“Stacey is glamorous. She moved to Stoneybrook, Connecticut, from New York City last summer. She’s very sophisticated, and is even allowed to have her hair professionally styled, so that she has this fabulous-looking shaggy blonde mane, and she wears the… — 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,… — Ann M. Martin Copy Share Image
