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Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #1): Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) Kindle & comiXology

by Ann M. Martin (Author), Raina Telgemeier (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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A graphic novel adapted and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile!

Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of The Baby-sitters Club. Whatever comes up -- cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls -- you can count on them to save the day. Baby-sitting isn't always easy, and neither is dealing with strict parents, new families, fashion emergencies, and mysterious secrets. But no matter what, the BSC have what they need most: friendship.

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    8 - 10 years, from customers
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    The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix
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    192 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    3 - 7
  6. Lexile measure
    IG290L
  7. Publisher
    Graphix
  8. Publication date
    April 28, 2015
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"The artist adds abundant energy to the pages and, largely through amusingly exaggerated facial expressions, ably captures each character's personality." -- Publishers Weekly

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"Unique and original." -- VOYA

About the Author

Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club series sold over 176 million copies and inspired a generation of young readers. Her novels include the Main Street series, BELLE TEAL, the Newbery Honor book A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE, HERE TODAY, A DOG'S LIFE, and ON CHRISTMAS EVE, as well as the much-loved collaborations P.S, LONGER LETTER LATER and SNAIL MAIL NO MORE with Paula Danziger, and THE DOLL PEOPLE and THE MEANEST DOLL IN THE WORLD, written with Laura Godwin and illustrated by Brian Selznick. She lives in upstate New York.

Raina Telgemeier grew up in San Francisco, then moved to New York City, where she earned an illustration degree at the School of Visual Arts. She is the creator of SMILE, a critically acclaimed graphic memoir based on her childhood, which was a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller and winner of the Will Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens, and received a BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK Honor. Raina also adapted and illustrated The Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, which were selected for YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens list and BOOKLIST’s Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth list. Her new graphic novel for Scholastic is titled DRAMA. Raina lives in Astoria, New York, with her husband, Dave Roman. To learn more, visit her online at www.goRaina.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OBOA7O0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Graphix; Revised,Full Color edition (April 28, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 28, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 280013 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
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    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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    Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts, all #1 New York Times bestsellers. Her interactive journal, Share Your Smile, encourages budding creators to try their hand at making comics of their own. Raina also adapted and illustrated four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin's Baby-sitters Club series. Her accolades include multiple Eisner Awards, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and many Best Of and Notable lists. Her next graphic novel, Guts, will be released in the fall of 2019. Raina lives and works in San Francisco, CA.

    Visit her online at www.goRaina.com.

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Dawn K
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
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Penderwall
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent graphic novel! Stays true to the original series.
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2015
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I loved the Baby-Sitters Club books as an 8 year old, and I am so glad to see them being published as graphic novels. I purchase two copies of this- one for myself and one for my 11 year old niece. We are starting to get into graphic novels as a way to help her dyslexic brother associate words and pictures. She was really excited to see a graphic novel for girls. I should clarify that these books are not *just* for girls- but they certainly appeal to my niece more than X-Men or traditional comics. Also, I should clarify that this book is not a comic- it is a graphic novel. This means that it is a genuine novel that has been heavily illustrated. Thus, if you consider comics low-brow literature, you may still want to consider a graphic novel. Essentially, the entire original story is here, with a lot of original dialogue. The storyline is the same and the characters are the same.

There are a lot of graphic novels that I do not care for, because of the illustrations. This novel was illustrated by the same woman who illustrated "Smile." The pictures and text are very clear.

Some people are complaining the story lines are not appropriate for younger elementary. I think when these were published they were aimed at Middle School aged kids- since the kids in the books are all in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. I remember reading the original ones as a 9 year old, and it was my first introduction to a lot of new concepts, like divorce, deafness, and diabetes- but to be fair, these are all things I hear my elementary students at school talk to their friends about. Ann Martin has always been really good about writing about tough themes for kids in a way that makes them non-threatening.

I would really recommend this novel to any girl who struggles with reading, or any girl who finds reading boring. It is a series, with #2 already published, and #3 and #4 on the way. If your girl happens to like the graphic novels, you can always try the original, non-illustrated series as well. if you have a girl that REALLY is getting into graphic novels, we also liked the Phoebe and the Unicorn series as well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read! Look forward to more babysitter’s club.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2023
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This is the start of how 7th grader Kristy came up with the babysitter’s club. Kristy, Mary Anne, and Claudia bring in new girl Stacey. The girls work together to design a flyer, place an ad, and assign job titles.
Meanwhile, they deal with issues like parents dating and a friend’s secret. Jobs include dog-sitting, wild cousins, and a girl afraid of the witch next door.

