Mary Anne Saves The Day (Baby-Sitters Club #4) [Paperback]

Ann M. Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1995 | Age Level: 7 and up

When a fight breaks out among the members of the Babysitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a baby sitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.

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About the Author

Ann M. Martin's The Baby-sitters Club sold over 176 million copies and inspired a generation of young readers. Her novels include the Newbery Honor book A Corner of the Universe, A Dog's Life, and the Main Street series. She lives in upstate New York. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic; Updated edition (September 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590251597
• ISBN-13: 978-0590251594
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #950,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ann M. Martin is the bestselling author of the momentous series The Baby-sitters Club, as well as the Main Street series. Her other acclaimed novels include "A Dog's Life," "Belle Teal," "Here Today," and the Newbery Honor Book "A Corner of the Universe." She lives in upstate New York. For more information, visit www.scholastic.com/bsc.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How Mary Anne got to be the wonderful person she is today!, November 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mary Anne Saves The Day (Baby-Sitters Club #4) (Paperback)

I loved this book! The portrayal of how difficult it is for a girl to be without a mother is real. Mary Anne's dad also STILL makes her wear childish clothing & wear her hair in braids. Her dad means well, but doesn't always understand her & Mary Anne desperately needs a mother in her life. She gets into a HUGE fight with her friends that leaves her in tears, then meets Dawn & her mom, Sharon. You might say it was the beginning of the crazy Schafer-Spier family then, especially when Dawn & Mary Anne discover that their parents dated in high school. But, too bad Sharon & Richard's parents didn't like each other & separated them. So...there's a new twist...will Mary Anne & Dawn be able to re-unite them? But the best scene is when Mary Anne is baby-sitting little Jenny & Jenny runs a high fever & Mary Anne stays calm & acts responsibly. I like how even though she's sensitive & cries easily, she's doesn't panic or fall apart in an emergency. Here you begin to see that she is one courageous girl & her dad begins to see it, too & realize that she doesn't need to be "protected" all the time. Mary Anne is one person to be proud of!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first Babysittes Club book I read, June 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Mary Anne Saves The Day (Baby-Sitters Club #4) (Paperback)

I'm 28 years old, and I recently moved. While cleaning out my house to pack for the move, I ran across a box of Babysitters Club books that I read when I was younger. I had forgotten about those since I hadn't read them in many years. I was 13 when my dad bought Mary Anne Saves the Day for me at the local grocery store. He said I could get a book and that one caught my eye. I read it when I got home, and I was hooked. Since then, I bought books 1-3, and then each book after that every month when it came out. I was 18 when I stopped reading them. I felt I had outgrown them. When I recently found those books, I reread them all, starting with Mary Anne Saves the Day. It brought back a lot of memories, and I am now collecting them all again for my own daughter, if I ever have one.

Mary Anne Saves the Day is about a shy 12 year old girl who lives with her single father, who is very strict when it comes to raising her. She belongs to a great group of friends who run a business called The Babysitters Club. During one of her jobs, a little girl grows ill while in her care, and Mary Anne must use quick thinking to get the child to the hospital.

These are wonderful books for children. It's a shame Ann M. Martin is no longer writing them, but they will be always cherished

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best!, December 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club #4) (Paperback)

This book is one of the best in the series, in my opinon. The BSC gets into a huge fight. Unlike another reader (who called the BSC the BBC, what's with that?) I think this book is NOT predictable. It looks like Mary Anne and Claudia are going to stay friends but NOPE!Buy this book!