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Award-winning author Ann M. Martin is a renowned children's book writer born on August 12, 1955. A Princeton, New Jersey native, she developed a passion for storytelling from a young age. After graduating from Smith College, Ann pursued a career in children's literature, transitioning from a teacher and editor to a full-time writer. She draws inspiration from diverse sources, including personal experiences, childhood memories, and contemporary issues. Each of her characters, including those in the beloved Baby-sitters Club series, is meticulously crafted, often influenced by real people or chosen for their unique names. A lifelong enthusiast of writing, Ann's love affair with storytelling began at an early age, with her mother transcribing her dictated tales. Influenced by iconic authors like Lewis Carroll, P.L. Travers, and Roald Dahl, Ann has honed her craft, producing a wide range of novels and series. Since concluding the Baby-sitters Club series in 2000, her focus has shifted to standalone novels, frequently set in the 1960s. Residing in the Hudson Valley of upstate New York with her pets, Ann indulges in her hobbies of reading, sewing, and needlework, particularly enjoying the art of creating clothing for children.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Ann M. Martin's book series? Ann M. Martin has written 27 book series. The most notable is the A Dog’s Life series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Ann M. Martin
- #1
A Dog's Life(2005) - #2Everything for a Dog(2009)
- #1
Kristy's Great Idea (By: Raina Telgemeier)(2006) - #2
Mary Anne Saves the Day (By: Raina Telgemeier)(2007) - #3
Claudia and Mean Janine (By: Raina Telgemeier)(2007) - #4
Dawn and the Impossible Three (By: Gale Galligan)(2017) - #5
Kristy's Big Day (By: Gale Galligan)(2018) - #6
Boy-Crazy Stacey (By: Gale Galligan)(2019) - #7
Logan Likes Mary Anne! (By: Gale Galligan)(2020) - #8
Claudia and the New Girl (By: Gabriela Epstein)(2021) - #9
Kristy and the Snobs(2021) - #10
Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye (By: Gabriela Epstein)(2022) - #11
Jessi's Secret Language(2022) - #12
Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery (By: Cynthia Yuan Cheng)(2022) - #13
Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery: A Graphic Novel (By: Cynthia Yuan Cheng)(2022) - #14
The Truth About Stacey (By: Raina Telgemeier)(2023) - #15
Stacey's Mistake (By: Ellen T.Crenshaw)(2023) - #16
Claudia and the Bad Joke (By: Arley Nopra)(2023) - #17
Kristy and the Walking Disaster (By: Ellen T. Crenshaw)(2024) - #18
Mallory and the Trouble with Twins (By: Arley Nopra)(2025) - #19
Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter: A Graphic Novel (By: Ellen T. Crenshaw,Ann M Martin)(2025)
- #1Logan Bruno, Boy Baby-Sitter(1991)
- #2Logan's Story(1992)
- #3Shannon's Story(1994)
- #1
Karen's Witch(1988) - #2
Karen's Roller Skates(1988) - #3
Karen's Worst Day(1989) - #4
Karen's Kittycat Club(1989) - #5
Karen's Little Sister(1989) - #6
Karen's Birthday(1990) - #7
Karen's Prize(1990) - #8
Karen's Haircut(1990) - #9
Karen's Sleepover(1990) - #10
Karen's Grandmothers(1990) - #11
Karen's Ghost(1990) - #12
Karen's New Year(1991) - #13
Secret Diary(1991) - #14
Karen's in Love(1991) - #15
Karen's Goldfish(1991) - #16
Karen's Home Run(1991) - #17
Karen's Good-bye(1991) - #18
Karen's Carnival(1991) - #19
Karen's New Teacher(1991) - #20
Karen's Doll(1991) - #21
Karen's School Picture(1992) - #22
Karen's School Trip(1992) - #23
Karen's Pen Pal(1992) - #24
