The Babysitters Club series by Ann M. Martin. Scholastic. 1986-2000.
At our library, The Babysitters Club holds somewhat of a cult status. The series is checked out by well read tween girls. This is once again, a series that I feel has gone a little out of fashion because the last book in the series was published almost ten years ago, and the fact the realistic fiction is not as popular as the paranormal or fantasy genres. Also, it seems that most contemporary realistic fiction needs a hint of quirky in the story line in order to be successful. The BSC is from Stonybrook, Connecticut, and these girls just to not do hints of quirky.
However, with tween girls being the huge market that they are, and the fact that there really isn't a series about middle school girls with quite the breadth of the BSC, the first two books from the series (Kristy's Great Idea and Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls) were reissued in the middle of this past year.
The club is made up of Kristy, Mary Anne, Dawn, Claudia, Stacey, Mallory, Jessie and later on Abbey. Mary Anne's boyfriend Logan and Kristy's good friend Shannon are also a part of the club as associate members. The fun thing about the BSC is that they are always creating ways to hang out together for reasons to befit the club. It doesn't hurt that Mary Anne and Dawn become step sisters over the series, and that many times the members of the club get to go on vacation together.
Recommended for tween girls in 4th to 7th grade.
ATOS Book Level: 3.6
AR Points: 4.0
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