Ask any fan what BSC member they wanted to be, and likely they'll snap back with an answer. What is it about Ann M Martin's series that remains so popular today?
So, what is it about The Baby-Sitters Club that remains popular today?The club members were a diverse group of characters, from different backgrounds, family structures and outlooks on life who taught many young women about issues they were yet to encounter.
"The Babysitters Club was able to tap into an under-serviced market with literature that was explicitly targeting girls."The Baby-Sitters Club was originally planned as a four-book series but grew to more than 200 titles when publishers realised its popularity. As club president, Kristy taught readers the importance of leadership, and responsibility , woven together with lessons on stubbornness, and patience.
I was outraged. Jessi was an excellent babysitter, and a top ballerina to boot. How could Mrs Lowell judge Jessi and Claudia on their appearance? Prejudice was something new to Jessi, who hailed from a mixed community before moving, and to myself who was yet to see racism in the real world.Author Ann M Martin based the character of Mary Anne on herself; a quiet mousey type who was prone to tears.
Perhaps it was Martin's way of effervescently describing the characters that made them feel like friends. The storylines included specific, and detailed, backstories: such as when Dawn won a baby contest as a child, or the names of Stacey's doctors. The characters became family to the readers."It's OK to be different," says Levitt. "Stacey was diabetic, Claudia was artsy, Dawn was a weirdo from California who only ate health foods, Kristy was a tomboy.
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