Well, I started to wonder, you know, 'where are they now?' I think I stopped reading the books back around 7th or 8th grade because, you know, I thought I was suddenly too mature and sophisticated. However, now I wonder what may have went on to happen in this series (where they always seemed to restart 8th grade every year with no explanation offered - I believe these girls spent around 9 Christmases together in a land where time froze).
Anyhow. I went to the, cough, 'all-knowing' source Wikipedia for some further information. As always, it looks as though someone (or several someones) have put in a lot of time and effort into the page. It appears as though the series ended in 2000 (tear) on book 131. As I looked over the list, I believe in my day, I got up to somewhere around the 90s.
It also appears as though the series is now out of print (?!?!?!) but will soon be reprinted. I am not sure what this means. But seriously, what are kids reading these days?! That Twilight or Harry Potter crap!? Please!
Anyhow - I always kind of wondered how this series ended (although I highly doubt anything earth-shattering happened). One thing that I did find kind of interesting - I remember reading somewhere that Ann M. Martin is a lesbian. I am not sure the accuracy of the source (I think I read it on some blog), however, it made sense considering that I seemed to remember she divulged a decent amount of personal information with respect to her hobbies and childhood, but nothing about her personal life (and as a children's book author, going back fifteen or so years, this clearly could have greatly affected her career). Hmm.
Anyhow. Does anyone have any additional information about The BSC or Ann M. Martin that Wiki seems to have missed? Anyone else love this series like I did?
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Never read the BSC...I was too busy reading the Full House- Stephanie Tanner collection.
You know, Ann M. Martin only wrote the first 60 books in the series. The rest were written by ghostwriters, which explains their formulaic nature. I think I read about the first 100 or so.
Also, check this out for more info on the revamp: http://jezebel.com/5437916/scholastics-great-idea--updating-the-baby+sitters-club
Lastly, I have never heard anything about Ms. Martin being a lesbian. That sounds like a random weird rumor.
There is a lot of good YA fiction out there, aside from the Twilight trash, which is now starting to fade. Harry Potter is AMAZING, by the way and to compare the books to Stephenie Meyer is just insulting! Hahaha
An FYI.... the BSC came out in graphic novel last year (Woo Hoo!!!) as did the Boxcar Children series.
Also, I would have to agree - I can't believe you compared Twilight to Harry Potter. AND - there is a ton of great YA fiction (and plenty in my apartment)... stop by and check out a few from my 'library'.
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