Baby-sitters Club | SWAN Consortium

1) Kristy's great idea

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

1

Earliest Publication Date

1986

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"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...

2) Claudia and the phantom phone calls

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

2

Earliest Publication Date

1986

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When Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacey, the members of the Baby-sitters Club, each receive mysterious calls while they are working, they decide to find out who is responsible.

3) The truth about Stacey

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

3

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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Stacey, a member of the Baby-sitters Club, learns to cope with her diabetes and her overprotective parents.

4) Mary Anne saves the day

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

4

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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When a fight breaks out among the members of the Baby-sitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a baby sitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.

5) Dawn and the impossible three

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

5

Earliest Publication Date

1987

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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.

6) Kristy's big day

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

6

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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Kristy's mom is getting married, and Kristy's a bridesmaid. The only trouble is, fourteen little kids are coming to the wedding, and they all need baby-sitters. Stacey, Claudia, Mary Anne, Dawn, and Kristy think they can handle fourteen kids. But that's before they spend five days changing diapers, stopping fights, solving mix-ups, righting wrongs ... and getting sick and tired of baby-sitting. One thing's for sure: this is a hectic way to have a...

7) Claudia and mean Janine

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

7

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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"Claudia's sister, Janine, is too busy being smart to be nice to anyone--even their grandmother, Mimi. But Claudia doesn't have to see Janine too much this summer, since the Baby-sitter's Club is starting a new play group. It's going to be so much fun! But then Mimi has a stroke, and the whole summer changes. Now Claudia is 'Mimi-sitting,' and Janine is no help at all. How can the Kishi sisters get along when Janine is always so mean?"-- Provided...

8) Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

8

Earliest Publication Date

1992

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Kristy's rich stepfather has invited all the Baby-sitters to his family's cabin on beautiful Shadow Lake. What a way to start off the summer! At the lake there's water-skiing, cute guys, plenty of kids to baby-sit for — and even a mystery. The Baby-sitters don't know where to begin. They just hope the fun never ends.

9) Boy-crazy Stacey

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

8

Earliest Publication Date

1987

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The Pike family is taking a vacation to the beach, and Stacey and Mary Anne get to go along to help out! Two weeks of sun, sand, and the cutest lifeguard Stacey has ever seen! Mary Anne says that Scott the lifeguard is way too old for Stacey, and besides, she shouldn't be ignoring the Pike kids to spend more time with a boy. But Stacey is in love. What could possibly be more important than following her heart?

10) The ghost at Dawn's house

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

9

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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Dawn is sure there's a ghost in her house and so are the other baby-sitters. But they're so busy with their baby-sitting jobs that they hardly have time for a ghost hunt. Will the mystery ever be solved?

11) El Club de las Baby-sitters: los nuevos vecinos de Kristy

Author

Chau, Chan

Volume

10

Earliest Publication Date

2023

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"La madre de Kristy se ha casado con Watson y toda la familia se ha mudado a un barrío nuevo y lujoso. Los otras chicas de El Club de las Baby-Sitters piensan que es una buena oportunidad para conseguir nuevos clientes, pero los niños que viven cerca de Kristy y su familia no son muy simpáticos, la critican y se burlan edl club, Y, lo peor de todo, se ríen de Louie, el Collie de Kristy, que se está haciendo mayor y no se encuentra bien. Estos...

12) Logan likes Mary Anne!

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

10

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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"It used to be that Mary Anne's dad was really strict, but not anymore. Mary Anne's been growing up ... but that's not the only big news for the Baby-sitters Club. There's a new boy in school named Logan Bruno, and he likes Mary Anne! He has a dreamy Southern accent, he's awfully cute--and he wants to join the Baby-sitters Club. The Baby-sitters aren't sure Logan will make a good club member. And Mary Anne thinks she's too shy for Logan. Life in the...

13) Kristy and the snobs

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

11

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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When her mother's remarriage takes her family into a much wealthier neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Kristy finds herself surrounded by snobbish girls who compare clothes, make fun of the Baby-sitters Club, and insult her aging dog.

14) Claudia and the new girl

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

12

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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"Claudia has always been the most outrageous kid in her class...until Ashley Wyeth comes along, Ashley's really different--she wears hippie clothes, has six holes in her ears, and is the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. Ashley says Claudia has artistic talent, too. She thinks Claudia should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Baby-sitters Club: It's just a waste of time. The Baby-sitters are sick of Ashley Wyeth, and...

15) Good-bye, Stacey, good-bye

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

13

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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"How do you say good-bye to your very best friend?"--Page 1 of cover. Oh, no! Stacey McGill is moving back to New York! That means no more Stoneybrook Middle School, no more Charlotte Johanssen, and worst of all...no more Baby-sitters Club! Stacey's friends are crushed when they hear that Stacey's moving, Claudia most of all. Stacey was her first best friend. How will the Baby-sitters cope without Stacey? What kind of going-away present is good enough...

16) Hello, Mallory

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

14

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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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 baby on her first official baby-sitting job. Then they give her a written test--with questions nobody could answer! Mallory's beginning to think she doesn't...

17) Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

15

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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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 Dawn to help prepare Margo and Claire for the Little Miss Stoneybrook contest. So what if Margo's only talent is peeling a banana with her feet? Dawn's going to help her charges win that contest any way she can. The only trouble is...Kristy,...

18) Jessi's secret language

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

16

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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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.

19) Mary Anne's bad-luck mystery

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

17

Earliest Publication Date

1988

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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.

20) Stacey's mistake

Author

Martin, Ann M., 1955-

Volume

18

Earliest Publication Date

1987

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"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 of cover.