Children’s
Review: Kristy and the Walking Disaster by Ann M. Martin
They’re lean, they’re mean, they’re the pride of Stoneybrook. Who are they? They’re Kristy’s Krushers! When Kristy sees how much her little brothers and sister want to play softball, she starts a rag-tag team of her own. Maybe Kristy’s Krushers aren’t world champions (how could they be, with Jackie Rodowsky, walking disaster, playing for them?), […]
Review: Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann M. Martin
Claudia’s not worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy Sobak, is a great practical joker. After all, how much harm can one little girl do? Plenty. Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy’s mean joke… and now she’s talking about quitting the club. “Baby-sitting,” she says, “is just too […]
Review: Stacey’s Mistake by Ann M. Martin
Stacey’s so excited! She’s invited her friends from the Baby-sitters Club down to New York City for a long weekend. It’s going to be perfect – a party and a sleepover on Friday night, a big baby-sitting job on Saturday, and lots of sight seeing on Sunday. But what a mistake! The Baby-sitters are way […]
Review: Mary Anne’s Bad-Luck Mystery
Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening – to everybody in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne’s even more worried – what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new […]
Review: Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz by Sylvia Patience
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written in 1900 by L. Frank Baum. Many other Oz books followed, as well as the famous 1939 movie. Not until now, however, does Toto tell the story, as he remembers it. In Toto’s Tale, we read his version of the beloved adventures. Toto tells how he first found […]
Review: Jessi’s Secret Language by Ann M. Martin
Jessi knows a secret language! She learned it from Matt Braddock, the BSC’s newest charge. Matt’s been deaf since birth, and he uses sign language to speak. Since Jessi is Matt’s baby-sitter, she has to use sign language, too. Soon all the kids in Stoneybrook want to learn to sign… which keeps the members of […]
Review: Little Miss Stoneybrook… and Dawn by Ann M. Martin
Dawn’s a little jealous when there’s a formal ceremony to welcome Jessi and Mallory into the Baby-sitters Club. Don’t people know that Dawn’s a special baby-sitter, too? Then it’s Dawn’s turn to shine. Mrs. Pike wants her to help prepare Margo and Claire for the Little Miss Stoneybrook contest. So what if Margo’s only talent […]
Review: Gracie’s Song by Michelle Schlicher
“Everything can be undone.” That’s what someone tells Gracie Brannen, but she’s doubtful. After graduation, she walked away from everyone she knew with barely a word. Ten years later, she’s back. Even as familiar places and faces bring back old pain, Gracie finds hope in rebuilding old ties and forging new ones. Maybe everything can’t […]
Review: The Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz
Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon and made to live in virtual imprisonment on the Isle of the Lost. The island is surrounded by a magical force field that keeps the villains and their descendants safely locked up and away from the mainland. Life on the island […]
Review: Hello, Mallory by Ann M. Martin
Mallory Pike has always wanted to be a member of the Baby-sitters Club. The Baby-sitters are so much fun to be around, and so grown-up. Now the club members have invited Mallory to a meeting. This might be her big chance! But the Baby-sitters don’t make it easy. First Claudia makes Mal feel like a […]
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