Ann M Martin
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 18
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Stacey's invited her friends from the Baby-sitters Club down to New York City for a long weekend. But what a mistake! The Baby-sitters are way out of place in the big city. Mary Anne sounds like a walking guide book; Dawn's afraid of everything; Kristy can't keep her mouth shut; and Claudia's jealous of Stacey's friends. Does this mean Stacey can't be the Baby-sitters' friend anymore? Will the Baby-sitters Club fall apart?" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 19
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Claudia's not worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy Sobak, is a great practical joker. Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy's mean jokes. Watch out, Betsy Sobak! The joke war is on!
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 17
Lexile measure
GN 370L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A discarded chain letter augers a series of bad events for Mary Anne, who is plagued by bad luck and a threatening note demanding a midnight meeting on Old Man Sutcliff's grave.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 16
Lexile measure
GN 450L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Feeling isolated as the only African American in her sixth grade class, Jessi gains a sense of belonging by participating in the Baby-sitters Club, learning sign language in order to communicate with a deaf child, and dancing in a ballet.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters little sister volume 8
Lexile measure
GN 490L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Karen feels like an ugly duckling. Her baby teeth are all falling out, and she has to wear new glasses, too! Karen needs a new haircut to make her look glamorous.But the beauty parlor lady cuts Karen's hair all wrong. Now she's uglier than ever! What will all the kids at school say?" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters little sister volume 7
Lexile measure
GN 480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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?"--
Author
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary's only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. With the help of...
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club) volume 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
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...
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 5
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
As a new member of the Baby-sitters Club, Dawn tries to win the acceptance of the club's president by tackling a tough babysitting job.
10) Boy-crazy Stacey
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 8
Lexile measure
GN 580L
Language
English
Description
Working as a mother's helper, with Stacey, for the Pike family at the Jersey shore, Mary Anne is upset when Stacey begins to neglect her job to spend her time pursuing a gorgeous lifeguard.
11) The doll people
Author
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A family of porcelain dolls that have lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and they don't follow The Doll Code of Honor. Annabelle Doll is eight years old, yet she has been around for more than a hundred years. Not a lot has happened to her, cooped up in the dollhouse, with the same doll people, day after day, year after year ... until one day the Funcrafts move in. Ann M. Martin and...
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club) volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First color edition.
Lexile measure
GN 350L
Physical Desc
154 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a fight breaks out among the members of the Baby-sitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a babysitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.
14) Rain reign
Author
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
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.
15) Best friends
Author
Series
Main Street volume 4
Pub. Date
2008
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Flora and Ruby near the first anniversary of their arrival in Camden Falls. Flora prepares for a visit from her old best friend, Annika. Flora's new best friend Olivia is afraid she won't measure up to Annika and that Flora will regret ever coming to Camden Falls. The day of the reunion is also the day the town celebrates its 350th anniversary. On that reunion day, Annika and Olvia immediately begin fighting. Does one best friend truly have to be...
Author
Series
Main Street volume 1
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
174 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Flora and Ruby do not want to move to Camden Falls. But they don't really have a choice - their parents are dead and their grandmother, Min, is taking them in. Min runs a sewing store, Needle & Thread, at the heart of Main Street in Camden Falls. There, Flora and Ruby become friends with Olivia, who likes to organize things, and Nikki, who lives on the wrong side of the tracks. Even if Flora and Ruby never expected it to, Camden Falls becomes...
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 4
Lexile measure
GN 630L
Language
English
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!" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 3
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Stacey, a member of the Baby-sitters Club, learns to cope with her diabetes and her overprotective parents.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club) volume 9
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
GN 360L
Physical Desc
164 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
At the urging of a very artistic new girl who encourages Claudia to practice art instead of caring for kids, Claudia considers leaving the club and the other members give her an ultimatum.
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club) volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, An Imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2016].
Edition
First color edition.
Lexile measure
GN 410L
Physical Desc
161 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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....