Abby's Lucky Thirteen Read online

Page 4


  “Chocolate cake!” That got Carolyn’s and Marilyn’s attention, so much so that they didn’t protest.

  “This is our special treat, isn’t it?” asked Marilyn, smiling. “How did you know Mrs. Towne had chocolate cake?”

  Mary Anne didn’t bother to explain that she didn’t know. She just sank back against the overstuffed cushions of the rattan chair in relief. The twins and Mary Anne spent the rest of the afternoon talking and eating chocolate cake and admiring Mrs. Towne’s latest needlework. By the time they were ready to leave, Marilyn and Carolyn seemed to have forgotten their television blues. And if they were a little too full of chocolate cake to make the most out of dinner, Mary Anne wasn’t going to let it bother her.

  As far as she was concerned, Mrs. Towne and her chocolate cake had saved Mary Anne from a nightmare baby-sitting afternoon.

  As they waved good-bye to Mrs. Towne, Mary Anne suddenly remembered the slogan she’d seen on a T-shirt. “When in doubt, eat chocolate.”

  Today, it had worked.

  * * *

  Mal didn’t have any chocolate. She had four angry kids who weren’t interested in any of the things they usually liked: dress-up, tag, baking, hide-and-seek. Claire stopped her temper tantrum only because everyone else ignored her. But she kept sniffling.

  Finally Mal lost her temper. “You want to sit around and sulk?” she asked. “Fine!” She pointed at a chair. “Vanessa, sit there. Nicky, you sit over there. Margo, you sit there. Claire, you sit next to Margo.”

  Mal sounded so tough that every single one of them sat.

  Mal sat, too. She folded her arms and scowled ferociously.

  After three minutes, Claire sniffled and said in a small voice, “How long do we have to sit here?”

  “Don’t talk,” Mal ordered.

  Two more minutes passed. Nicky wriggled. Vanessa stared out the window. Margo slid down on the sofa.

  Claire asked, “Why can’t we talk?”

  “You can’t talk because all you do is complain about no television. You can’t move because you don’t want to do anything anyway. So I’m letting you do what you want to do: nothing.” Mal looked fiercer than ever.

  Claire leaned back, wide-eyed.

  Another minute passed. And another. At last Vanessa sighed and said, “I guess we could go outside. And play seek and hide.” (Vanessa wants to be a poet and she often talks in rhymes.)

  “Or tag,” said Nicky tentatively.

  Mal kept her fierce face on. “Maybe,” she said.

  “Please?” asked Margo.

  “Please?” echoed Claire.

  “Well, okay,” agreed Mal. “Put on your jackets.”

  Everyone went outside and played hide-and-seek. Then they played freeze tag. Then they came back inside and drank juice and ate popcorn.

  When the triplets and Mal’s father hit the door, Mal congratulated herself on a job well done. One television-free afternoon, no problem.

  She congratulated herself a little too soon.

  “How’d it go?” asked Mr. Pike, hanging his jacket up by the back door.

  Claire’s lip poked out. Her eyes filled with tears. “It was awfulllll,” she wailed. “Why can’t we watch Mr. Pinheadddddd? Nofe air …”

  * * *

  “Jenny, come out of there,” demanded Claudia. She jiggled the doorknob of Jenny’s parents’ room.

  “No,” said Jenny.

  “Jennifer Prezzioso!” said Claudia more loudly, and then bit her lip. It had taken her a long time to get Andrea back to sleep. She lowered her voice. “Jenny!”

  Jenny didn’t answer. From the other side of the door, Claudia heard the sound of applause.

  When Jenny had stormed out of the den, she hadn’t gone to her room after all. She’d gone to her parents’ room. The Prezziosos had a small television high on their bureau. Jenny had found the remote and had locked herself in her parents’ bedroom to watch television.

  “Jenny,” said Claudia desperately, “your parents are going to be very upset when they find out what you did. But if you come out now, I won’t tell them.”

  In answer, Jenny turned up the sound on the television. “… only nineteen ninety-five for this beautiful gold-luster necklace,” Claudia heard.

  “Jenny?” she said, giving the doorknob a final rattle.

  Of course Jenny didn’t answer.

  Beaten by a four-year-old. Claudia couldn’t believe it. She thought of shouting “Fire, fire!” but realized immediately that it was not the solution of a responsible baby-sitter. Was there a ladder in the garage? Should she try to climb up to the window?

  She went outside to the garage. The only ladder was too short to reach a second floor window.

  Claudia was stumped until she realized that she was staring at a neat row of tools hung against the back wall of the garage, including screwdrivers.

  A few minutes later, Claudia was back outside Jenny’s parents’ bedroom door with an assortment of screwdrivers.

  “Jenny, this is your last chance,” Claudia warned her. “Come out now.”

  She wasn’t sure, but she thought she heard Jenny giggle. The sound on the television became louder. Deafeningly loud.

  With a sigh, Claudia knelt down and went to work on the doorknob.

  The blare of the television masked the sound of Claudia loosening the doorknob and the hinges. But when she lifted the door up off the hinges, she lost control. It was a very heavy door and it slipped out of her hands to land in the Prezziosos’ bedroom with a huge crash.

  “Jenny!” gasped Claudia, struggling to keep her own balance and half falling into the room herself. “Are you all right?”

