Baby-sitters Club. Original series
14) Hello, Mallory
18) Stacey's mistake
Visiting her father on the west coast, Dawn is tempted to stay with him when she enjoys the beach, Disneyland, and a wealth of healthy restaurants, but the homesick baby-sitter fears leaving her mother and all of her friends.
Mother's Day is coming up and the Baby-sitters have the same problem they do every year: What do they get their mothers? Kristy, especially, wants to do something nice for her mom. Mrs. Brewer has been acting kind of strange and secretive lately, and Kristy's worried about her...But then Kristy gets another one of her great ideas. Why don't the Baby-sitters treat their moms - and the mothers of the kids they sit for - to a day off without any
...The members of the Baby-sitters Club come to the rescue to help Mary Anne search for her beloved kitten, Tigger, who has suddenly vanished.
Stoneybrook has gone star-crazy! Derek Masters, an eight-year-old regular on a hit TV sitcom, has moved to town. Everyone's wondering what a real-live TV star will be like-will he srive to school in a limo?Jessi can't believe it, but even stars need baby-sitters,and she's the lucky club member to watch Derek Masters. Even though a lot of kids at school call Derek a spoiled brat, Jessi likes him immediately.He rides bikes and eats junk food like
...Stacey's parents are getting a divorce. Stacey is sad and angry, and she has a big decision to make—stay in New York with her father, or move back to Stoneybrook with her mother.
A long-hidden message helps Mallory and the Baby-sitters Club solve an old mystery about Stacey's house, which they believe to be haunted.
At long last, Dawn's mother and Mary Anne's father have decided to get married!
Dawn and Mary Anne are finally stepsisters and also roommates. When they begin to get on each other's nerves, Dawn comes up with a solution which pleases everyone.
Kristy believes that the autistic child she sits for is normal enough to attend special ed classes at school. After a while though she realizes that Susan would be better off with children like herself.
Mary Anne and Stacey are in Sea City working as mother's helpers for the Pike family. When each of the girls meets up with her boyfriend from last summer, things start to get complicated.
When Jessi's mom goes back to work, Aunt Cecilia moves in with the Ramseys to help out. Jessi is mortified that she has a baby-sitter and can't stand her aunt's bossy ways.
The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
For once, Claudia's studied really hard for her math test. And when she gets her paper back, it has an A- on it. All right!But then Claudia's math teacher calls her to his desk and accuses her of copying off of Shawna Riverson's test.Claudia can't believe it, and neither can the Baby-sitters. Claudia would never cheat! And they're not going to rest until they...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Lately, Mary Anne's been feeling like she and Logan are spending too much time together. They fight over silly things. And Mary Anne never gets to do what she wants to do—like read, and baby-sit, and be with her friends.But when Mary Anne suggests that she and Logan see less of each other, Logan takes it all the wrong way. Could this really be the end...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Naturally, Jessi is thrilled when she earns the lead role her in dance school's latest ballet. But someone in class wants her out of the show. First Jessi's toe shoes are stolen. Then she gets all kinds of threatening messages!What kind of ballerina would want to scare Jessi? The Baby-sitters don't know, but they're not going to let anyone get away with it for...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
A bunch of kids at Stoneybrook Elementary have pen pals at a school in New Mexico. The Baby-sitters love hearing the letters that Charlotte, Becca, and the Pike kids get from their new friends.Then the bad news reaches Stoneybrook: their pen pals' school has been destroyed by a fire. Dawn is so upset that she organizes a fund-raiser for them, and as a reward...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
The Baby-sitters just love little babies. So of course Kristy has the great idea of entering a float in the Stoneybrook Baby Parade. All the girls have to do is round up a bunch of adorable babies like Squirt and Emily Michelle, dress them in costumes, and plop them on a float. Easy, right?jWrong. The float looks like a big orange blob, the costumes are hideous,...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
It was good for Mary Anne and Logan to break up for a while. Mary Anne had some time to herself, and she's been having lots of fun with her friends. But now Mary Anne can't help it. She misses Logan.When she and Logan are both assigned to study their favorite author, Mary Anne thinks it will be the perfect, most romantic way for them to get back together. Until...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Mallory couldn't imagine not being in a big family like hers. There's always someone to do things with, and she likes to help take care of her younger brothers and sisters. But now Mallory's working on an important writing project, and she needs peace and quiet. So why won't everyone leave her alone? Nicky needs help tying his shoes, Claire wants a sandwich,...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