Karen's Ducklings(1992) - #25
Karen's Kittens(1992) - #26
Karen's Big Joke(1992) - #27
Karen's Pumpkin Patch(1992) - #28
Karen's Secret(1992) - #29
Karen's Surprise(1993) - #30
Karen's Snow Day(1993) - #31
Karen's Doll Hospital(1993) - #32
Karen's New Friend(1993) - #33
Karen's Tuba(1993) - #34
Karen's Big Lie(1993) - #35
Karen's Wedding(1993) - #36
Karen's Newspaper(1993) - #37
Karen's School(1993) - #38
Karen's Pizza Party(1993) - #39
Karen's Toothache(1993) - #40
Karen's Big Weekend(1993) - #41
Karen's Brothers(1994) - #42
Karen's Twin(1994) - #43
Karen's Baby-sitter(1994) - #44
Karen's Kite(1994) - #45
Karen's Two Families(1994) - #46
Karen's Stepmother(1994) - #47
Karen's Big Top(1994) - #48
Karen's Mermaid(1994) - #49
Karen's School Bus(1994) - #50
Karen's Magician(1994) - #51
Karen's Little Witch(1995) - #52
Jump Rope Rhymes Pack(1995) - #53
Summer Fill-In Book(1995) - #54
Karen's School Mystery(1995) - #55
Karen's Ski Trip(1995) - #56
Karen's Leprechaun(1995) - #57
Karen's Tattletale(1995) - #58
Karen's New Bike(1995) - #59
Karen's Movie(1995) - #60
Karen's Lemonade Stand(1995) - #61
Karen's Toys(1995) - #62
Karen's Monsters(1995) - #63
Karen's Turkey Day(1995) - #64
Karen's Angel(1995) - #65
Karen's Big Sister(1995) - #66
Karen's Tea Party(1996) - #67
Karen's Cartwheel(1996) - #68
Playground Games(1996) - #69
Karen's Grandad(1996) - #70
Karen's Island Adventure(1996) - #71
Karen's Dinosaur(1996) - #72
Karen's Softball Mystery(1996) - #73
Karen's County Fair(1996) - #74
Karen's Magic Garden(1996) - #75
Karen's School Surprise(1996) - #76
Karen's Half Birthday(1996) - #77
Karen's Big Fight(1996) - #78
Karen's Christmas Tree(1996) - #79
Karen's Candy(1997) - #80
Karen's New Puppy(1997) - #81
Karen's Accident(1997) - #82
Karen's Secret Valentine(1997) - #83
Karen's Bunny(1997) - #84
Karen's Big Job(1997) - #85
Karen's Bully(1997) - #86
Karen's Treasure(1997) - #87
Karen's Telephone Trouble(1997) - #88
Karen's Pony Camp(1997) - #89
Karen's Puppet Show(1997) - #90
Karen's Unicorn(1997) - #91
Karen's Haunted House(1997) - #92
Karen's Pilgrim(1997) - #93
Karen's Sleigh Ride(1997) - #94
Book of Laughs(1997) - #95
Karen's Cooking Contest(1998) - #96
Karen's Snow Princess(1998) - #97
Karen's Promise(1998) - #98
Karen's Big Move(1998) - #99
Karen's Paper Route(1998) - #100
Karen's Fishing Trip(1998) - #101
Karen's Big City Mystery(1998) - #102
Karen's Book(1998) - #103
Karen's Chain Letter(1998) - #104
Karen's Black Cat(1998) - #105
Karen's Movie Star(1998) - #106
Karen's Christmas Carol(1998) - #107
Karen's Lucky Penny(1999) - #108
Karen's Ice Skates(1999) - #109
Karen's Pony(1999) - #110
Karen's Nanny(1999) - #111
Karen's President(1999) - #112
Karen's Copycat(1999) - #113
Karen's Field Day(1999) - #114
Karen's Show and Share(1999) - #115
Karen's Swim Meet(1999) - #116
Karen's Spy Mystery(1999) - #117
Karen's New Holiday(1999) - #118
Karen's Hurricane(1999) - #119
Karen's Chicken Pox(1999) - #120
Karen's Runaway Turkey(1999) - #121
Karen's Reindeer(1999) - #122
Karen's Mistake(2000) - #123
Karen's Figure Eight(2000) - #124
Karen's Yo-Yo(2000) - #125
Karen's Easter Parade(2000) - #126
Karen's Gift(2000) - #127
Karen's Cowboy(2000)
- #1
Karen's Witch(2019) - #2
Karen's Roller Skates(2020) - #3
Karen's Worst Day(2020) - #4
Karen's Kittycat Club(2021) - #5
Karen's School Picture(2022) - #6
Karen's Birthday(2023) - #7
Karen's Haircut(2023) - #8
Karen's Sleepover(2024) - #9
Karen's Grandmothers(2024) - #10
Karen's Ghost(2025)
- #1
Karen, Hannie and Nancy(1991) - #2
Karen's Plane Trip(1991) - #3
Karen's Baby(1992) - #4
