Quotes from Ann M. Martin

Toledo. In Ohio," Dad added when the city didn't seem to register with Jeff. "Toledo. In Ohio," Dad added when the city didn't seem to register with Jeff.

Jessi is the only black student in the sixth grade)

The Baby-sitters Club was (almost) back to normal.

a candy and soda machine (dinner!)

This is beautiful," said Gabbie, looking at the tea party and trying to sound grown-up. "It is too, too diveen," added Myriah. Mary Anne giggled. She and the girls drank their tiny cups of punch and ate their cookies. Then they drank the bears' and the dolls' punch and ate some of their cookies, too. "Did you like the party?" Mary Anne asked Gabbie when it was over. Gabbie nodded. "I loved it. It was too, too diveen.

She's thinking of signing up for Outward Bound next year. That's where they give you all this survival training, then send you out in the wilderness to be on your own for three days, with nothing but a few matches or something like that.

will help you at night and while you're at school, but the rest of the time, he is your responsibility." I nodded. "I can do it. I want to help the bird grow up. By the way, you don't have to get me a pet now. The bird will be my pet. You know why? I had just decided

It was a gloomy day, gloomy outside and gloomy inside. Nobody felt like having a meeting of the Baby-sitters Club. Dawn and I were depressed, Claudia was mad because she'd flunked a spelling test, Mary Anne was upset because her kitten, Tigger, had worms and Stacey was upset because she had a doctor's appointment coming up and she hates doctor's appointments.

and on Fridays, we have snake fries for dinner. You have to go out and catch your own snake. Then you fry it up and —

It's over. I can't believe it. Back to boring old life.

I'd be able to see Alex every single day.

I just love checking our mailbox. There is something about getting mail that is exciting. Going out to the box each afternoon is sometimes the highlight of my day.

I'm glad, too.

Sam," said Charlie, "I've been watching you this week. I know what's going on. Have you actually told Stacey how you feel about her? Or have you just whistled at her and shot Cheerios onto her toast?

Pop, can we get ice cream when we're in Barnegat Point?" she asked. "I'm not made of money," Pop replied, which didn't mean either yes or no.

I'm going out tonight. With Alex.

Oh, goody! The doorbell.

Some things never change.

And having said that, I got up and stalked off to the school library, where I went looking for Little Women. It's one of my favorite books, and I thought that reading some familiar passages might be comforting.

Shannon stopped prancing and tucked herself into a perfect sit. I smacked

So I guess you're the new neighbors," said Zander. "Well, see you." He strode up the walk to his house and let himself inside, the screen door slamming behind him. "He thinks he's so great," muttered Abby, and strode into her own house.

even wore something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.

Claudia is vice-president of the Baby-sitters Club. As I mentioned, we use her room as our headquarters and it's her phone number that our clients call. She is also in charge of making sure none of us starves to death.

Imani's sit command worked the first time for every dog except the bull terrier and the dachshund, who clearly had minds of their own. Britty finally sat, but she looked like a small coiled spring about to leap into the air. When Shug, the bull terrier, eventually responded to her owner's gentle pressure, she swung her back end around so that it rested on her owner's foot.