  Jenny had dropped the remote and leaped back against the wall. Her eyes were huge.

  Claudia straightened up and tried to appear calm and in charge. She picked up the remote and clicked off the television.

  She heard the sound of a door opening, this time in the normal way. It was the front door.

  “I’m home!” called Mr. Prezzioso. “Where are my girls?”

  Jenny burst into tears.

  If anybody had asked me how I felt on Tuesday morning, I would have said smugly, “The numbers are in my favor.”

  While I knew I wasn’t going to blow the math test out of the water, I also felt confident that I would pass, and pass easily. The study sheet had been solid gold. I resolved to find the guy who’d sold it to me and get my hands on some more study sheets as soon as possible.

  Part of the smugness, too, I admit, came from the fact that I was going to do well on the test and I believed that Ms. Frost hoped I wouldn’t.

  I stretched and shook out my hands and feet as Ms. Frost handed out the test, just as I do before a big soccer game or track event. I gave Ms. Frost a big smile as she handed me the test.

  She looked startled.

  But not half as startled as I felt as I looked down at the problems on the page lying on the desk in front of me.

  The first problem looked very familiar. Wow. It was the same as the first problem on the study guide. Had I lucked out, or what?

  But then I realized that if I’d lucked out, it was bad luck. Because it wasn’t just the first and second and third problems that were identical to the study guide I’d bought. It was all the problems. The test was the study guide. I’d bought a copy of the actual test.

  Panic gripped me. I looked around wildly.

  I glanced toward the front of the room.

  Ms. Frost said, “Okay, class. You may begin now.”

  She sat down behind her desk.

  I froze in mine. What was I going to do? I’d bought — stupid, stupid me — not a study guide but an actual copy of the test. Somehow that guy had managed to get his hands on it ahead of time.

  My stomach lurched. I felt faintly sick. Could I convince Ms. Frost that I was too sick to take the test?

  No, I didn’t think so. And if I wasn’t able to convince her, I’d have to take the test. Not taking it would mean a big, fat zero
.

  Okay, I reasoned. I would just answer the questions that weren’t on the “study guide.”

  Fat chance. Every single question on the test had been on the study guide. I was trapped. I had to take the test.

  The students around me had their heads bent, writing.

  I bent my head, too. I took the test. I knew all the answers. And it gave me no joy.

  I was the last person to hand my test in. I hoped that I’d get the courage to say something as I dropped the paper on Ms. Frost’s desk as the bell rang.

  But what could I say?

  I laid my test on top of the other tests and walked out, without quite looking at Ms. Frost.

  * * *

  For the next three days, I stewed about that test. It hadn’t been my fault, I told myself. I hadn’t known I’d bought the real test. I’d never buy another.

  But why didn’t I just tell Ms. Frost that I’d made a mistake?

  Because, after the way I’d set her up, I thought, she’d never believe me. How many people were dumb enough to believe they were buying a “study guide”?

  Not only did the test haunt my waking hours, it haunted my dreams.

  Only the dreams were all nightmares and I’d wake up with a gasp and discover I was sweating and tangled up in the blankets and had hurled the pillows off the bed.

  The day after the test Anna asked, “Are you okay, Abby?”

  “I’m fine.”

  “You sure?”

  “Yes! Why are you picking on me?”

  Anna looked surprised and a little hurt. “I’m not picking on you. You just looked — hassled.”

  I smiled a little at that. It was an old hippie word, one of the ones our father had used, sort of jokingly.

  “I guess I am a little hassled,” I admitted. I looked at my twin. Could I trust her? Could I pour out the whole horrible story and ask for her advice?

  I took a deep breath. “I’m just worried about this Bat Mitzvah stuff. You know.”

  It wasn’t a lie. It was part of the truth.

  Anna nodded. “It’s starting to worry me more and more. But you know what? That happens before performances, too. You sort of worry and worry and worry and just when you think you’re going to go crazy, you get very calm. It’s like, suddenly you’ve accepted your fate, or something. You know there’s nothing you can do but just do it.” She grinned at me. “Like that commercial you like. About the athletic shoes.”

  “I’ll be glad when that moment comes,” I said. But my mind was already spinning off into other directions. To become a Bat Mitzvah meant to become an adult, with an adult’s responsibilities. Didn’t that include telling the truth? Like about what had happened with the math test?

  Maybe it wasn’t even legal for me to become a Bat Mitzvah after something like this had happened.

  We went into our separate bedrooms and I pulled out the book Rabbi Dorman had lent me. Each page had two columns, with the words of the Torah in Hebrew in the right column and the English translation in the left column. Hebrew is read from right to left, and you begin reading at what in most English books is the end.

  Rabbi Dorman. For a moment, I considered talking to him. But I pushed the thought away.

  And I studied my Torah portion.

  With a guilty conscience.

  I didn’t make a hundred on the math test. Not even by cheating.

  I made a 98.

  I took the test from Ms. Frost. She didn’t say anything. I didn’t either. I just stared at the big red numbers at the top. Then I looked at the answer I had missed. I knew it was the same answer as in the study guide. So the study guide had been wrong.

