“housekeeper. She’s like the absentminded professor in that old movie. Then there are Jessi Ramsey and Mallory Pike, junior officers in the club. Jessi and Mal are best friends. They’re also sixth-graders, while the rest of us are eighth-graders. We all go to Stoneybrook Middle School. Mal and Jessi are both the oldest kids in their families, both love horses,… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share
“Mary Anne is a real worrywart. Not to mention shynesswart and politenesswart. The teeniest things can make her cry, too — movies,… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
“Everyone in the club is thirteen and in the eighth grade, except for our junior officers, Mallory Pike and Jessica Ramsey. Mal… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
For now, I just want things all safe and familiar. My life may not be perfect, but it is what I have known. — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
“Really, Kristy, a sweater with snowflakes and snowmen on it? You look like a four-year-old.” “Well, you’ve got sheep barrettes in your hair,” I… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
“So wear a leotard or something,” I suggested. “Do you think anyone would believe I sleep in my clothes?” she asked. “Probably not.” Mary Anne sighed as she swept the pajamas off her bed and tossed them onto her desk. She threw herself down on her bed. “Well, I’m going to sleep in my clothing starting tonight and then it… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share
“I hoped that Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, and I - the Baby Sitters Club - would stay together for a long time.” — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
It's great that there are so many different kinds of books for kids and adults to choose from. I think an eclectic reader is the best kind of reader to be, which would be why I was always so satisfied to hear that kids read the Baby-Sitters Club books and then went on and discovered other authors and other genres. — Ann M. Martin Copy Share
“On Claud, though, the look is very cool.) For example, today she was wearing a neon green tank top under a white oversized man’s shirt and fuschia pink stirrup pants. The shirt was rolled at the sleeves and belted with a colorful woven belt. Claud finished the outfit with dangly ceramic-bead earrings she’d made herself in pottery class. She’s super… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share
I love to read, and I don't believe that you have to finish one book before you start another. --Mallory Pike — Ann M. Martin Copy Share
I think the complaint that I hear most often from kids, even kids who like to write is that don't know what to write… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray'sAs I read about the School Entertainment… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
“I remembered that Stacey was wearing a matching top and skirt made of gray sweatshirt material with big yellow number tens all over it.… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
“I pick at what's left of the popcorn and think about the summer, the summer that was both awful and wonderful. I thank Adam, as I have thanked him almost every night since August, for showing me that it's possible to lift the corners of our universe. Adam told me about lifting the corners the second time I met him,… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share
