Best Selling Books by Ann M. Martin

Originally published in paperback by Scholastic Inc. in 1986.

The Baby-Sitters Club -sarja kesällä 2020 Netflixiin! Lastenvahtikerholaiset saavat ikävän yllätyksen: Stonebrookin koulun vanhemmat tytöt ovat perustaneet kilpailevan toimiston, jonka jäsenet saavat hoitaa lapsia vaikka kuinka myöhään! Lisa, Susan, Valerie ja Anne eivät kuitenkaan anna periksi vaan keksivät loistavan vastasuunnitelman. New Yorkista muuttaneella Susanilla taas on aivan oma stressinaiheensa: ylihuolehtivat vanhemmat, jotka eivät tahdo hyväksyä tyttärensä diabetesta vaan juoksuttavat tätä lääkäriltä toiselle. Ann M. Martin (s. 1955) on amerikkalainen kirjailija. Hän on aiemmin työskennellyt erityisopettajana ja kustannustoimittajana.

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!

A graphic novel adapted and illustrated by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gale Galligan! 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 Anne, 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!

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?

A school assignment gets the Baby-Sitters thinking about their past in this entry in the classic hit series. The teachers at SMS have assigned homework to do over the summer. How Mean! Plus, the essay topic is so boring: What I Did This Summer. If Kristy were teacher, she’d choose something much more interesting. Like writing about your most vivid memory. Which gets the Baby-sitters thinking . . . The best friends you’ll ever have—with classic BSC covers!

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 hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! Lately, it seems like each of the Baby-sitters besides Dawn has been singled out . . . and she''s a little jealous. But now it''s Dawn turn to shine: Mrs. Pike has asked her to help prepare Margo and Claire for the Little Miss Stoneybrook contest!Dawn''s going to do everything she can to help her charges win, even if Margo''s only talent is peeling a banana with her feet. But then Kristy, Mary Anne, and Claudia are helping Karen, Myriah, and Charlotte enter the contest, too. It''s hard to tell whether the competition is firecer at the pageant--or in the BSC!The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

When Dawn witnesses a holdup and Stoneybrook''s trick-or-treating is called off while the investigations are underway, she and the other members of the We Love Kids Club decide to catch the robber themselves.

The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! It was good for Mary Anne and Logan to break up for a while. Mary Anne had some time to herself, and she''s been having lots of fun with her friends. But now Mary Anne can''t help it. She misses Logan.When she and Logan are both assigned to study their favorite author, Mary Anne thinks it will be the perfect, most romantic way for them to get back together. Until Cokie Mason, Mary Anne''s mortal enemy, decides to steal Logan from her!The best friends you''ll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

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.

The baby-sitters have a million adventures during their fabulous summer vacation which includes several days in Disneyland.

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!

In one of the most dramatic BSC storylines to date, Mary Anne and her family survive a raging fire that completely destroys their beloved old farmhouse.

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

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?

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Happy half birthday to Karen!Karen is the youngest in her class. everyone teases her and calls her a baby. But soon Karen is going to turn seven and a half. She decides to throw herself a half birthday party. Karen’s friends think the party is a big pain. They do not like getting half-filled goody bags or playing games halfway. They think Karen is bossy. Now what is Karen going to do?

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.

Joining the Mathletes and feeling confident after her first math meet triumph, Stacey is troubled when her father gets tickets to a huge rock concert on the same night of the Mathletes championship.

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 are in double trouble when the sponsor for Kristy''s softball team, a diaper company, wants to re-name the team "The Davis Diapers," and overbooking on the business end of things makes the club swear in a new member.

Autumn comes to Camden Falls -- bringing new friends, new teachers, new worries, and new challenges.It''s autumn in Camden Falls, and Flora and Ruby are just starting to settle into the town. Flora is worried about spending the first Thanksgiving without their parents. Ruby is worried about getting a part in her school musical. And their new friends, Olivia and Nikki, are facing problems of their own. But the friendship that ties them together will also give them the strength to work things out -- one stitch at a time.

Loving the holiday season but hating its commercialism, Mallory coordinates an old-fashioned family Christmas of baking and trimming that attracts media attention, but Mallory begins to fear that the chaotic film crews will spoil her plans.

May include an excerpt of Mary Anne Saves the Day.

Dawn and Claudia have been taking sailing lessons and can finally sail without any instructors. Now the girls and three kids they sit for plan to sail to Greenpoint Island for a picnic. But when a storm forces them way off course, they have an adventure they''ll never forget.

Taking on task after task in her willingness to please the well-paying Cheplin family, baby-sitter Stacey experiences an elated sense of achievement, until her jobs interfere with the rest of her schedule.

May include an excerpt of Mary Anne Saves the Day.

America''s favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show. Oh, no! 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, Claudia most of all. Stacey was her first best friend. How will the Baby-sitters cope without Stacey? What kind of going-away present is good enough for someone as special as she is? But most important... ...Who is going to be the next member of The Baby-sitters Club?

Danielle''s parents are so glad she is home, although still battling leukemia, that they allow the nine-year-old girl to do anything she wants -- but she decides to joyride in the family car while Jessi is babysitting for her.

One of a series of stories that revolve around the babysitters club. Of all the babysitters, Kristy''s the last one anyone would expect to have a secret admirer. But someone is sending her mushy notes with hearts all over them.

The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! Jessi is honored--and surprised--when she''s asked to participate in a synchronized swimming competition. Sure, Jessi knows ballet. But water ballet is a different story. All that swimming is hard work!Jessi and her partner practice their routines over and over again. Everyone--especially the Baby-sitters--is expecting them to win the gold. But Jessi''s not so sure she can do it . . .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.

Everyone has a bad day once in a while-- but no one can top Karen''s worst day ever.

Trying to cheer up her twin, Anna, who has been diagnosed with scoliosis, Abby fears that the condition is driving them apart when Anna seems to not want Abby''s help and begins to do things on her own.