{"product_id":"2940014362825","title":"Ann M. Martin: A Biography","description":"ABOUT THE BOOK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories about children who discovered a love of reading when they read The Baby-sitters Club are the ones that have had the greatest impact on me as a writer. - Ann M. Martin, Scholastic \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite having written over 400 books, Ann M. Martin is still best known for creating The Baby-Sitters Club, a popular series from 1986-2010. The series of 132 books focuses on the friendships and adventures of a group of middle-school students who transform their after-school baby-sitting jobs into a successful business. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEET THE AUTHOR \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaura Nalgan is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPT FROM THE BOOK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn can trace her family's ancestry all the way back to the pilgrims. The ancestors of her mother, Edith, traveled the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower and settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. Over the centuries, Ann's mom's family traveled westward to Wisconsin where her mother was raised, and later to New Jersey. There she met Ann's father, Hank, who was attending Princeton University, and the two liked each other immediately. They married in 1953 and had Ann two years later (Kjelle 2006). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn grew up in a creative family. Her father was a cartoonist for The New Yorker and her mother was a preschool teacher. Her parents exposed Ann and her younger sister Jane to a wealth of children's literature. Ann loved fantasy books as child, such as The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter reading Harriet the Spy, Ann and her sister Jane reenacted the story by spying on passengers on a train ride to California and jotting down notes in a secret notebook.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER OUTLINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn M. Martin: A Biography\u003cbr\u003e  + Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  + Early Writing Influences\u003cbr\u003e  + The Baby-Sitters Club\u003cbr\u003e  + Books Besides BSC\u003cbr\u003e  + ...and much more","brand":"Hyperink","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177021423856,"sku":"2940014362825","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014362825_p0.jpg?v=1763606704","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014362825","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}