  Such a good grade in any subject normally would have been cause for celebration. I would have slapped it down on the lunch table, mentioned it casually in conversation, and maybe even whipped it out to wave around at a BSC meeting.

  But not this time. I folded the paper and stuck it in the back of my notebook and tried not to think about it. I’d passed the test. I was relieved it was over.

  Maybe, in time, the guilt would go away.

  I resolved that after my Bat Mitzvah, I would put myself on a regular study schedule and bring all my classes up to speed — especially math.

  With any luck, and by avoiding all study guides now and forever, I should be able to stay out of trouble.

  I kept my head down for the rest of the class, but I listened to Ms. Frost drone on about math. I took notes. I paid attention. Guilt was a great motivator.

  Which somehow made me feel even guiltier.

  I was glad when the bell rang and the class ended. In super fast forward, I gathered my stuff and jumped up.

  Ms. Frost’s voice stopped me. “Abigail. Could you wait a moment, please? I’d like to talk to you.”

  Her voice was cold. And for once, no pun is intended.

  As I sat down again, Ms. Frost asked four other students to stay, too.

  What was going on?

  We exchanged glances.

  “Take out the tests I just returned to you, please,” said Ms. Frost. But the way she said it wasn’t a request. It was an order.

  We took out our tests.

  “Now, I want all five of you to look at question number thirty-six.”

  We looked. On my test, it was the question I had missed. The one the study guide had missed.

  The one, as it turned out, that all five of us had missed.

  Uh-oh.

  I looked around, puzzled. The other four students didn’t look at all surprised. In fact, a couple of them seemed to be trying to hide smiles. What was going on?

  Had they all bought the bogus study guides, too?

  “This is much too big a coincidence,” said Ms. Frost, her voice, if possible, even colder. “Can anyone explain to me how all five of you, students of unequal math strengths, made the exact same grade — the highest grades in the class — on this test, while missing the exact same question?”

  More looks were exchanged among the other four students.

  I frowned.

  “Doesn’t anyone have anything to say?”

  One of the other students shrugged.

  “Very well!” Two spots of angry color showed on Ms. Frost’s cheeks. “Ve-ry well! Then I must assume the worst. I must assume that you all cheated. I have checked with Mr. Taylor, the principal, and we have agreed that you deserve to be punished. You are hereby suspended from school for three days, starting next Monday.”

  One of the girls gasped.

  I sat like a stone. Suspended! Three days! I’d never been suspended in my life!

  And how could it happen now, on the very week I was to become a Bat Mitzvah? Sudden anger surged through me. It wasn’t fair. It wasn’t right.

  Seething, I raised my eyes from my test paper to glare at Ms. Frost.

  But she had already turned to her desk. With her back to us she said, “You are dismissed. You may go.”

  I staggered out of the room in shock.

  Behind me, as we left, I heard one girl say loudly to another, “Can you believe it? That witch!”

  Rapidly, I put as much space between me and the other four students as I could. I had hardly ever spoken to any of them. I didn’t know who they were. And I wasn’t feeling particularly friendly at that moment.

  Suspended.

  The word drummed in my head. I walked through the rest of the day like a zombie. Forget turning over a new leaf. Forget paying attention in class.

  I skipped lunch and went to the library and sat there, staring at the same page of my history book for the entire period. What was I going to do?

  By the time the final bell rang, half-crazy with worry and all the voices saying, “You should’ve, you shouldn’t have, you must, you should, don’t, yes, stop, go,” I practically sprinted for Ms. Frost’s room.

  She was sitting at her desk, going over homework papers. She looked up when I burst in. Her face gave nothing away.

  “Abigail,” she said in a neutral voice.r />
  “I have something I have to talk to you about,” I said.

  “Go ahead,” she said in that same neutral voice.

  “I didn’t cheat,” I said. “Not on purpose I didn’t. I didn’t copy anybody’s paper.”

  Ms. Frost didn’t say anything.

  I continued, “How could I? I don’t even sit near any of those other people.”

  Another long pause. Then I said, “It was the study guide.”

  “Study guide?” Ms. Frost’s voice sharpened. “What study guide?”

  “The one this guy sold to me. The day before the test.” Quickly I told Ms. Frost what had happened by my locker that past Monday afternoon.

  When I was finished, Ms. Frost picked up a pencil and rolled it between her fingers. Then she said, “I find this very hard to believe.”

  “But it’s true!” I burst out. “Why would I lie?”

  Ms. Frost said, “I find it very hard to believe that you would be so gullible about this so-called study guide. Surely you must have known —”

  “But I didn’t! How could I?” I cried.

  “Who sold you this study guide?” asked Ms. Frost.

  “I don’t know,” I answered. Seeing Ms. Frost’s disbelieving look, I said angrily, “I’m new. I haven’t been at SMS that long. I don’t know that many people. And I don’t know who this guy is.”

  “Don’t know. Or won’t say?”

  That stopped me. It was true, I didn’t know. But it was also true that I didn’t want to rat someone else out.

  “I don’t know,” I repeated at last.

  Ms. Frost shook her head. “Not acceptable. The suspension still stands. Think about it, Abigail. Why are you protecting someone if you didn’t know you’d bought a cheat sheet from him?”

  At the word “cheat” I felt my own cheeks redden.

  “Fine,” I practically snarled. “Believe what you want.”

