Ann M. Martin
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club (revised editions) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club--a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they each love to do--she has no idea how much the club will change everything. Crank calls, uncontrollable toddlers, wild pets, untruthful clients . . . running a business is hard work! Kristy and her co-founders, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, are sure they can handle anything. But only if they stick...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
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Hattie Owen prefers to be steeped in the familiarity of her small-town life rather than think about the vast world beyond her own. During the summer that Hattie turns 12, her world is turned upside down with the startling arrival of an uncle no one has ever spoken about.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
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...
Author
Series
Doll people volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.
5) Rain reign
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Appears on list
Description
Struggling with Asperger's, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines in order to search for her pet.
9) Here today
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Description
In 1963, when her flamboyant mother abandons the family to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, eleven-year-old Ellie Dingman takes charge of her younger siblings, while also trying to deal with her outcast status in school and frightening acts of prejudice toward the "misfits" that live on her street.
Author
Series
Doll people volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Best friends Annabelle and Tiffany risk placing all of dollkind in danger when they run away while trying to prevent Tilly from being sent back to London before they can determine if she is Annabelle's long-lost baby sister.
11) Kristy's big day
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club (revised editions) volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
When Kristy Thomas's mother decides to get married again, Kristy and her friends in the Baby-sitters Club have to cope with all the small children that her family and friends are bringing to the wedding.
When Kristy Thomas' mother decides to get married again, Kristy and her friends in the Baby-sitters Club have to cope with all the small children that her family and friends are bringing to the wedding.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club (Graphic novels) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
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. A graphic novel based on the 1988 book by the same name.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club (Graphic novels) volume 4
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel volume 2
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel volume 1
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel volume 2
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 22
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Jessi copes with pet sitting for the Mancusi family and serious dissension among the members of the Baby-sitters Club.
15) Boy-crazy Stacey
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
While spending two weeks at the New Jersey shore as mother's helpers, Mary Anne objects when Stacey neglects her babysitting duties after falling in love with Scott the lifeguard.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 24
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Kristy and the Baby-sitters Club plan a huge outing as a Mother's Day surprise for their clients, while Kristy's mother and stepfather have a surprise of their own in store for their family.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club (revised editions) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"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!"--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Everybody used to love Karen. She was cute. She was the little sister. But now baby Emily is in their family, and Karen feels left out. Then Emily gets sick and everybody has to take care of her. Even Karen. And that's when Karen finds out that being a big sister is the most fun of all!" -- Back cover.
Author
Series
Family tree volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
In 1977 in Princeton, Dana's daughter seven-year-old Francie is struggling to keep her dyslexia a secret from her teachers and family, and even the thought of high school and college is part of the remote and unattainable future.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Ashley thinks Claudia has artistic talent and should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Babysitters Club. Claudia has to decide between the Baby-sitters Club and Ashley.