If You Like...The Baby-Sitters Club

Updated October 10, 2023
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County)Oregon City Public Library
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Kristy's great idea
Martin, Ann M.
Paper Book
America's favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show. When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club--a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they each love to do--she has no idea how much the club will change...

Is the wait between BSC graphic novels agonizing? Try one of the 213 chapter books from the original series run (1986-2000).

Best babysitters ever
Cala, Caroline
Paper Book
A funny new middle grade series about three 12-year-old best friends who start a babysitting club in their small California town. Perfect for fans of series like Whatever After and the Dork Diaries. Once upon a time, a girl named Kristy Thomas had a great...

Not a graphic novel but still good!

Best friends
Pascal, Francine
Paper Book
Jessica and Elizabeth are ready to take on middle school . . . but are they ready to take on each other? The New York Times bestselling world of Sweet Valley Twins returns in these all-new graphic novel adaptations! "This series should be as popular with readers as The Baby...
If you want to do a deep dive into "popular paperbacks of the 80s and 90s," the Sweet Valley Twins were just as popular as the BSC back in the day. (Just ask your mom, cool aunt, and/or local librarian.)
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Miller, Kayla
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Kayla Miller comes a graphic novel about friendship and finding where you "click" in middle school, perfect for fans of Smile and Real Friends. Olive wants to get in on the act . . . . . . Any act! Olive "clicks"...

Have you ever struggled with feeling like you don't have a group to belong to? This one's for you.

Awkward
Chmakova, Svetlana
Paper Book
Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids.Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them.On her first day at her new school, Penelope--Peppi--Torres reminds herself of these basics. But when she trips into a quiet boy in...
While the focus is more on friendships (and rivalries) than the clubs, this series has a lot in common with the BSC!

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