  “And I’m going to have Mr. Taylor call your house right now,” Ms. Frost added, angry herself. “To inform your parents.”

  “Be my guest!” I stomped out of the room.

  I stomped down the hall and got my books. I stomped out of the school.

  When I reached the phone booth on the corner, I dropped change in and dialed our house. Mom was at work and Anna was at band, as I knew they would be. The answering machine was on. Using the remote code, I listened to Mr. Taylor’s message. Then I erased it.

 

    Karen's Tea Party Read onlineKaren's Tea PartyKristy and the Snobs Read onlineKristy and the SnobsBest Kept Secret Read onlineBest Kept SecretKaren's Kittens Read onlineKaren's KittensKaren's Big Job Read onlineKaren's Big JobClaudia and the Genius of Elm Street Read onlineClaudia and the Genius of Elm StreetThe Fire at Mary Anne's House Read onlineThe Fire at Mary Anne's HouseScience Fair Read onlineScience FairMe and Katie (The Pest) Read onlineMe and Katie (The Pest)Karen's Plane Trip Read onlineKaren's Plane TripJessi's Wish Read onlineJessi's WishDawn and Too Many Sitters Read onlineDawn and Too Many SittersJessi and the Jewel Thieves Read onlineJessi and the Jewel ThievesEleven Kids, One Summer Read onlineEleven Kids, One SummerKaren's Goldfish Read onlineKaren's GoldfishSnow War Read onlineSnow WarAbby and the Secret Society Read onlineAbby and the Secret SocietyKeeping Secrets Read onlineKeeping SecretsGood-Bye Stacey, Good-Bye Read onlineGood-Bye Stacey, Good-ByeKaren's Sleepover Read onlineKaren's SleepoverClaudia and the World's Cutest Baby Read onlineClaudia and the World's Cutest BabyMary Anne Saves the Day Read onlineMary Anne Saves the DayMallory and the Dream Horse Read onlineMallory and the Dream HorseKristy and the Mystery Train Read onlineKristy and the Mystery TrainDawn's Family Feud Read onlineDawn's Family FeudKaren's Twin Read onlineKaren's TwinLittle Miss Stoneybrook... And Dawn Read onlineLittle Miss Stoneybrook... And DawnKaren's Mistake Read onlineKaren's MistakeKaren's Movie Star Read onlineKaren's Movie StarMallory and the Mystery Diary Read onlineMallory and the Mystery DiaryKaren's Monsters Read onlineKaren's MonstersKristy + Bart = ? Read onlineKristy + Bart = ?Karen's Dinosaur Read onlineKaren's DinosaurHere Today Read onlineHere TodayKaren's Carnival Read onlineKaren's CarnivalHow to Look for a Lost Dog Read onlineHow to Look for a Lost DogStacey vs. Claudia Read onlineStacey vs. ClaudiaStacey's Ex-Boyfriend Read onlineStacey's Ex-BoyfriendHere Come the Bridesmaids! Read onlineHere Come the Bridesmaids!Graduation Day Read onlineGraduation DayKristy's Big News Read onlineKristy's Big NewsKaren's School Surprise Read onlineKaren's School SurpriseKristy Thomas, Dog Trainer Read onlineKristy Thomas, Dog TrainerBaby-Sitters' Christmas Chiller Read onlineBaby-Sitters' Christmas ChillerBaby-Sitters' Winter Vacation Read onlineBaby-Sitters' Winter VacationTen Good and Bad Things About My Life Read onlineTen Good and Bad Things About My LifeClaudia and the Bad Joke Read onlineClaudia and the Bad JokeMary Anne's Makeover Read onlineMary Anne's MakeoverStacey and the Fashion Victim Read onlineStacey and the Fashion VictimDawn Schafer, Undercover Baby-Sitter Read onlineDawn Schafer, Undercover Baby-SitterKaren's Tuba Read onlineKaren's TubaDawn's Wicked Stepsister Read onlineDawn's Wicked StepsisterDiary Three: Dawn, Sunny, Maggie, Amalia, and Ducky Read onlineDiary Three: Dawn, Sunny, Maggie, Amalia, and DuckyKaren's Nanny Read onlineKaren's NannyJessi and the Awful Secret Read onlineJessi and the Awful SecretKaren's New Year Read onlineKaren's New YearKaren's Candy Read onlineKaren's CandyKaren's President Read onlineKaren's PresidentMary Anne and the Great Romance Read onlineMary Anne and the Great RomanceMary Anne + 2 Many Babies Read onlineMary Anne + 2 Many BabiesKristy and the Copycat Read onlineKristy and the CopycatJessi and the Bad Baby-Sitter Read onlineJessi and the Bad Baby-SitterClaudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade Read onlineClaudia, Queen of the Seventh GradeClaudia and the Lighthouse Ghost Read onlineClaudia and the Lighthouse GhostKaren's New Puppy Read onlineKaren's New PuppyKaren's Home Run Read onlineKaren's Home RunKaren's Chain Letter Read onlineKaren's Chain LetterKristy in Charge Read onlineKristy in ChargeKaren's Angel Read onlineKaren's AngelMary Anne and Too Many Boys Read onlineMary Anne and Too Many BoysKaren's Big Fight Read onlineKaren's Big FightKaren's Spy Mystery Read onlineKaren's Spy MysteryStacey's Big Crush Read onlineStacey's Big CrushKaren's School Read onlineKaren's SchoolClaudia and the