During a visit to gram Elsie's house Abby notices that she isn't the same.

When Mallory confides in Mary Anne instead of Jessi, she puts her right in the middle of the friends.

Mallory Pike has always wanted to be a member of the Baby-sitters Club. The Baby-sitters are so much fun to be around, and so grown-up. Now the club members have invited Mallory to a meeting. This might be her big chance! But the Baby-sitters don't make it easy. First Claudia makes Mal feel like a baby on her first official baby-sitting job. Then they give her a written test--with questions nobody could answer! Mallory's beginning to think she doesn't...

When her mother's remarriage takes her family into a much wealthier neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Kristy finds herself surrounded by snobbish girls who compare clothes, make fun of the Baby-sitters Club, and insult her aging dog.

"Claudia has always been the most outrageous kid in her class...until Ashley Wyeth comes along, Ashley's really different--she wears hippie clothes, has six holes in her ears, and is the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. Ashley says Claudia has artistic talent, too. She thinks Claudia should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Baby-sitters Club: It's just a waste of time. The Baby-sitters are sick of Ashley Wyeth, and they...

Eleven-year-old Mallory finds a real challenge in babysitting for the troublesome Arnold twins.

Working as a mother's helper, with Stacey, for the Pike family at the Jersey shore, Mary Anne is upset when Stacey begins to neglect her job to spend her time pursuing a gorgeous lifeguard.

Convinced there is a ghost in her house, Dawn sets out to investigate the spooky noises and happenings in her home.

Karen's having her first sleepover ever! She and her friends are going to tell spooky stories, try on makeup, and raid the refrigerator. But Karen and Nancy get into a big fight. Karen doesn't want nancy to come to her party. A new girl comes instead, and she is no fun! What will Karen do now?

Jessi makes a very special wish for a little girl with cancer.