Karen's Wish(1993) - #5
Karen's Campout(1993) - #6
Karen's Mystery(1995)
- #1
Sunny(1997) - #2
Dawn(1997) - #3Maggie(1997)
- #4
Amalia(1997) - #5
Sunny : Diary Two(1998) - #6
Dawn : Diary Two(1998) - #7
Maggie : Diary Two(1998) - #8Ducky(1998)
- #9
Amalia : Diary Two(1998) - #10
Ducky : Diary Two(1998) - #11
Dawn : Diary Three(1999) - #12
Sunny : Diary Three(1999) - #13
Amalia : Diary Three(1999) - #14
Maggie : Diary Three(1999) - #15
Ducky : Diary Three(2000)
- #1
The Doll People(2000) - #2
The Meanest Doll in the World(2003) - #3The Runaway Dolls(2008)
- #4
The Doll People Set Sail(2014) - #5
The Doll People's Christmas(2016)
- #1
The Long Way Home(2013) - #2
Better to Wish(2013) - #3
Best Kept Secret(2014) - #4
Home Is the Place(2014)
- #1
Welcome To Camden Falls(2007) - #2
Needle and Thread(2007) - #3
'Tis the Season(2007) - #4
Best Friends(2008) - #5
The Secret Book Club(2008) - #6
September Surprises(2008) - #7
Keeping Secrets(2009) - #8
Special Delivery(2009) - #9
Coming Apart(2010) - #10
Staying Together(2011)
- #1
Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure(2016) - #2
Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Won't-Walk-The-Dog Cure(2017) - #3
Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Sticky-Fingers Cure(2018)
- #1
Seven Steps to an Award-Winning School Library Program(2005) - #2
Empowering Leadership(2013) - #3Leadership(2019)
- #1
Ten Rules for Living with My Sister(2011) - #2
Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life(2012)
- #1Leo The Magnificat(1996)
- #1
Inside Out(1983) - #2Bummer Summer(1983)
- #3Stage Fright(1984)
- #4
Me and Katie(1985) - #5
With You and Without You(1986) - #6Missing Since Monday(1986)
- #7
Punky Brewster and the Great Dog Escape(1986) - #8Just a Summer Romance(1987)
- #9
Slam Book(1987) - #10
Yours Turly, Shirley(1988) - #11
Moving Day in Feather Town(1988) - #12Ma and Pa Dracula(1989)
- #13
Fancy Dance in Feather Town(1989) - #14
Rachel Parker, Kindergarten Show Off(1992) - #15Chain Letter(1993)
- #16
Dear Babysitter... Letters from the Babysitters Club(1994) - #17Free Willy(1995)
- #18
The Amazing True Story of Leo the Magnificant(1996) - #19
Girls 24/7(1999) - #20
Belle Teale(2001) - #21
A Corner of the Universe(2002) - #22
Here Today(2004) - #23
On Christmas Eve(2006) - #24
Rain Reign(2014) - #25
How To Look For A Lost Dog(2016)
- #1
P.S. Longer Letter Later (With: Paula Danziger)(1998) - #2
Snail Mail, No More (With: Paula Danziger)(2000)
- #1
Kristy's Great Idea(1986) - #2
Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls(1986) - #3
Mary Anne Saves the Day(1987) - #4
Kristy's Big Day(1987) - #5
Boy-Crazy Stacey(1987) - #6
The Truth About Stacey(1988) - #7
The Ghost at Dawn's House(1988) - #8
Logan Likes Mary Anne!(1988) - #9
Kristy and the Snobs(1988) - #10
Claudia and the New Girl(1988) - #11
Stacey's Mistake(1988) - #12
Claudia and the Bad Joke(1988) - #13
Kristy and the Walking Disaster(1989) - #14
Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter(1989) - #15
Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise(1989) - #16
Mallory and the Trouble with Twins(1989) - #17
Dawn on the Coast(1989) - #18
Kristy and the Secret of Susan(1990) - #19
Mary Anne and Too Many Boys(1990) - #20
Jessi's Baby-sitter(1990) - #21
Dawn and the Older Boy(1990) - #22
Dawn's Family Feud(1990) - #23
Mary Anne and the Great Romance(1990) - #24
Jessi's Secret Language(1991) - #25
Claudia and the Middle School Mystery(1991) - #26
Mary Anne vs. Logan(1991) - #27
Jessi and the Dance School Phantom(1991) - #28
Stacey's Emergency(1991) - #29
