Ann M. Martin

b. 1955

2 series 223 books in order 1986–2015

Ann Martin was born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey. She graduated from Smith College in 1978 with a double major in psychology and elementary education. She worked as a teacher and later as an editor of children's books. Her first published book was Bummer Summer in 1983. She is best known for creating the Baby-sitters Club series of children's books. In 1990, she founded the Ann M. Martin Foundation, which provides grants to causes benefiting children, education, and literacy programs, as well as homeless people and animals. She lives in the Hudson Valley, New York. Ann Martin is an American writer of children's literature.

Born: 1955
Active years: 1986–2015
Known for: Main Street, The Baby-Sitters Club

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Series by Ann M. Martin

Main Street

5 books in order · 2007

The Baby-Sitters Club

221 books in order · 1986–2015 · Publication order

Kristy's Great Idea

1986 · Ann M. Martin

Twelve-year-old Kristy Thomas hatches a plan to start a babysitting business with her friends, so that parents can reach several reliable sitters…
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Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls

1986 · Ann M. Martin

Claudia is babysitting alone one evening when she starts getting eerie, anonymous phone calls and feels certain someone is watching the house.…
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The Truth About Stacey

1986 · Ann M. Martin

Stacey is tired of hiding the truth about her diabetes from her new friends, while her overprotective parents drag her to doctor after doctor hunting…
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Mary Anne Saves the Day

1987 · Ann M. Martin

After a big fight splits the club, shy Mary Anne finds herself sitting alone at lunch and forced to speak up for herself for the first time. When a…
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Dawn and the Impossible Three

1987 · Ann M. Martin

Newcomer Dawn Schafer, fresh from California, joins the club and takes on a tough job watching the three rambunctious Barrett children, whose…
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Kristy's Big Day (The Baby-Sitters Club #6)

1987 · Ann M. Martin

When Kristy's mother announces a sudden wedding to wealthy Watson Brewer, the whole club pitches in to organize a giant babysitting operation for the…
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Claudia and Mean Janine

1987 · Ann M. Martin

Claudia struggles with feeling overshadowed by her brilliant older sister, Janine, whose constant correcting drives her crazy. When a sudden family…
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Boy-Crazy Stacey

1987 · Ann M. Martin

Stacey and Mary Anne spend a few weeks at the Jersey shore babysitting for the Pike family on their summer vacation. There Stacey develops a serious…
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The Ghost at Dawn's house. (Baby-Sitters Club no.09)

1988 · Ann M. Martin

Dawn becomes convinced that her old farmhouse, which dates back to the Revolutionary War, is haunted, especially after she discovers a hidden passage…
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Logan likes Mary Anne!

1988 · Ann M. Martin

A cute new boy named Logan Bruno, who sounds just like a soap-opera star to Mary Anne, joins her class and even tries out as a club babysitter. As…
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