Terrible Truth Read onlineClaudia and the Terrible TruthKaren's Cowboy Read onlineKaren's CowboyThe Summer Before Read onlineThe Summer BeforeBeware, Dawn! Read onlineBeware, Dawn!Belle Teale Read onlineBelle TealeClaudia's Big Party Read onlineClaudia's Big PartyThe Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier Read onlineThe Secret Life of Mary Anne SpierKaren's Book Read onlineKaren's BookTeacher's Pet Read onlineTeacher's PetBoy-Crazy Stacey Read onlineBoy-Crazy StaceyClaudia and the Disaster Date Read onlineClaudia and the Disaster DateAuthor Day Read onlineAuthor DayClaudia and the Sad Good-Bye Read onlineClaudia and the Sad Good-ByeKristy and the Worst Kid Ever Read onlineKristy and the Worst Kid EverYours Turly, Shirley Read onlineYours Turly, ShirleyClass Play Read onlineClass PlayKristy and the Vampires Read onlineKristy and the VampiresKristy and the Cat Burglar Read onlineKristy and the Cat BurglarKaren's Pumpkin Patch Read onlineKaren's Pumpkin PatchStacey and the Mystery at the Empty House Read onlineStacey and the Mystery at the Empty HouseKaren's Chicken Pox Read onlineKaren's Chicken PoxMary Anne and the Playground Fight Read onlineMary Anne and the Playground FightStacey's Mistake Read onlineStacey's MistakeComing Apart Read onlineComing ApartMary Anne and the Little Princess Read onlineMary Anne and the Little PrincessKaren, Hannie and Nancy: The Three Musketeers Read onlineKaren, Hannie and Nancy: The Three Musketeers'Tis the Season Read online'Tis the SeasonClaudia and Mean Janine Read onlineClaudia and Mean JanineKaren's School Bus Read onlineKaren's School BusMary Anne's Big Breakup Read onlineMary Anne's Big BreakupRain Reign Read onlineRain ReignClaudia and the Mystery at the Museum Read onlineClaudia and the Mystery at the MuseumClaudia and the Great Search Read onlineClaudia and the Great SearchKaren's Doll Read onlineKaren's DollShannon's Story Read onlineShannon's StorySea City, Here We Come! Read onlineSea City, Here We Come!Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook Read onlineStacey and the Mystery of StoneybrookKaren's Treasure Read onlineKaren's TreasureTen Rules for Living With My Sister Read onlineTen Rules for Living With My SisterWith You and Without You Read onlineWith You and Without YouBaby-Sitters' Island Adventure Read onlineBaby-Sitters' Island AdventureKaren's Fishing Trip Read onlineKaren's Fishing TripDawn and the Big Sleepover Read onlineDawn and the Big SleepoverNew York, New York! Read onlineNew York, New York!Ten Kids, No Pets Read onlineTen Kids, No PetsHappy Holidays, Jessi Read onlineHappy Holidays, JessiHalloween Parade Read onlineHalloween ParadeKaren's New Holiday Read onlineKaren's New HolidayKristy Power! Read onlineKristy Power!Karen's Wish Read onlineKaren's WishClaudia and the Mystery in the Painting Read onlineClaudia and the Mystery in the PaintingKaren's Stepmother Read onlineKaren's StepmotherAbby in Wonderland Read onlineAbby in WonderlandKaren's Snow Day Read onlineKaren's Snow DayKristy and the Secret of Susan Read onlineKristy and the Secret of SusanKaren's Pony Camp Read onlineKaren's Pony CampKaren's School Trip Read onlineKaren's School TripMary Anne to the Rescue Read onlineMary Anne to the RescueKaren's Unicorn Read onlineKaren's UnicornAbby and the Notorious Neighbor Read onlineAbby and the Notorious NeighborStacey and the Haunted Masquerade Read onlineStacey and the Haunted MasqueradeClaudia Gets Her Guy Read onlineClaudia Gets Her GuyMissing Since Monday Read onlineMissing Since MondayStacey's Choice Read onlineStacey's ChoiceStacey's Ex-Best Friend Read onlineStacey's Ex-Best FriendKaren's New Teacher Read onlineKaren's New TeacherKaren's Accident Read onlineKaren's AccidentKaren's Lucky Penny Read onlineKaren's Lucky PennyKaren's Cartwheel Read onlineKaren's CartwheelKaren's Puppet Show Read onlineKaren's Puppet ShowSpelling Bee Read onlineSpelling BeeStacey's Problem Read onlineStacey's ProblemStacey and the Stolen Hearts Read onlineStacey and the Stolen HeartsKaren's Surprise Read onlineKaren's SurpriseKaren's Worst Day Read onlineKaren's Worst DayThe Ghost at Dawn's House Read onlineThe Ghost at Dawn's HouseKaren's Big Sister Read onlineKaren's Big SisterKaren's Easter Parade Read onlineKaren's Easter ParadeMary Anne and the Silent Witness Read onlineMary Anne and the Silent WitnessKaren's Swim Meet Read onlineKaren's Swim MeetMary Anne's Revenge Read onlineMary Anne's RevengeKaren's Mystery Read onlineKaren's MysteryStacey and the Mystery Money Read onlineStacey and the Mystery MoneyDawn and the Disappearing Dogs Read onlineDawn and the Disappearing DogsKaren's Christmas Tree