the problem is the kids all like charlie better, partly because he’s better at softball than kristy (he can hit a pitch with a bat and actually aim it at specific people) and partly because he’s a dude and kids have internalized misogyny that they’ve yet to understand. her brother charlie offers, since he’s got plenty of time since he just broke up with his girlfriend sarah, and kristy happily accepts after all, he will be graduating and going off to college soon, so she’ll miss him. it’s spring break, and she decides to have a krushers spring klinic but needs help and none of the bsc members can do it. In this book by ghostwriter Peter Lerangis (five of the last eight bsc books I’ve read have been by him.they needed to diversify because I’m so damned sick of his writing style) kristy wins tickets to see blade, one of her favorite bands. Her favorite thing to do is to make clothes for children. Her hobbies are reading, sewing, and needlework. Since ending the BSC series in 2000, Ann’s writing has concentrated on single novels, many of which are set in the 1960s.Īfter living in New York City for many years, Ann moved to the Hudson Valley in upstate New York where she now lives with her dog, Sadie, and her cats, Gussie, Willy and Woody. They inspired her to become a writer herself. Travers, Hugh Lofting, Astrid Lindgren, and Roald Dahl. Some of her favorite authors at that time were Lewis Carroll, P. Even before she was old enough to write, she would dictate stories to her mother to write down for her.

Sometimes Ann names her characters after people she knows, and other times she simply chooses names that she likes.Īnn has always enjoyed writing. But many of her characters are based on real people. All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up.

Many are written about contemporary problems or events. Some are based on personal experiences, while others are based on childhood memories and feelings. She's now a full-time writer.Īnn gets the ideas for her books from many different places. After graduating from Smith College, Ann became a teacher and then an editor of children's books. She grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, with her parents and her younger sister, Jane. Ann Matthews Martin was born on August 12, 1955.

New York, New York! by Ann M. Martin