Ann M Martin
2) A Dog's Life
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Pub. Date
2006
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English
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“I can’t speak for all dogs. Not all dogs are alike. And most certainly, not all dogs have the same experiences. . . .”
Squirrel is not like most dogs. Born a stray, she must make her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal. Her life story, in her own words, is marked by loss, but also by an inspiring instinct to survive. And when it seems she will roam the woods and country...
Squirrel is not like most dogs. Born a stray, she must make her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal. Her life story, in her own words, is marked by loss, but also by an inspiring instinct to survive. And when it seems she will roam the woods and country...
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Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Far and near. Lost and found. Four girls. Four generations.
Georgia cannot figure out what's going on in her family. Her mother, Francie, is extremely overprotective. Her grandmother, Dana, and her great-grandmother, Abby, don't speak to each other. And Georgia's great-great-grandmother also had some secrets that nobody else knows about.
Georgia knows this because she's found her great-great grandmother's diary hidden in a wall in...
Georgia cannot figure out what's going on in her family. Her mother, Francie, is extremely overprotective. Her grandmother, Dana, and her great-grandmother, Abby, don't speak to each other. And Georgia's great-great-grandmother also had some secrets that nobody else knows about.
Georgia knows this because she's found her great-great grandmother's diary hidden in a wall in...
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Pub. Date
2014
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English
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The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!It's the coolest school trip ever: a week in Hawaii! And almost all of the BSC members are going.Since Mallory can't go to Hawaii, the Baby-sitters resolve to bring Hawaii home to her, taking pictures and making notes of everything they see, eat, and do. Some of their adventures get pretty wild, too: Abby acts in a commercial; Dawn rescues a wrecked beach; and Stacey...
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Pub. Date
2014
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English
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The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!Mary Anne's mother died when Mary Anne was just a baby. And since it makes Mr. Spier too sad to talk about her, Mary Anne hardly knows a thing about her mother. She respects her father's feelings, but lately, she wants to know more.So Mary Anne does something she knows is wrong. She goes up into the creepy, ghostly attic in her and Dawn's house to look for evidence....
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Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Who would believe it - the Baby-sitters have won the lottery! And with their winning money, the girls are all going with Dawn to... California!What adventures they have. Jessi lands a (tiny) part in a TV show, Kristy gets into a kind-of-fight with Dawn's We Love Kids Club, and Stacey turns into a surfer girl! And in between all that excitement, they still have time for baby-sitting, sight-seeing, and the beach.How can they go back to Stoneybrook now...
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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...
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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...
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 15
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English
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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,...
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 9
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English
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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?
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Baby-sitters Club (Graphic novels) volume 12
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English
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Ashley thinks Claudia has artistic talent and should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Babysitters Club. Claudia has to decide between the Baby-sitters Club and Ashley.
12) Hello, Mallory
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 14
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English
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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...
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 31
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English
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Dawn and Mary Anne are good friends, but when they become stepsisters, their relationship undergoes some changes.
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 40
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English
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Claudia is surprised when her math teacher accuses her of cheating on a test and enlists the rest of the Baby-sitters Club to help her clear her name.
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 43
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English
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Stacey hasn't been feeling well. Her schoolwork and baby-sitting jobs are almost out of control. And Stacey's tired of being in the middle of her parents' fights. Stacey ends up in the hospital because of her diabetes.
16) Snowbound
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Baby-sitters Club. Super specials volume 7
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English
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When Stoneybrook is paralyzed by a massive blizzard, Dawn and her mother get stranded at the airport, Jessi is snowed in at her dance school, and Kristy's boyfriend gets stuck overnight at her house. Claudia, Mary Anne and Mallory are all baby-sitting, but no one has heard from Stacey—could she be trapped somewhere on the way back from the mall?
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 17
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English
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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.
18) The doll people
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Doll people volume 1
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English
Description
A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.
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Series
Baby-sitters Club (revised editions) volume 5
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English
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"As the newest member of the BSC, Dawn is eager to prove herself. So when a big job comes along, she jumps at the chance to show everyone what she's made of. The Barretts are even more challenging than Dawn expected. The house is a mess. Mrs. Barrett is unreliable, and the kids are out of control. Dawn knows she's a great baby-sitter, but this is impossible! She only knows one thing for sure--a member of the BSC never gives up!"--P. [4] of cover.
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Baby-sitters Club (revised editions) volume 4
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English
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"Mary Anne has never been a leader of the BSC. So when a fight breaks out among the club's four members, Mary Anne feels a little lost, unable to depend on Kristy, Stacey, or Claudia anymore. Sitting by herself in the cafeteria is bad enough; when Mary Anne has to baby-sit a sick child without any help from the club, she knows someone has to take action. It's time for Mary Anne to step in and save the day!" --Page 4 of cover.