Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby Sitters Club #1)

Author: Ann Martin

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  • : $20.99 NZD
  • : 9780545813877
  • : Scholastic, Incorporated
  • : Scholastic, Incorporated
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  • : 0.335658
  • : December 2016
  • : 201mm X 137mm X 15mm
  • : 20.99
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  • : Ann Martin
  • : The Baby-Sitters Club
  • : Paperback
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  • : Raina Telgemeier
  • : [Fic]
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  • : 192
  • : illustrations
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Barcode 9780545813877
9780545813877

Description

Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of The Baby-sitters Club. Whatever comes up -- cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls -- you can count on them to save the day. Baby-sitting isn't always easy, and neither is dealing with strict parents, new families, fashion emergencies, and mysterious secrets. But no matter what, the BSC have what they need most: friendship.Raina Telgemeier, using the signature style featured in her acclaimed graphic novels Smile and Sisters, perfectly captures all the drama and humor of the original novel

Reviews

Praise for the BSC Graphic Novels: "The artist adds abundant energy to the pages and, largely through amusingly exaggerated facial expressions, ably captures each character's personality." -- "Publishers Weekly" "Crisp and spot on." -- "Booklist" "Unique and original." -- "VOYA"

Author description

Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club series has over 176 million copies in print worldwide and inspired a generation of young readers. Her novels include the Main Street series; "Belle Teal"; the Newbery Honor book "A Corner of the Universe"; "Here Today"; "A Dog's Life"; and "On Christmas Eve"; as well as the much-loved collaborations "P.S. Longer Letter Later" and "Snail Mail, No More" with Paula Danziger. She lives in upstate New York. Raina Telgemeier is the #1 "New York Times" bestselling, multiple Eisner Award winning creator of "Smile" and "Sisters," which are both graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of "Drama," which was named a Stonewall Honor Book and was selected for YALSA s Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at www.goRaina.com."