When Jessi volunteers to help supervise the Kids Can Do Anything Club, she meets nine-year-old Danielle. Danielle has a beautiful smile and a great sense of humor. And she has cancer.Jessi has never met anyone like Danielle before. Even though she's very sick, Danielle is courageous and hopeful. She even has two wishes. The first is to go to Disney World. The...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Little Rosie Wilder is perfect at everything. She can sing and dance, she plays several musical instruments, and her I.Q. is so high it's off the scale. So how did Claudia "C-" Kishi get stuck baby-sitting for Rosie the genius?It's because Rosie is so obnoxious that no one gets along with her—not even Claudia's sister, who's a genius, too. The Baby-sitters...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Dawn and Mary Anne are so excited! Logan's cousin Lewis is finally coming to town, and Mary Anne is busy planning the perfect double date. But now Dawn is starting to get worried. She's written letters to Lewis, but she's never had a boyfriend before. What if Lewis doesn't like her?That's when Dawn decides she needs a new image. New clothes, new hairstyle, and...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Stacey can't wait! Her best friend from New York, Laine Cummings, is coming to Stoneybrook for a whole week. She can spend a day at SMS, attend club meetings, and maybe go to the Valentine Dance.But from the minute Laine arrives, nothing goes as planned. She thinks Stacey's sleepover with her friends is childish, and can't believe Stacey's still into baby-sitting....The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Mary Anne can't stop thinking about babies. First she starts baby-sitting for a pair of adorable baby twins. Then she and Dawn decide it would be great to have a baby brother or sister of their own.But Mary Anne learns that taking care of a baby is a big responsibility when she and Logan have to pretend to be parents to an egg "baby" for a class at school. "Sammie,"...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Kristy's not too happy with some things at Stoneybrook Middle School. The hot lunches, for example, look like dog food, and Mary Poppins is such a babyish choice for their annual play. What the eighth grade really needs is a new class president. Someone who's organized and has great ideas—someone like Kristy!But can Kristy coach a softball team, keep up...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Mallory loves horses. She loves reading about them. She loves writing about them. And most of all, she loves daydreaming about them.So when Mallory's parents agree to let her take riding lessons, it's a dream come true! Mallory is so excited that she can hardly concentrate at the BSC meetings anymore. But then the lessons begin, and Mallory discovers that dreaming...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Jessi is honored—and surprised—when she's asked to participate in a synchronized swimming competition. Sure, Jessi knows ballet. But water ballet is a different story. All that swimming is hard work!Jessi and her partner practice their routines over and over again. Everyone—especially the Baby-sitters—is expecting them to win the gold....The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
The Baby-sitters love getting new clients. So when the Lowells contact the club, everyone is thrilled. For Mary Anne, sitting for the Lowells is a snap, and the kids are adorable and obedient. But when Claudia meets the family, Mrs. Lowell will barely look her in the eye, and the kids are downright rude!The next time Mrs. Lowell calls the BSC, she requests another...The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Dawn thinks studying ecology is so cool. For a science project, she and Stacey are even teaching an ecology class for some of their baby-sitting charges. It's fun to get kids excited about cleaning up the Earth.But Dawn isn't through yet. She wants to start a recycling center at SMS. The BSC is all for it, but Dawn needs a lot of help. And lately she's been...58) Stacey's choice
The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!
Since Stacey's parents got divorced, it hasn't been easy. Stacey hates being put between them, and she misses her dad sometimes even though she gets to see him often.And now both of her parents are depending on Stacey. They each need her badly. And she can't be in Stoneybrook and in New York at the same time. How will Stacey choose between her mom and her dad...Being a "total spaz" in gym is bad enough, but now Mallory's worst nightmare has come true. Gym class has gone co-ed! Pre-teen girls are sure to relate to this latest book in the phenomenally popular Baby-sitters Club series.
Jessi discovers that one of the girls in her dance class is anorexic, and she and her friends soon learn about the seriousness of the illness.
The Papadakis family takes in a foster child, a troubled young girl named Lou, and Kristy soon discovers that Lou's difficult behavior makes her a real challenge to baby-sit.
When Dawn's brother Jeff comes from California for a visit, a nice, peaceful family reunion erupts into a feud between the Schafers and the Spiers.
Stacey falls in love with the student teacher filling in for Mr. Zizmore.
Mary Anne agrees to do some housework for Mrs. Towne, an elderly neighbor who had been giving her sewing lessons, but Mary Anne soon realizes that she has become a maid.
67) Dawn's big move
When Dawn announces that she is moving back to California, the other Baby-sitters cannot believe that she would even consider leaving them.
Mallory comes down with mono and her parents make her quit the Baby-Sitters Club.