Read onlineKaren's Christmas TreeWelcome to Camden Falls Read onlineWelcome to Camden FallsKaren's Pilgrim Read onlineKaren's PilgrimDawn and the Halloween Mystery Read onlineDawn and the Halloween MysteryMary Anne in the Middle Read onlineMary Anne in the MiddleKaren's Toys Read onlineKaren's ToysKristy's Great Idea Read onlineKristy's Great IdeaClaudia and the Middle School Mystery Read onlineClaudia and the Middle School MysteryKaren's Big Weekend Read onlineKaren's Big WeekendLogan's Story Read onlineLogan's StoryKaren's Yo-Yo Read onlineKaren's Yo-YoKristy's Book Read onlineKristy's BookMallory and the Ghost Cat Read onlineMallory and the Ghost CatMary Anne and the Music Read onlineMary Anne and the MusicKaren's Tattletale Read onlineKaren's TattletaleKaren's County Fair Read onlineKaren's County FairKaren's Mermaid Read onlineKaren's MermaidSnowbound Read onlineSnowboundKaren's Movie Read onlineKaren's MovieJessi and the Troublemaker Read onlineJessi and the TroublemakerBaby-Sitters at Shadow Lake Read onlineBaby-Sitters at Shadow LakeMallory on Strike Read onlineMallory on StrikeJessi's Baby-Sitter Read onlineJessi's Baby-SitterKaren's Leprechaun Read onlineKaren's LeprechaunClaudia and the Phantom Phone Calls Read onlineClaudia and the Phantom Phone CallsKaren's Good-Bye Read onlineKaren's Good-ByeKaren's Figure Eight Read onlineKaren's Figure EightLogan Likes Mary Anne! Read onlineLogan Likes Mary Anne!Mary Anne and the Zoo Mystery Read onlineMary Anne and the Zoo MysteryMissy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure Read onlineMissy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever CureDawn on the Coast Read onlineDawn on the CoastStacey and the Cheerleaders Read onlineStacey and the CheerleadersClaudia and the Clue in the Photograph Read onlineClaudia and the Clue in the PhotographKaren's New Friend Read onlineKaren's New FriendMallory and the Trouble With Twins Read onlineMallory and the Trouble With TwinsKaren's Roller Skates Read onlineKaren's Roller SkatesAbby and the Best Kid Ever Read onlineAbby and the Best Kid EverPoor Mallory! Read onlinePoor Mallory!Karen's Witch Read onlineKaren's WitchKaren's Grandmothers Read onlineKaren's GrandmothersSlam Book Read onlineSlam BookKaren's School Picture Read onlineKaren's School PictureKaren's Reindeer Read onlineKaren's ReindeerKristy's Big Day Read onlineKristy's Big DayThe Long Way Home Read onlineThe Long Way HomeKaren's Sleigh Ride Read onlineKaren's Sleigh RideOn Christmas Eve Read onlineOn Christmas EveKaren's Copycat Read onlineKaren's CopycatKaren's Ice Skates Read onlineKaren's Ice SkatesClaudia and the Little Liar Read onlineClaudia and the Little LiarAbby the Bad Sport Read onlineAbby the Bad SportThe Baby-Sitters Club #5: Dawn and the Impossible Three Read onlineThe Baby-Sitters Club #5: Dawn and the Impossible ThreeAbby's Book Read onlineAbby's BookKaren's Big Top Read onlineKaren's Big TopMain Street #8: Special Delivery Read onlineMain Street #8: Special DeliveryKristy and the Kidnapper Read onlineKristy and the KidnapperKaren's Ski Trip Read onlineKaren's Ski TripKaren's Hurricane Read onlineKaren's HurricaneStacey and the Mystery at the Mall Read onlineStacey and the Mystery at the MallJessi and the Superbrat Read onlineJessi and the SuperbratKristy and the Baby Parade Read onlineKristy and the Baby ParadeKaren's New Bike Read onlineKaren's New BikeKaren's Big City Mystery Read onlineKaren's Big City MysteryBaby-Sitters' European Vacation Read onlineBaby-Sitters' European VacationHello, Mallory Read onlineHello, MalloryDawn's Big Date Read onlineDawn's Big DateKaren's Christmas Carol Read onlineKaren's Christmas CarolJessi's Horrible Prank Read onlineJessi's Horrible PrankKristy and the Missing Fortune Read onlineKristy and the Missing FortuneKristy and the Haunted Mansion Read onlineKristy and the Haunted MansionJessi's Big Break Read onlineJessi's Big BreakKaren's Pony Read onlineKaren's PonyWelcome Home, Mary Anne Read onlineWelcome Home, Mary AnneStacey the Math Whiz Read onlineStacey the Math WhizSeptember Surprises Read onlineSeptember SurprisesBummer Summer Read onlineBummer SummerKaren's Secret Read onlineKaren's SecretAbby's Twin Read onlineAbby's TwinMain Street #4: Best Friends Read onlineMain Street #4: Best FriendsKaren's Big Move Read onlineKaren's Big MoveMary Anne Misses Logan Read onlineMary Anne Misses LoganStacey's Book Read onlineStacey's BookClaudia and the Perfect Boy Read onlineClaudia and the Perfect BoyHoliday Time Read onlineHoliday TimeStacey's Broken Heart Read onlineStacey's Broken HeartKaren's Field Day Read onlineKaren's Field DayKristy's Worst Idea Read