Stoneybrook Reunion: The Baby-Sitters Club Book Club

When an upcoming gig in Stacey’s apartment building is too much for the single-member NY branch of the BSC to handle, she invites the OG sitters to travel down and pitch in–but she’s shocked at the versions of her friends who show up. Usually cool Claudia rolls into Grand Central with a suitcase on wheels–how embarrassing!, self-assured Dawn is afraid of her own shadow, and Mary Anne is not at all...

A string of mishaps at home, school, and on the job have the babysitters wondering whether Mary Anne should have responded to an ominous chain letter …better wear the follow-on so-called bad-luck charm just in case. This book has everything: surprise mail, an emergency library quest, DIY costumes, a cemetery, and the first appearance of the series villain. Meet us at midnight at Old Man Hickory's...

Though Jessi has only recently arrived in Stoneybrook and joined the BSC, she steps up to take the lead role in an upcoming ballet performance and take on a twice-a-week sitting gig for the Braddocks, another new family in the neighborhood. Matt Braddock is deaf and uses sign language to communicate, and Jessi sees that he and his sister Haley are having a tough time settling in. Jessi is just the...

The pageant circuit has come to Stoneybrook, and the two youngest Pike girls are HERE FOR IT–Margo can’t wait to show off her toothy alligator swimsuit and her unconventional banana-peeling method. Mrs. Pike rings the BSC to recruit the collected and capable Dawn as their coach (don’t even think about asking Mallory to help out her sibs on this one), and the special gig inspires a spirit of compet...

After Stacey moves back to New York, a vacancy in the club creates an opportunity for the eldest Pike child to graduate from charge to sitter–but opinions differ on whether Mallory is ready for the responsibility. Bolstered by a budding best friendship, Mallory and the latest new girl in town, Jessi Ramsey, decide to strike out on their own and threaten the BSC’s monopoly. Join us at the moping tr...

Just as Stacey has hit her stride in Stoneybrook, she hears that her family will soon return to the big city…and she'll have to leave her new BFF Claudia, the club, and all of the suburban clutter from the McGill home behind. How will the BSC manage without one of its founding members, and how will they give Stacey a proper send-off? Head on over with your spare wares, pull up a folding chair, and...

Another new girl has moved to Stoneybrook…and this one doesn’t bother to secure her boho braid with an elastic or give a flip about babysitting. Ashley Wyeth’s life revolves around her ART, and she soon pulls Claudia into that orbit. Unsurprisingly, the BSC won’t give up their VP without a fight and a flurry of passive-aggressive notes. Meet us at the gallery opening in your vintage flared denim a...

Welcome back to Season 2! Louie, I’ve a feeling we’re not on Bradford Court anymore! After Kristy’s mom marries Watson, our fearless leader finds herself across town in a land of tennis courts, front hall fountains, pedigreed pets…and snobs. Kristy can’t seem to catch a break as the new kid on the block–the family dog is not doing well, and a rankled resident sitter is defending her turf by waging...

Hey BSC fans! We just wanted to drop in to say we miss you and we will be back in a couple of weeks. Get your ears ready for our discussions of: -Kristy and the Snobs -Claudia and the New Girl -Goodbye Stacey, Goodbye -Hello, Mallory -Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn -Jessi's Secret Language -Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery -Stacey's Mistake -Claudia and the Bad Joke -Kristy and the Walking Disast...

Thanks to the largesse of Mr. Pike’s employer and kindly Stoneybrook gajillionaire Watson, the Pikes, Brewers, Thomases, and entire BSC fly to Florida for a twenty-two-person, three-site vacation outside of time. In this super special Super Special episode, our friend/fave film critic/Disney scholar and Disney-goer Tim joins us aboard the Ocean Princess and in Magic Kingdom queues as we immerse ou...

It’s the start of the eighth grade, and Mary Anne is the last of the sitters to turn 13…but the first to have a boyfriend! (How fast she forgets her Sea City special someone when another boy baby-sitter enters the scene!) To commemorate this major series moment, we welcome our first guest (and a newcomer to the BSC books) to share a guy’s POV on middle school milestones. Retreat to the bleachers d...

Step aside, narrator Dawn, because the Schafer home is a-creaking and a-groaning and giving spooky main character energy in The Ghost at Dawn’s House . Grab your flashlight and creep through Connecticut boiler rooms and barns with us as we whisper about the rite of [secret] passage[s] and the horrors of certain so-called “salads.” Extra credit reading list: Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Don’t...

Two carsful of Pikes are headed to the Jersey shore, and two babysitters are along for the ride as "mother's helpers." Stacey can't help falling in LUV with a lifeguard and leaves all of the labor to Mary Anne, who is red with anger, or sunburn, or both. Link arms and stroll the boardwalk with us as we question  Boy-Crazy Stacey 's supposed sophistication and gift selections...

School’s out for Claudia, but her sister won’t give her a break–any conversation with Janine the Genius involves a lesson. A family member’s serious health emergency forces the sisters to examine their sibling strife and confront their lifelong communication issues in Claudia and Mean Janine . *** Information on the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans in the U.S. during WWII...

Grab your pet manatee, hop in your Flintstones Foot Car, and don't forget to kiss your husband Devon Sawa on your way to the WNBA– we're predicting futures, middle-school-fantasy-style. This Emergency Meeting was called for one reason and one reason only: a good old-fashioned game of MASH. Who were your celebrity spousal picks? Did you end up driving a limo AND living in a shack? How many...

Wedding bells are ringing for Elizabeth and Watson, but Kristy isn't about to let her bridesmaid duties distract her from a prime business opportunity. Pile into the Pink Clinker and crank that dial to hear us reminisce about friendly neighborhood extraterrestrials and cartoon crushes, and assess the BSC's tactics for minding one million children ahead of Kristy's Big Day . Extra credi...

The newest member of the BSC is doing her best turn as sitter for the Barrett family, but they need way more than a spoonful of sugar…and that’s too much for a 13-year-old to manage. Step away from the chaos, slather on an egg rinse, and tune into our chat about Dawn and the Impossible Three . Group project assignment :  Plan and host a “Let’s All Come In” theme party: pretend to be the staff and...

While the sitters squabble, Mary Anne redecorates her babyish bedroom, befriends a new girl in town (and recruits the fifth BSC member), and generally handles sh*t like a bad*ss. Let's Get Together to recall our own friend fights and talk about how the club secretary shines in Mary Anne Saves the Day .  Extra credit reading and viewing list:   A Wrinkle in Time Blueberries for Sal Pippi Longst...

There's a new babysitting business in town...how will the BSC compete against older girls with later curfews? And that's not all that's troubling one of the sitters. Climb into the backseat of a NY-bound station wagon, crack open a Tab, and learn  The Truth About Stacey . Extra credit reading list: Where the Wild Things Are he Cricket in Times Square  anything by Judy Blume Vol. 22 of...

What is scarier: running a baby-sitting business while a burglar is on the loose, or asking someone to the school dance? Sit with us at the seventh-grade lunch table as we revisit Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (and the Slime Kings).  Extra credit reading list:   The Phantom Tollbooth  The Phantom of Pine Hill The Witch Next Door The Witch of Blackbird Pond Follow along on Instagram  @stoneyb...

Our inaugural episode! Get to know us and what The Baby-Sitters Club series meant to us as children, then join us as we delve into the book that started it all– Kristy’s Great Idea . Follow along on Instagram  @stoneybrookreunion . We want to hear from you! Email us at stoneybrookreunion@gmail.com. Show Notes Re-acquaint yourself with the babysitters at the BSC Wiki: https://babysittersclub.fandom...