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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. During the summer before their seventh-grade year, Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey tackle difficulties, including family problems, crushes, moving, and making new friends. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
Lexile Measure: 780L (What's this?)
Series: The Baby-Sitters Club
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.; 1 Reissue edition (April 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0545160936
ISBN-13: 978-0545160933
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.8 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
I was beyond thrilled to hear that Ann M. Martin was writing a prequel to the BSC. I've been a fan of the books since I was 7 years old - more than 20 years now. The book is set the summer before the BSC begins (if that isn't obvious from the title) and stars Mary Anne, Claudia, Kristy, and Stacy, with a cameo from Mallory. We see a lot of our favorite baby-sitting charges too.Although this book is written for tweens, I think adults will relate to it best - especially those of us who have "known" the BSC girls for years. All four of the girls are struggling. It really is a difficult summer - that awkward time when you're no longer a little child, but you're not even a full teenager yet. Mary Anne is feeling tied down by her strict father and trying to learn everything she can about her deceased mother. Kristy is devastated that her father is completely absent and resents Watson's intrusion. Claudia is ready to grow-up and clashes with her still childish friends - she gets her first boyfriend and learns that's not always as great as it seems. Stacy is about to move away from NYC, has no friends, and still getting used to being diabetic. I felt sad throughout a lot of the book - relating to the girls now more as a parent than as a friend - you just want to give them a hug and try to ease the growing-up process. This interesting but difficult summer makes the Baby-Sitter's Club seem even more important than before - it gave 4 girls a place of friendship, happiness, and stability.Ann M. Martin's writing has definitely improved over the years. She'll never be one of the more skilled writers in children's literature, but I can see clear growth between this book and her early books.
The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #11: The Baby-Sitters Remember (The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special series) The Baby-Sitters Club: The Summer Before Dawn and the We Love Kids Club (Baby-Sitters Club, 72) Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby (The Baby-Sitters Club #97) Summer Fill-In Book (Baby-Sitters Little Sister) Kristy's Great Idea: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1) The Truth About Stacey: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #2) Mary Anne Saves the Day: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #3) Claudia and Mean Janine: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #4) The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club, No.3) Stacey's Book (Baby-Sitters Club Portrait Collection) Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Baby-Sitters Club, No.2) The Baby-Sitters Club, No. 6 (Kristy's Big Day) Mary Anne Breaks the Rules (Baby-Sitters Club) The Baby-Sitters Club #25: Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger The Baby-Sitters Club #5: Dawn and the Impossible Three Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club, No.4) Stacey McGill, Super Sitter (The Baby-Sitters Club, No. 94) The Baby-Sitters Club #48: Jessi's Wish The Baby-Sitters Club #88: Farewell Dawn
