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!

Katie the catsitter
Venable, Colleen A. F.
Paper Book
NOMINATED FOR MULTIPLE STATE AWARDS! Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! Introducing an irresistible new middle-grade graphic novel series about growing up, friendship, heroes, and cats (lots of cats!)--perfect for fans of Guts, Awkward and Real Friends (not to...
Pet-sitting...for supervillains
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.)
Katie and the cupcake cure
Simon, Coco
Paper Book
The bestselling Cupcake Diaries series is now available in graphic novel format! In this adaptation of the first book, after her best friend moves on, Katie finds a new group of friends and they form the Cupcake Club. Katie is miserable when her best friend is invited to join the...

Another based-on-a-popular-chapter-book-series graphic novel adaptation! For the aspiring bakers in the house.

Bounce back
Misako Rokkusu
Paper Book
Lilico, with the help of her cat, must learn to adjust to a new country, a new school, and new pressures in Bounce Back, a middle grade graphic novel from author/illustrator Misako Rocks! about finding your team and finding yourself. Lilico's life in Japan is going well...
Stacey fans will find a lot to relate to in this manga-style story about finding your (basketball) team after moving to a new school.
A babysitter's guide to monster hunting
Ballarini, Joe
Paper Book
The Last Kids on Earth meets Goosebumps in this hilarious new series about a secret society of babysitters who protect kids from the monsters that really do live under their beds! When middle schooler Kelly Ferguson's Halloween plans switch from party-going to babysitting, she thinks the...

And now for something completely different! Babysitting, but with horror movie monsters.

Gabby gets it together
Fairbairn, Nathan
Paper Book
Are you a fan of Raina Telgemeier or Shannon Hale? Then don't miss PAWS, a new graphic novel series about best friends, cute dogs, and all the fun (and trouble) that comes with them. Perfect for fans of Real Friends, Roller Girl, and Allergic, this funny and heartwarming...

This is actually my #1 Baby-Sitters Club readalike suggestion! It has all of those "friends starting a business" vibes only with dog walking instead of babysitting.

Click
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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