Dawn and the Big Sleepover(1991) - #30
Kristy and the Baby Parade(1991) - #31
Mary Anne Misses Logan(1991) - #32
Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street(1991) - #33
Stacy's Revenge(1991) - #34
Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger(1992) - #35
Claudia and the Sad Good-bye(1992) - #36
Jessi and the Superbrat(1992) - #37
Welcome Back, Stacey(1992) - #38
Mallory and the Mystery Diary(1992) - #39
Dawn's Wicked Stepsister(1992) - #40
Dawn's Big Date(1992) - #41
Stacey's Ex-Best Friend(1992) - #42
Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies(1992) - #43
Kristy for President(1992) - #44
Mallory and the Dream Horse(1992) - #45
Jessi's Gold Medal(1992) - #46
Dawn Saves the Planet(1992) - #47
Maid Mary Anne(1993) - #48
Dawn's Big Move(1993) - #49
Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter(1993) - #50
Get Well Soon, Mallory!(1993) - #51
Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye(1993) - #52
Hello, Mallory(1993) - #53
Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn(1993) - #54
Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery(1993) - #55
Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook(1993) - #56
Kristy's Mystery Admirer(1993) - #57
Poor Mallory!(1993) - #58
Keep Out, Claudia!(1993) - #59
Jessi and the Awful Secret(1993) - #60
Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever(1993) - #61
Claudia's Friend(1993) - #62
Mallory on Strike(1994) - #63
Jessi's Wish(1994) - #64
Claudia and the Perfect Boy(1994) - #65
Dawn and the We Love Kids Club(1994) - #66
Mary Anne and Miss Priss(1994) - #67
Stacey's Lie(1994) - #68
Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever(1994) - #69
Claudia and Crazy Peaches(1994) - #70
Mary Anne Breaks the Rules(1994) - #71
Mallory Pike, No.1 Fan(1994) - #72
Claudia and the Great Search(1995) - #73
Stacey's Choice(1995) - #74
Mallory Hates Boys(1995) - #75
Kristy and Mr. Mom(1995) - #76
Jessi and the Troublemaker(1995) - #77
Stacey vs. the BSC(1995) - #78
Dawn and the School Spirit War(1995) - #79
Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO!(1995) - #80
Mary Anne and Camp BSC(1995) - #81
Stacey and the Bad Girls(1995) - #82
Farewell, Dawn(1995) - #83
Welcome to the BSC, Abby(1995) - #84
Claudia and the First Thanksgiving(1995) - #85
Mallory's Christmas Wish(1995) - #86
Mary Anne and the Memory Garden(1995) - #87
Kristy and the Copycat(1996) - #88
Jessi's Horrible Prank(1996) - #89
Stacey McGill, Super Sitter(1996) - #90
Kristy + Bart = ?(1996) - #91
Abby's Lucky Thirteen(1996) - #92
Stacey's Broken Heart(1996) - #93
Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout(1996) - #94
Happy Holidays, Jessi(1996) - #95
Stacey the Math Whiz(1997) - #96
Mind Your Own Business, Kristy!(1997) - #97
Don't Give Up, Mallory(1997) - #98
Mary Anne to the Rescue(1997) - #99
Abby the Bad Sport(1997) - #100
Stacey's Secret Friend(1997) - #101
Kristy and the Sister War(1997) - #102
Claudia Makes Up Her Mind(1997) - #103
The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier(1997) - #104
Jessi's Big Break(1998) - #105
Abby and the Best Kid Ever(1998) - #106
Claudia and the Terrible Truth(1998) - #107
Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer(1998) - #108
Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend(1998) - #109
Mary Anne and the Playground Fight(1998) - #110
Abby in Wonderland(1998) - #111
Kristy in Charge(1998) - #112
Claudia's Big Party(1998) - #113
Stacey McGill... Matchmaker?(1998) - #114
Mary Anne in the Middle(1998) - #115
