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by | July 29, 2024 · 12:01 pm

Episode 246 – Stacey and the Bad Girls

Stacey and the Bad Girls (Baby-Sitters Club #87) by Ann M. Martin

 

Hold on to your sock wine, because we’re ending this year’s Flashback Summer with a real rager! We were joined by Courtney Summers, author of I’m The Girl and other rad books, to discuss Stacey and the Bad Girls (Baby-Sitters Club #87) by Ann M. Martin. Listen to this episode on your way to the big U4Me concert!

Readers advisory: Here.

Announcement: RSVP for our live show at Porter Square Books Boston on Tuesday, September 17th at 6pm!

Footnotes: Stacey and the Bad Girls on the BSC Fan Wiki

Peter Lerangis on Wikipedia

Coming up next: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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Readers Advisory: Episode 246 – Stacey and the Bad Girls

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by | August 2, 2021 · 12:01 pm

Episode 177 – Baby-Sitters Beware

The Baby-Sitters Club Super Mystery #2: Baby-Sitters Beware by Ann M. Martin

 

The Baby-Sitters Club’s worst nightmare was a dream come true for us, as Courtney Summers, best-bestselling author of books like The Project and Sadie, joined us to discuss The Baby-Sitters Club Super Mystery #2: Baby-Sitters Beware by Ann M. Martin. Courtney identified this title as a formative book for her, and you simply can’t argue with the results that have come from this foundation. Listen to this in the station wagon on your way to Shadow Lake!

Readers advisory: Here.

Number of stars: Ten **********

Footnotes: Nola Thacker on the BSC Wiki

Michelle Kwan Presents Skating Dreams series

Coming up next: Halloween Rain (Buffy the Vampire Slayer series) by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder.

 

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Readers Advisory: Episode 177 – Baby-Sitters Beware

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Baby-Sitters Club Super-Mystery #2: Baby-Sitters Beware by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by | July 19, 2021 · 12:01 pm

Episode 176 – Karen’s Plane Trip

Baby-Sitters Club Little Sister Super Special #2 - Karen's Plane Trip

This Flashback Summer episode found Kait & Renata home alone, no cool teen baby-sitter nor responsible adult around to monitor their bedtime. Things got a little loopy. You’ve been warned. We read several books from the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series: Karen’s Plane Trip, Karen’s Witch, Karen’s Ghost, and Karen’s Kittykat Club, all “by” Ann M. Martin. We made zero jokes about “Karens,” because Karen Brewer transcends that cliche and would only ask to talk to your manager if she thought your manager might know a good scary story. Listen to this episode to briefly distract yourself from the horrors of climate change!

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Life Lessons We Learned from Baby-Sitters Little Sister

Coming up next: The Baby-Sitters Club Super Mystery #2: Baby-Sitters Beware by Ann M. Martin.

 

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Readers Advisory: Episode 176 – Karen’s Plane Trip

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Baby-Sitters Club Little Sister Super Special #2: Karen’s Witch by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by | July 5, 2021 · 12:01 pm

Episode 175 – Claudia and Mean Janine

Claudia and Mean Janine by Ann M. Martin

We read Baby-Sitters Club #7, Claudia and Mean Janine and Baby-Sitters Club #40, Claudia and the Middle School Mystery, both by Ann M. Martin. We were thrilled to spend more time with the coolest kid in Stoneybrook, and especially thrilled to discuss her with Susan Tan, author of the Cilla Lee-Jenkins books. Listen to this episode while hiding junk food and Nancy Drew novels around your bedroom!

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: “‘The Claudia Kishi Club’ is a love letter to the beloved ‘Baby-Sitters Club’ character” by Yi-Jin Yu

“Claudia and the Baby-Sitters Club Books We Really Needed”

“An Ode to Claudia Kishi, the Coolest Kid in ‘The Baby-Sitters Club'” by Bettina Makalinta

“Seventh-Grade Style Icon Claudia Kishi’s Baby-Sitters Club Outfits, Ranked” by Maggie Fremont

Coming up next: Karen’s Plane Trip by Ann M. Martin.

 

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Readers Advisory: Episode 175 – Claudia and Mean Janine

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Baby-Sitters Club #7, Claudia and Mean Janine by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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by | June 21, 2021 · 12:01 pm

Episode 174 – Baby-sitters’ Summer Vacation!

Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #2: Baby-sitters’ Summer Vacation!

We’re putting the “summer” in Flashback Summer by going to camp with our friends, the Baby-Sitters Club (and also our friend literary agent Amy Stern). We read Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #2: Baby-sitters’ Summer Vacation and Baby-Sitters Club Friends Forever Super Special #1: Everything Changes, both by Ann M. Martin. We loved revisiting these books, but we’re not sure we’d send any children to visit Camp Mohawk. Listen to this episode while researching the summer camp accreditation process!

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: “How The Baby-Sitters Club Made Social Justice Fun for Tweens” by Ashley Fetters

“These 19 Institutions Are the Best Summer Camps in the Country” by Nadine Jolie Courtney

Coming up next: Claudia and Mean Janine by Ann M. Martin.

 

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Readers Advisory: Episode 174 – Baby-sitters’ Summer Vacation!

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #2: Baby-sitters’ Summer Vacation! by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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