is a baby-sitting nightmare. But Mallory is a responsible member of the Baby-sitters Club and she's not giving up!