Mary Anne's Makeover(1999) - #116
Stacey and the Cheerleaders(1999) - #117
Kristy and the Dirty Diapers(1999) - #118
Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby(1999) - #119
Dawn and Too Many Sitters(1999) - #120
Mary Anne and the Little Princess(1999) - #121
Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade(1999) - #122
The All-New Mallory Pike(1999) - #123
Abby's Un-Valentine(1999) - #124
Claudia and the Little Liar(1999) - #125
Kristy at Bat(1999) - #126
Stacey's Movie(1999) - #127
The Fire at Mary Anne's House(1999) - #128
Kristy's Worst Idea(2000) - #129
Abby's Twin(2000) - #130Claudia and Mean Janine (By: Raina Telgemeier)(2007)
- #131
The Summer Before(2010)
- #1
Kristy's Big News(1999) - #2
Stacey vs. Claudia(1999) - #3
Mary Anne's Big Breakup(1999) - #4
Claudia and the Friendship Feud(1999) - #5
Kristy Power!(1999) - #6
Stacey and the Boyfriend Trap(2000) - #7
Claudia Gets Her Guy(2000) - #8
Mary Anne's Revenge(2000) - #9
Kristy and the Kidnapper(2000) - #10
Stacey's Problem(2000) - #11
Welcome Home, Mary Anne(2000) - #12
Claudia and the Disaster Date(2000)
- #1
Everything Changes(1999) - #2
Graduation Day(2000)
- #1
Stacey and the Missing Ring(1991) - #2
Beware, Dawn!(1991) - #3
Kristy and the Missing Child(1992) - #4
Mallory and the Ghost Cat(1992) - #5
Mary Anne and the Secret in the Attic(1992) - #6
The Mystery at Claudia's House(1992) - #7
Jessi and the Jewel Thieves(1993) - #8
Kristy and the Haunted Mansion(1993) - #9
Stacey and the Mystery Money(1993) - #10
Claudia and the Mystery at the Museum(1993) - #11
Dawn and the Surfer Ghost(1993) - #12
Dawn and the Disappearing Dogs(1993) - #13
Stacey and the Mystery at the Mall(1994) - #14
Kristy and the Vampires(1994) - #15
Claudia and the Clue in the Photograph(1994) - #16
Dawn and the Halloween Mystery(1994) - #17
Stacey and the Mystery at the Empty House(1994) - #18
Mary Anne and the Library Mystery(1994) - #19
Mary Anne and the Zoo Mystery(1995) - #20
Claudia and the Recipe for Danger(1995) - #21
Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade(1995) - #22
Kristy and the Missing Fortune(1995) - #23
Abby and the Secret Society(1996) - #24
Mary Anne and the Silent Witness(1996) - #25
Kristy and the Middle School Vandal(1996) - #26
Dawn Schafer, Undercover Baby-sitter(1996) - #27
Claudia and the Lighthouse Ghost(1996) - #28
Abby and the Mystery Baby(1997) - #29
Stacey and the Fashion Victim(1997) - #30
Kristy and the Mystery Train(1997) - #31
Mary Anne and the Music Box Secret(1997) - #32
Claudia and the Mystery in the Painting(1997) - #33
Stacey and the Stolen Hearts(1998) - #34
Mary Anne and the Haunted Bookstore(1998) - #35
Abby and the Notorious Neighbor(1998) - #36
Kristy and the Cat Burglar(1998)
- #1Stacey's Book(1994)
- #2Claudia's Book(1995)
- #3Dawn's Book(1995)
- #4Mary Anne's Book(1996)
- #5Kristy's Book(1996)
- #6Abby's Book(1997)
- #1
Baby-sitters' Haunted House(1995) - #2
Baby-Sitters Beware(1995) - #3
Baby-sitters' Fright Night(1996) - #4
Baby-sitters' Christmas Chiller(1997)
- #1
Baby-Sitters on Board!(1988) - #2
Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation(1989) - #3
Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation(1989) - #4
Babysitters' Island Adventure(1990) - #5
California Girls!(1990) - #6
New York, New York!(1991) - #7
Snowbound(1991) - #8
Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake(1992) - #9
Starring the Baby-sitters Club!(1992) - #10
Sea City, Here We Come!(1993) - #11
The Babysitters Remember(1994) - #12
Aloha, Baby-sitters!(1996) - #13
Here Come the Bridesmaids!(1997) - #14
