Author's Note :
Many people around the world know the Baby Sitters club as a group of teenage girls who baby-sit and do good deeds in their spare time. Or, at least that is what is written about them. But these people do not know that the lives of the babysitters are based on true events that really happened. When the original author of the series, Ann M. Martin, met the community club, she was struck with the idea to write a book series. However, Martin had to change several things about characters and settings so they wouldn't sue her. For instance, the original town of Stoneybrook is actually called Stunybroke. Also, any names or places that have different names I changed because I wanted to. (Example, Stunybroke and the Washungtun Mall).
The following story is a typical day in the real lives of the babysitters, taking place in the year 2000, when they are all 13. Beware, some information might shock you…
Claudia Kishi picked some zits as she sat at the breakfast table. Her cool, happenin' older sister Janine was sitting across from her, in designer fashions. Claudia's mother stepped away from the griddle and put some pancakes in front of her youngest daughter.
"Here, I made you some pancakes, just the way you like them. With chocolate chips. Mmmm, yummy!"
Claudia put her fork down and screamed at her mother.
"Mom! I am trying to lose weight! Do you want me to be fat?! It's not easy being 580 pounds! I'd like to see you try it!" She ran up to her room and slammed the door. Janine shrugged.
"It is so much pressure trying to follow me. I am just so smart, beautiful, thin and witty." Both mother and daughter laughed and laughed.
Back in her room, Claudia was eating all of the candy she had stashed. Even though her parents allowed her to eat it, Claudia hid it anyway. It made her seem dramatic. Claudia was really fat, and had an issue with it. Funny, how she never tried to lose weight, though. Oh, well. She went over to her closet and pulled out her outfit for that day. It was a pair of ripped jeans and a pink sequined shirt that said "Im Stoopid". Over her pants, Claudia put on a pair of Logan's plaid boxers that she stole (from Mary Anne's room). She tied a purple cape around her neck in a big bow.
Claudia fixed her hair into two high pigtails and then put another pair of Logan's stolen boxers on top of that, with each ponytail through the pant leg. She carefully applied silver mascara, green lipstick, and pink blush before heading out to the car that was honking its horn in the driveway.
"Yo, keep it real, sista." Janine said to her as she left.
Waiting in the driveway was Kristy Thomas' older brother Charlie, in his amazing sports car, the Deal on Wheels. With him was Kristy and Abby Stevenson, also members of the Baby-sitters Club. Seventeen year-old Charlie was driving. Claudia giggled nervously and sat down in the passenger seat.
"Yo, what's shaking? Your blubber?" Charlie asked her.
Claudia was excited. "I knew he liked me! Actually talking this time!" Claudia thought in her head. Claudia was hung up on Charlie sooo badly. Too bad she was only thirteen. Muahahahaha.
Ignoring her once more, Charlie turned his head to the backseat.
"What's the next stop, baby sis?" He asked Kristy.
"Um, to Stacey's house. Then we'll swing by Mary Anne and Dawn's house. Let's see, then we'll head off to the Washungtun mall."
Charlie stopped short, and everyone lurched forward.
"St-St-Stacey's coming?" he squeaked, his voice suddenly high.
Kristy looked at him. "Du-uh. Charlie likes Stacey!!! The only reason he drives us everywhere is so he can ogle at Stacey. Oooh!"
Claudia began to cry quietly. Unlike other people, anything could set her off. Of course Charlie liked Stacey, she thought. Stacey always stole guys. Claudia was still whimpering as they pulled up to Stacey's house.
Many people around the world know the Baby Sitters club as a group of teenage girls who baby-sit and do good deeds in their spare time. Or, at least that is what is written about them. But these people do not know that the lives of the babysitters are based on true events that really happened. When the original author of the series, Ann M. Martin, met the community club, she was struck with the idea to write a book series. However, Martin had to change several things about characters and settings so they wouldn't sue her. For instance, the original town of Stoneybrook is actually called Stunybroke. Also, any names or places that have different names I changed because I wanted to. (Example, Stunybroke and the Washungtun Mall).
The following story is a typical day in the real lives of the babysitters, taking place in the year 2000, when they are all 13. Beware, some information might shock you…
Claudia Kishi picked some zits as she sat at the breakfast table. Her cool, happenin' older sister Janine was sitting across from her, in designer fashions. Claudia's mother stepped away from the griddle and put some pancakes in front of her youngest daughter.
"Here, I made you some pancakes, just the way you like them. With chocolate chips. Mmmm, yummy!"
Claudia put her fork down and screamed at her mother.
"Mom! I am trying to lose weight! Do you want me to be fat?! It's not easy being 580 pounds! I'd like to see you try it!" She ran up to her room and slammed the door. Janine shrugged.
"It is so much pressure trying to follow me. I am just so smart, beautiful, thin and witty." Both mother and daughter laughed and laughed.
Back in her room, Claudia was eating all of the candy she had stashed. Even though her parents allowed her to eat it, Claudia hid it anyway. It made her seem dramatic. Claudia was really fat, and had an issue with it. Funny, how she never tried to lose weight, though. Oh, well. She went over to her closet and pulled out her outfit for that day. It was a pair of ripped jeans and a pink sequined shirt that said "Im Stoopid". Over her pants, Claudia put on a pair of Logan's plaid boxers that she stole (from Mary Anne's room). She tied a purple cape around her neck in a big bow.
Claudia fixed her hair into two high pigtails and then put another pair of Logan's stolen boxers on top of that, with each ponytail through the pant leg. She carefully applied silver mascara, green lipstick, and pink blush before heading out to the car that was honking its horn in the driveway.
"Yo, keep it real, sista." Janine said to her as she left.
Waiting in the driveway was Kristy Thomas' older brother Charlie, in his amazing sports car, the Deal on Wheels. With him was Kristy and Abby Stevenson, also members of the Baby-sitters Club. Seventeen year-old Charlie was driving. Claudia giggled nervously and sat down in the passenger seat.
"Yo, what's shaking? Your blubber?" Charlie asked her.
Claudia was excited. "I knew he liked me! Actually talking this time!" Claudia thought in her head. Claudia was hung up on Charlie sooo badly. Too bad she was only thirteen. Muahahahaha.
Ignoring her once more, Charlie turned his head to the backseat.
"What's the next stop, baby sis?" He asked Kristy.
"Um, to Stacey's house. Then we'll swing by Mary Anne and Dawn's house. Let's see, then we'll head off to the Washungtun mall."
Charlie stopped short, and everyone lurched forward.
"St-St-Stacey's coming?" he squeaked, his voice suddenly high.
Kristy looked at him. "Du-uh. Charlie likes Stacey!!! The only reason he drives us everywhere is so he can ogle at Stacey. Oooh!"
Claudia began to cry quietly. Unlike other people, anything could set her off. Of course Charlie liked Stacey, she thought. Stacey always stole guys. Claudia was still whimpering as they pulled up to Stacey's house.