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Lakeville, Conn. : Grey Castle Press : Distributed by Kampmann, 1988.
Description
Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML: The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters!Mary Anne used to have to wear her hair in braids, keep her room painted pink, and ask her dad before she did anything. But not anymore. Mary Anne's been growing up . . . and the Baby-sitters Club members aren't the only ones who have noticed.Logan Bruno 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 BSC has never been this complicated�??or this fun!The best friends you'll ever have�??with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M.
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LibraryThing member nmhale
When I was younger, I remember that this book was my favorite of the series. As an adult, I find the junior high romance cute, but nothing more. In this entry in the Baby-Sitter saga, the girls are starting their eighth grade year, and they all feel excited and disappointed - eager for the new
The story follows two threads, as this series frequently does, one related to baby sitting and one on a personal level. For the baby sitting angle, the girls are trying to decide whether Logan should join their club. They like him as a friend, and they are overloaded with business and need the extra help, but having a boy at their meetings is too embarrassing. They assign Mary Anne to assist him on his first job, just to be sure that his skills are up to the task. On the personal front, this book is all about the relationship between Mary Anne and Logan. He invites her to a dance, she buys a new outfit with the girls, and they call each other every day. When he conspires with Stacey and the other baby sitters to throw Mary Anne a surprise birthday party, though, her shy nature has reached its limit.
Don't worry, everything works out. That is one of the reasons the series is so comforting; I know I will find a happy ending. The reading is fast and fun, and the baby sitters are all sweet girls that are easy to root for. Mary Anne is still my favorite, because I was so like her when I was younger, but I liked her previous book better. Even though I am happy Mary Anne has a sweet young love, she's in junior high. It is an early experiment with relationships, and the stakes are pretty low, in my opinion. Nonetheless, it was cute, and entertaining, and continues to keep me interested in reading further in the series.
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year, but sad that the summer is over. Mary Anne's emotions are further complicated when she sees the new boy in school, Logan Bruno. He is her idea of cute. Since the story is, as always, in the first person, we get to experience along with Mary Anne her first exposure to childhood infatuation: the tongue-tied moments, the flushes, the awkward advances. Logan thinks Mary Anne is cute, too, and not only that, he is a boy baby sitter.The story follows two threads, as this series frequently does, one related to baby sitting and one on a personal level. For the baby sitting angle, the girls are trying to decide whether Logan should join their club. They like him as a friend, and they are overloaded with business and need the extra help, but having a boy at their meetings is too embarrassing. They assign Mary Anne to assist him on his first job, just to be sure that his skills are up to the task. On the personal front, this book is all about the relationship between Mary Anne and Logan. He invites her to a dance, she buys a new outfit with the girls, and they call each other every day. When he conspires with Stacey and the other baby sitters to throw Mary Anne a surprise birthday party, though, her shy nature has reached its limit.
Don't worry, everything works out. That is one of the reasons the series is so comforting; I know I will find a happy ending. The reading is fast and fun, and the baby sitters are all sweet girls that are easy to root for. Mary Anne is still my favorite, because I was so like her when I was younger, but I liked her previous book better. Even though I am happy Mary Anne has a sweet young love, she's in junior high. It is an early experiment with relationships, and the stakes are pretty low, in my opinion. Nonetheless, it was cute, and entertaining, and continues to keep me interested in reading further in the series.
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LibraryThing member RubyScarlett
Very cute. I really liked Mary Anne and I know what Logan sees in her - she really is genuinely interested in people. Logan was also a good addition to the group. My favourite part is still the baby sitting tips for some reason. It's fun to imagine what the girl would grow into much later, I can
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see Kristy being a sensational businesswoman for example. Show Less
LibraryThing member classyhomemaker
I borrowed this from my 11 year old daughter---book number 10! I've been reading them in order and reminiscing. I remember this is about where 10 year old me started to lose interest in the BSC. I mean, I still read them from time to time, but they just started getting a little too grown up for me
Two funny parts: 1---I totally cracked up at the kids putting M&Ms in his eyes and pretending to be Annie. Bahahaha! I'm pretty sure I didn't get that at 10. 2---the girls had to assess their tape collection...and I immediately thought Scotch tape. Does this fly over the heads of the current generation of kids or do they know what a tape collection is?
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with all the talk of boyfriends and dances. ha! I think most of my BSC reading from here on out won't be as familiar as these first 10 were.Two funny parts: 1---I totally cracked up at the kids putting M&Ms in his eyes and pretending to be Annie. Bahahaha! I'm pretty sure I didn't get that at 10. 2---the girls had to assess their tape collection...and I immediately thought Scotch tape. Does this fly over the heads of the current generation of kids or do they know what a tape collection is?
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Original publication date
1988-02
Physical description
139 p.; 24 cm
ISBN
0942545710 / 9780942545715