New Releases by Ann M. Martin

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by National Book Award longlister and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Ellen T. Crenshaw! Stacey is so excited! Her friends from The Baby-sitters Club are coming to New York City for a long weekend. It''s going to be perfect -- a party and a sleepover on Friday night, a big baby-sitting job on Saturday, and lots of sightseeing throughout. But it turns out that the baby-sitters are way out of place in the big city. Mary Anne sounds like a walking guidebook, Dawn is afraid of everything, Kristy can''t keep her mouth shut, Claudia is jealous of Laine -- Stacey''s New York best friend -- and Mallory and Jessi feel intimidated by Stacey''s classmates. With ten kids to baby-sit and a full schedule of activities, how will Stacey keep the weekend from becoming a complete disaster?

Kristy looks for a way to help a little girl with autism in this special entry in the classic hit series. Kristy''s newest baby-sitting charge is Susan Felder, who goes away to a special school. Susan isn''t like most kids. While she can play the piano and sing beautifully . . . she can''t talk to anyone. Susan is autistic. She lives locked inside her own secret world. Kristy thinks it''s unfair that Susan has to be sent off to school and is treated differently from everyone else. But Kristy''s going to try to change that—by showing everyone that Susan''s a "regular" kid, too. And then maybe Kristy''s new friend can stay in Stoneybrook for good. The best friends you''ll ever have—with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by Gabriela Epstein! Stacey McGill is moving back to New York! That means no more Stoneybrook Middle School, no more Charlotte Johanssen, and worst of all... no more Baby-sitters Club. Stacey''s friends are crushed when they hear that Stacey''s moving, especially Claudia. Stacey is her best friend. What kind of going-away present is good enough for someone so special? And how will the BSC go on without Stacey?

It''s fun to be a Baby-sitters Little Sister! It''s Karen''s birthday! She can''t wait for all those presents. Karen is even having two parties -- one at Daddy''s house and one at Mommy''s.But what Karen really wants for her birthday is one party, with her whole family together.Will Karen''s birthday wish come true?

The Baby-Sitters Club nyt tv-sarjana Netflixillä! Lisan äiti on mennyt kesällä uusiin naimisiin, ja nyt koko perhe on muuttanut vauraalle asuinalueelle. Ystävien saaminen on Lisan mielestä vaikeaa, sillä seudulla asuu pelkkiä nirppanokkia. Kuinka hän voisikaan tulla toimeen hienostelijoiden kanssa, jotka naureskelevat lastenvahtikerholle, arvostelevat Lisan vaatteita ja pilkkaavat perheen koiraa! Suorasukainen Lisa ei pelkää laukoa totuuksia, ja yhteenotto uusien naapureiden kanssa on väistämättä edessä. Ann M. Martin (s. 1955) on amerikkalainen kirjailija. Hän on aiemmin työskennellyt erityisopettajana ja kustannustoimittajana.

The Baby-Sitters Club nyt tv-sarjana Netflixissä! Lastenvahtikerholaiset perustavat kesäksi pienten lasten leikkiryhmän, josta tulee heti suosittu! Mutta Valerien kesäloma ei ole kovin hilpeä... Hänen rakas isoäitinsä Mimi joutuu nimittäin sairaalaan. Uudessa tilanteessa Valerien ja hänen siskonsa Janinen välit kiristyvät entisestään. Miten he voivatkin olla niin erilaisia? Toinen kunnon nörtti, toinen taas taiteellinen vaatehullu. Ann M. Martin (s. 1955) on amerikkalainen kirjailija. Hän on aiemmin työskennellyt erityisopettajana ja kustannustoimittajana.

America''s favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show. 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?

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 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.

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.

Originally published in paperback by Scholastic Inc. in 1986.

Teenager Amalia Vargas finds the courage to be true to herself in this spin-off from the Newbery Award–winning author’s Baby-sitters Club series. When you’re thirteen, having a boyfriend in a band is basically the coolest thing ever. But Amalia is starting to feel trapped by her relationship with James, who’s jealous when she spends time with anyone but him—even her family and friends. Amalia knows standing up for yourself is important, but every time she takes a step forward something else happens to make her doubt everything—including the place she calls home. Luckily, her friends are there to help her through the hard times . . . 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 Amalia’s three California Diaries.