Loved the colorful and vibrant illustrations! Raina’s a great talent

A great read! Look forward to more babysitter’s club.
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Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars what a great little book
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2015
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Wow, what a great little book. I hadn't seen the black and white comics as I'm only really interested in color comics, but I do own a lot of old baby sitter club books. I was surprised that this is actually a shorter book in height than the standard graphic novel, and fits right in with the rest of my baby sitter club books quite nicely. Although, about twice as thick as those books. I'm an adult, but I read kids books occasionally and I sat down and read it in about an hour tonight. I haven't read the book in about 20 years, but I have to say I liked this even more than the first time. It just looks so great as a graphic novel, and all the parts of the story.. the letters they have in the books, or the drawings of the posters just fit right in in this format. Almost better than they did in the original. It's also interesting that they still broke the comic down into chapters.

The only down side is that the beginning of the story lacked some description when Watson is introduced.. it takes a few pages before you realize that Kristy's parents are divorced and she's dating Watson since it isn't exactly explicit at first. But really, that's the only slight negative that I could find.. I really can't imagine this story being as engaging in black and white. It's also hard to tell that this wasn't originally printed in color too.. they did a great job colorizing it. Many of the action lines are changed to white to stand out a bit better. I really hope they give the Goosebump graphix books the same treatment next!
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Lindsay
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story, bad editing
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
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A number of errors in spelling. Considered not buying future books in series due to this. My daughter really likes them, but I have a hard time letting her read simple text that have simple errors. She's talked me into trying a few more.
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Brian & Carla Jerome
5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter loves this book
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023
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My daughter loves this series of books and it is half the price here on Amazon compared to bookstores yes I will buy the whole series from Amazon one at a time
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Janet McHugh
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023
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Really enjoy this book read it super fast! Great storyline and plot!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a kid so you should read this review for your kids
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021
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I love this series!Awesome book!

1)Great book! The one thing I don't like is that Stacey is ashamed of having diabetes its not like she choose to have it,I feel sorry that Stacey is ashamed

2)Blah Blah Blah I don't they say anybody can read these books so don't say boys cant read these books

3)WARNING....We're the seventh book nd eighth book is romantic!!!!!!ewww I love them still!!

4) For sure girls 9-12 will love this assess seeds

5)-last but not least-
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PLEASE!!! She worked very hard on this and I think she deserves credit!She is a good writer and put hard work into this!!!!!
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Allykat87
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Graphic Novel for young beginner readers
Reviewed in Canada on January 4, 2023
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I loved this series growing up, but all I got was boring black text on bland paper… well my daughter now gets to enjoy all their adventures but in beautiful comic style. I honestly may have to read it for old times sake! Amazons price at the time I purchased was still $5 cheaper than my local Walmart and they’ve got the whole series! Will definitely order more
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louise Smith
2.0 out of 5 stars BABY SITTERS CLUB GRAPHIC NOVEL
Reviewed in Mexico on September 9, 2020
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So disappointed! Ordered this for my daughter and didn't read the fine print Graphic novel 🙄 basically all pictures with very little writing. So beware if you actually want a reading book it's not this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2020
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Arrived when stated in excellent condition. My 10yr old daughter read and finished it in the same day and had requested the second one in the series. My 7yr old is now reading it, and I will pass it on to my niece. I loved this series as a girl, and I'm glad they are now enjoying it in this new graphic novel version.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!
Reviewed in Germany on January 10, 2019
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These colorful pages really bring the original babysitter's club to life! Hilarious, smart and true. "I love this book! It's almost like my life so I can really relate to and understand the characters!" Anne- 10
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Kate Bell
5.0 out of 5 stars great books for a reluctant reader
Reviewed in Spain on June 16, 2017
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My 4th grade daughter loves these. After reading this one she asked for the next, which is the very first time that's happened with a book. True, this is a comic, but still, it's a great thing to have a kid reading.
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