onlineKristy's Worst IdeaDawn and the Older Boy Read onlineDawn and the Older BoyKaren's Brothers Read onlineKaren's BrothersClaudia's Friend Read onlineClaudia's FriendMary Anne and the Haunted Bookstore Read onlineMary Anne and the Haunted BookstoreDawn and Whitney, Friends Forever Read onlineDawn and Whitney, Friends ForeverSummer School Read onlineSummer SchoolKaren's Birthday Read onlineKaren's BirthdayKaren's Black Cat Read onlineKaren's Black CatStacey McGill... Matchmaker? Read onlineStacey McGill... Matchmaker?Claudia's Book Read onlineClaudia's BookMain Street #2: Needle and Thread Read onlineMain Street #2: Needle and ThreadKaren's Runaway Turkey Read onlineKaren's Runaway TurkeyKaren's Campout Read onlineKaren's CampoutKaren's Bunny Read onlineKaren's BunnyClaudia and the New Girl Read onlineClaudia and the New GirlKaren's Wedding Read onlineKaren's WeddingKaren's Promise Read onlineKaren's PromiseKaren's Snow Princess Read onlineKaren's Snow PrincessClaudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout Read onlineClaudia Kishi, Middle School DropoutStarring the Baby-Sitters Club! Read onlineStarring the Baby-Sitters Club!Kristy for President Read onlineKristy for PresidentCalifornia Girls! Read onlineCalifornia Girls!Maid Mary Anne Read onlineMaid Mary AnneAbby's Un-Valentine Read onlineAbby's Un-ValentineStacey's Secret Friend Read onlineStacey's Secret FriendKaren's Haunted House Read onlineKaren's Haunted HouseClaudia and Crazy Peaches Read onlineClaudia and Crazy PeachesKaren's Prize Read onlineKaren's PrizeGet Well Soon, Mallory! Read onlineGet Well Soon, Mallory!Karen's Doll Hospital Read onlineKaren's Doll HospitalKaren's Newspaper Read onlineKaren's NewspaperKaren's Toothache Read onlineKaren's ToothacheMary Anne and Miss Priss Read onlineMary Anne and Miss PrissAbby's Lucky Thirteen Read onlineAbby's Lucky ThirteenThe Secret Book Club Read onlineThe Secret Book ClubThe All-New Mallory Pike Read onlineThe All-New Mallory PikeKaren's Turkey Day Read onlineKaren's Turkey DayKaren's Magician Read onlineKaren's MagicianMary Anne and the Library Mystery Read onlineMary Anne and the Library MysteryDiary One: Dawn, Sunny, Maggie, Amalia, and Ducky Read onlineDiary One: Dawn, Sunny, Maggie, Amalia, and DuckyMary Anne and the Secret in the Attic Read onlineMary Anne and the Secret in the AtticKristy and the Mother's Day Surprise Read onlineKristy and the Mother's Day SurpriseKaren's in Love Read onlineKaren's in LoveWelcome to the BSC, Abby Read onlineWelcome to the BSC, AbbyKaren's Kittycat Club Read onlineKaren's Kittycat ClubThe Mystery at Claudia's House Read onlineThe Mystery at Claudia's HouseThe Truth About Stacey Read onlineThe Truth About StaceyKaren's Bully Read onlineKaren's BullyKaren's Gift Read onlineKaren's GiftBSC in the USA Read onlineBSC in the USAEverything for a Dog Read onlineEverything for a DogDawn and the We Love Kids Club Read onlineDawn and the We Love Kids ClubKaren's Ghost Read onlineKaren's GhostStacey's Lie Read onlineStacey's LieJessi's Secret Language Read onlineJessi's Secret LanguageKristy and the Missing Child Read onlineKristy and the Missing ChildBetter to Wish Read onlineBetter to WishBaby-Sitters on Board! Read onlineBaby-Sitters on Board!Kristy at Bat Read onlineKristy at BatEverything Changes Read onlineEverything ChangesDon't Give Up, Mallory Read onlineDon't Give Up, MalloryA Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray Read onlineA Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a StrayKaren's Big Lie Read onlineKaren's Big LieKaren's Show and Share Read onlineKaren's Show and ShareMallory Hates Boys (and Gym) Read onlineMallory Hates Boys (and Gym)Diary Two: Dawn, Sunny, Maggie, Amalia, and Ducky Read onlineDiary Two: Dawn, Sunny, Maggie, Amalia, and DuckyKaren's Pen Pal Read onlineKaren's Pen PalClaudia and the Friendship Feud Read onlineClaudia and the Friendship FeudKaren's Secret Valentine Read onlineKaren's Secret ValentineKeep Out, Claudia! Read onlineKeep Out, Claudia!Aloha, Baby-Sitters! Read onlineAloha, Baby-Sitters!Welcome Back, Stacey Read onlineWelcome Back, StaceyJessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter Read onlineJessi Ramsey, Pet-SitterKaren's Pizza Party Read onlineKaren's Pizza PartyKristy and the Dirty Diapers Read onlineKristy and the Dirty DiapersStaying Together Read onlineStaying TogetherDawn and the Surfer Ghost Read onlineDawn and the Surfer GhostClaudia Makes Up Her Mind Read onlineClaudia Makes Up Her MindJessi's Gold Medal Read onlineJessi's Gold MedalKaren's Kite Read onlineKaren's KiteBaby Animal Zoo Read onlineBaby Animal ZooDawn's Big Move Read