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.

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Shannon Kilbourne, straight A student.Being an associate member of the BSC is perfect for Shannon, because it leaves her plenty of time for studying and all her activities. School is especially important to Shannon now, because if she keeps her grade up in French, she''ll be able to go on a special class trip to Paris. Ooh la la!Lately, though, Shannon''s been having problems with her mom. Mrs. Kilbourne is practically running Shannon''s life! And when Mrs. Kilbourne announces she''s going to chaperone the Paris trip, Shannon is furious. Her mother is not going on that trip. Even if it means doing something...drastic.

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! At last it''s my turn to write about my favorite subject--me! Everyone else has complained about writing their autobiographies, but I''ve been looking forward to it. It''s a chance for me to think about all the things that have happened in my short but incredible life. Some were happy, some were sad, some were funny. For instance, I was almost born in Yankee Statium! Maybe that''s why I like softball so much. And look at all the changes my family has been through, starting with my parents'' divorce, anding with the time I finally saw my father again, seven years later. See what I mean? My short (so far) but incredible life. Who knows where I''ll go from here? There''s always the White House...

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Ugh. So this is my autobiography. All the eighth-graders at SMS have to write one. Even though I''m not good at writing, it''s been cool remembering when I was little. I have lots of good memories of growing up here on Bradford Court, across the street from my friends Kristy and Mary Anne. Like my sixth birthday. First it was good, then it was bad, then it was good again. And the time I was afraid of the tooth fairy! I probably won''t get an A on this assignment. I never do. But I have to admit that this is one project that''s actually been fun.

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Well, we all had to do it. Write our autobiographies, that is. And this is mine. I dug way back in my memory and came up with lots of stories. There was the fateful time in kindergarden when I didn''t know whom to invite to our Mother''s Day tea party. There was the time I desperately wanted glasses, and of course there were the adventures with my friends Kristy and Claudia. But mostly I remember my father, because he''s always been there for me. Always and forever.

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Can you believe it? Everyone in the eighth grade of my school has to write an autobiography. So I''ve been looking through photo albums and trying to remember the past--the good and the bad. Like when I was five and got to be in the Macy''s Thanksgiving Day parade. And when I was eight and Laine and I got in BIG trouble. I''ve been writing about my life before diabetes, before the divorce, and even before Stoneybrook and the BSC. In fact, everything right up until this minute. So this is my life--welcome to it!

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! "Haunted Birthday to you!"Karen thinks there’s a ghost in her house! But she’s never really seen the ghost of Old Ben Brewer--until now. Karen and her stepsister Kristy have found out that Ben Brewer and his spooky friends are going to have a birthday party in her attic on Halloween night! It used to be fun having a ghost around. But now Karen’s not so sure!

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!

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.

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?

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.

Kristy''s newest sitting job is challenging. Ten-year-old Erin was recently blinded in an accident and is not ready to rely on people. At the same time, Kristy''s family is training a puppy to be a guide dog.

Everyone in the Baby-sitters Club remembers Lou McNally as the worst kid ever. But now she''s back and, to Abby''s surprise, acting a little too perfect.

When baby-sitting at Shannon Kilbourne''s house, Kristy must manage to stop the "war" between Shannon and her sisters, Tiffany and Maria.

Despite her busy fall schedule, Stacey takes on the project of helping the fashion clueless newcomer Tess to become better educated about clothing and makeup, but the well-meaning baby-sitter is soon frustrated by Tess''s resistance.

Accompanying young child star Derek Masters aboard the "mystery train" that is publicizing his newest movie, Kristy, Abby, and Stacey fend off a saboteur who is staging dangerous accidents.

When her troubles in school culminate in her being dropped back to the seventh grade, Claudia struggles with feelings of failure while adjusting to classmates outside of the Baby-sitters Club.

Summertime in Stoneybrook finds the members of the Baby-sitters Club overwhelmed by client demands and a forthcoming trip to Hawaii, a situation that results in the enlistment of three unlikely sitters-in-training.