BSC in the USA(1997) - #15
Baby-sitters' European Vacation(1998)
- #1
Teacher's Pet(1995) - #2
Class Play(1996) - #3
Second Grade Baby(1996) - #4
Author Day(1996) - #5
Twin Trouble(1997) - #6
Snow War(1997) - #7Science Fair(1997)
- #8
Summer School(1997) - #9
Halloween Parade(1997) - #10
Holiday Time(1997) - #11
Spelling Bee(1998) - #12
Baby Animal Zoo(1998)
- #1Ten Kids, No Pets(1988)
- #2
Eleven Kids, One Summer(1991)
- #1
Tonka Fire Truck to the Rescue(1994) - #2
Tonka(1995)
- #1
The Summer of the Sky-Blue Bikini (By: Jill Ross Klevin)(1978) - #2
Beautiful Girl (By: Elisabeth Ogilvie)(1980) - #3
That's My Girl (By: Jill Ross Klevin)(1980) - #4
A Kiss for Tomorrow (By: Maud Johnson)(1981) - #5
The Best of Friends (By: Jill Ross Klevin)(1981) - #6
Dreams Can Come True (By: Jane Claypool Miner)(1981) - #7
An April Love Story (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1981) - #8
Too Young To Know (By: Elisabeth Ogilvie)(1982) - #9
He Loves Me Not (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1982) - #10
Searching Heart (By: Barbara Steiner)(1982) - #11
Senior Class (By: Jane Claypool Miner)(1982) - #12
Cindy (By: Deborah Kent)(1982) - #13
Christy's Choice (By: Maud Johnson)(1982) - #14
The Boy For Me (By: Jane Claypool Miner)(1983) - #15
Nancy & Nick (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1983) - #16
Saturday Night Date (By: Maud Johnson)(1983) - #17
Holly in Love (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1983) - #18Just You and Me(1983)
- #19
Christy's Senior Year (By: Maud Johnson)(1984) - #20
Call Me (By: Jane Claypool Miner)(1984) - #21
Nice Girls Don't (By: Caroline B. Cooney)(1984) - #22
Miss Perfect (By: Jill Ross Klevin)(1984) - #23
Christy's Love (By: Maud Johnson)(1984) - #24
The Boy Next Door (By: Vicky Martin)(1984) - #25
Loving That O'Connor Boy (By: Diane Hoh)(1985) - #26
Love to the Rescue (By: Deborah Kent)(1985) - #27
Senior Dreams Can Come True (By: Jane Claypool Miner)(1985) - #28
My Summer Love (By: Elisabeth Ogilvie)(1985) - #29
A Girl Named Summer (By: Julie Garwood)(1986) - #30Dating Blues (By: Maud Johnson)(1986)
- #31
Brian's Girl (By: Diane Hoh)(1986) - #32
Secret Love (By: Barbara Steiner)(1986) - #33
Sixteen Can Be Sweet (By: Maud Johnson)(1988)
About Ann M. Martin
Award-winning author Ann M. Martin is a renowned children's book writer born on August 12, 1955. A Princeton, New Jersey native, she developed a passion for storytelling from a young age. After graduating from Smith College, Ann pursued a career in children's literature, transitioning from a teacher and editor to a full-time writer. She draws inspiration from diverse sources, including personal experiences, childhood memories, and contemporary issues. Each of her characters, including those in the beloved Baby-sitters Club series, is meticulously crafted, often influenced by real people or chosen for their unique names. A lifelong enthusiast of writing, Ann's love affair with storytelling began at an early age, with her mother transcribing her dictated tales. Influenced by iconic authors like Lewis Carroll, P.L. Travers, and Roald Dahl, Ann has honed her craft, producing a wide range of novels and series. Since concluding the Baby-sitters Club series in 2000, her focus has shifted to standalone novels, frequently set in the 1960s. Residing in the Hudson Valley of upstate New York with her pets, Ann indulges in her hobbies of reading, sewing, and needlework, particularly enjoying the art of creating clothing for children.
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