onlineDawn's Big MoveKaren's Big Joke Read onlineKaren's Big JokeKaren's Lemonade Stand Read onlineKaren's Lemonade StandMa and Pa Dracula Read onlineMa and Pa DraculaBaby-Sitters' Haunted House Read onlineBaby-Sitters' Haunted HouseAbby and the Mystery Baby Read onlineAbby and the Mystery BabyHome Is the Place Read onlineHome Is the PlaceKaren's Grandad Read onlineKaren's GrandadTwin Trouble Read onlineTwin TroubleTen Good and Bad Things About My Life (So Far) Read onlineTen Good and Bad Things About My Life (So Far)Diary Two Read onlineDiary TwoBaby-Sitters Club 027 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 027Claudia and the Mystery Painting Read onlineClaudia and the Mystery PaintingDiary One Read onlineDiary OneBaby-Sitters Club 037 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 037Baby-Sitters Club 028 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 028Baby-Sitters Club 085 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 085Dawn Schaffer Undercover Baby-Sitter Read onlineDawn Schaffer Undercover Baby-SitterJessi's Babysitter Read onlineJessi's BabysitterThe Baby-Sitters Club #110: Abby the Bad Sport (Baby-Sitters Club, The) Read onlineThe Baby-Sitters Club #110: Abby the Bad Sport (Baby-Sitters Club, The)Karen's Little Sister Read onlineKaren's Little SisterBaby-Sitters Club 058 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 058Claudia And The Genius On Elm St. Read onlineClaudia And The Genius On Elm St.Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Sticky-Fingers Cure Read onlineMissy Piggle-Wiggle and the Sticky-Fingers CureKristy and Kidnapper Read onlineKristy and KidnapperBaby-Sitters Club 041 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 041Karen's Bunny Trouble Read onlineKaren's Bunny TroubleBaby-Sitters Club 032 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 032Diary Three Read onlineDiary ThreeChristmas Chiller Read onlineChristmas ChillerKaren's Half-Birthday Read onlineKaren's Half-BirthdayNeedle and Thread Read onlineNeedle and ThreadSecret Life of Mary Anne Spier Read onlineSecret Life of Mary Anne SpierBaby-Sitters Beware Read onlineBaby-Sitters BewareClaudia Kishi, Middle School Drop-Out Read onlineClaudia Kishi, Middle School Drop-OutLogan Likes Mary Anne ! Read onlineLogan Likes Mary Anne !Baby-Sitters Club 061 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 061Best Friends Read onlineBest FriendsBaby-Sitters Club 031 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 031Karen's Little Witch Read onlineKaren's Little WitchJessi Ramsey, Petsitter Read onlineJessi Ramsey, PetsitterBaby-Sitters Club 123 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 123Baby-Sitters Club 059 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 059Baby-Sitters Club 033 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 033Baby-Sitters Club 060 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 060Baby-Sitters Club 094 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 094The Baby-Sitters Club #99: Stacey's Broken Heart Read onlineThe Baby-Sitters Club #99: Stacey's Broken HeartThe Baby-Sitters Club #109: Mary Anne to the Rescue (Baby-Sitters Club, The) Read onlineThe Baby-Sitters Club #109: Mary Anne to the Rescue (Baby-Sitters Club, The)Mystery At Claudia's House Read onlineMystery At Claudia's HouseClaudia And The Sad Goodbye Read onlineClaudia And The Sad GoodbyeMary Anne's Big Break-Up Read onlineMary Anne's Big Break-UpBaby-Sitters Club 025 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 025Baby-Sitters Club 042 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 042Stacey and the Mystery of the Empty House Read onlineStacey and the Mystery of the Empty HouseKaren's Baby-Sitter Read onlineKaren's Baby-SitterClaudia's Friendship Feud Read onlineClaudia's Friendship FeudBaby-Sitters Club 090 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 090Baby-Sitters Club 021 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 021Baby-Sitters Club 056 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 056Baby-Sitters Club 040 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 040The Baby-Sitters Club #108: Don't Give Up, Mallory (Baby-Sitters Club, The) Read onlineThe Baby-Sitters Club #108: Don't Give Up, Mallory (Baby-Sitters Club, The)Dawn and the Impossible Three Read onlineDawn and the Impossible ThreeThe Snow War Read onlineThe Snow WarSpecial Delivery Read onlineSpecial DeliveryBaby-Sitters Club 057 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 057Mary Anne And Too Many Babies Read onlineMary Anne And Too Many BabiesBaby-Sitters Club 030 Read onlineBaby-Sitters Club 030