Serial novels… or why we love the BSC

A long time ago, in a far away land called Michigan, I was a child. And I, as a child had a subscription to Entertainment Weekly. I remember vividly an article titled “Why we love TV”. (Paraphrased, actually. I can’t be sure of the title. I was a child. My brain now processes information differently, [...]

For anyone who just needed to know…

There are, I believe, 354 books total in the BSC world. Correct me if my math is wrong or I’m missing something. 131 Baby-Sitter’s Club books 122 Little Sister books 15 Baby-Sitter’s Club Super Specials 6 Little Sister Super Specials 36 Mysteries 4 Super Mysteries 3 Special Editions 15 California Diaries 2 Friends Forever Super [...]

Correction! (And some other housekeeping type stuff)

I made a mistake in my entry for Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls.  It was pointed out to me that I referred to the girls as 13, when this was one of the 9 books where they were all 12.  Now, I know I knew that.  But I get into the habit of saying [...]

Episode 3, In Which We Learn The Truth About Stacey..

The Truth About Stacey is one of those “truths” that we learned a few books ago. Yes, it’s true. Stacey has *gasp* diabetes. It even says so on the back cover, and at the end of the first book in the series. (Also, in Book Two, Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls). But that’s beside [...]

Episode 2: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls

This is another one of the “early books,” set before Mallory joins the club, before Jessi and Dawn are invented, and before everyone has settled into their own stereotypes characteristics. I really like it, probably because I was a weird kid who actually liked reading old fashioned things like The Happy Hollisters and Trixie Belden. [...]