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“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 about. A journal is a great source of story starters.” quote by Ann M. Martin — Download Open image

“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 about. A journal is a great source of story starters.”

Ann M. Martin

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For now, I just want things all safe and familiar. My life may not be perfect, but it is what I have known.

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“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…

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“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…

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“I hoped that Mary Anne, Claudia, Stacey, and I - the Baby Sitters Club - would stay together for a long time.”

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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.

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“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…

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I love to read, and I don't believe that you have to finish one book before you start another. --Mallory Pike

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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…

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I wonder how you say goodbye to someone forever?

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“I remembered that Stacey was wearing a matching top and skirt made of gray sweatshirt material with big yellow number tens all over it.…

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“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,…

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“She was wearing a wonderful Claudia outfit — a purple-and-white striped bodysuit under a gray jumper-thing. The legs of the bodysuit stretched all the…

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