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Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries Books in Order

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Explore Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries by Ann M. Martin in order, with short summaries and a guide to the books to help you choose where to start reading.

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Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries books in publication order

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1

Beware, Dawn!

by Ann M Martin

1991

Dawn begins receiving threatening messages and strange calls while babysitting. The harassment turns familiar jobs into frightening experiences, and she must work out who is behind it before fear disrupts her responsibilities and sense of safety.

2

Stacey and the Missing Ring

by Ann M Martin

1991

A new babysitting client accuses Stacey of stealing a valuable ring and threatens to warn other families. Stacey and her friends investigate the disappearance to clear her name and protect the club's reputation and business.

3

Kristy and the Missing Child

by Ann M Martin

1992

Jake Kuhn, a child on Kristy's softball team, disappears after she is one of the last people to see him. With the police unable to find him, Kristy and her friends search desperately while she struggles with guilt and fear.

4

Mallory and the Ghost Cat

by Ann M Martin

1992

While babysitting the Craine children, Mallory hears a cat in a house where no one owns a pet. Finding a white cat in the attic seems to solve the mystery, until more cries come from upstairs while the cat sits beside them.

5

Mary Anne wants to learn about the mother who died when she was a baby, but her father's grief makes questions difficult. Searching the attic for answers uncovers troubling evidence that sends her deeper into her family's past.

6

Claudia returns home to find her room ransacked and some belongings missing. Janine's strange packages and lies to their parents add to the puzzle, prompting Claudia to enlist the Baby-Sitters Club in investigating what is happening inside her own house.

7

Claudia visits Stoneybrook's new museum and discovers that valuable coins have been stolen. Her suspicion that a displayed sculpture is also a fake draws the Baby-Sitters Club into investigating thefts and forgeries that threaten the museum.

8

Dawn is upset when Cheryl, the Great Dane she is pet-sitting, disappears without explanation. When Kristy's puppy Shannon also vanishes, Dawn suspects the dogs have been stolen and becomes determined to find them and uncover who is responsible.

9

Dawn and the Surfer Ghost

by Ann M Martin

1993

Back in California for a surfing competition, Dawn learns that a surfer has disappeared, leaving a damaged board behind. Reports of a ghost riding the waves at night turn the beach visit into a mystery she must investigate.

10

Jessi and the Jewel Thieves

by Ann M Martin

1993

Jessi travels to New York to see her friend Quint perform in his first ballet. Overhearing two men plan a jewel robbery interrupts her excitement and draws her into a mystery far beyond the dance stage.

11

A snowstorm and a broken-down car force Kristy and her softball team to seek shelter in a creepy mansion. Their overnight stay turns an ordinary team trip into an unsettling experience in a house that seems haunted.

12

Stacey and the Mystery Money

by Ann M Martin

1993

Stacey discovers that a ten-dollar bill she received is counterfeit, just as fake money begins circulating in Stoneybrook. Worried that a client may be involved, the sitters investigate before the mystery damages their club's reputation.

13

Claudia photographs the Stoneybrook Bank simply because she likes its appearance. When the sitters learn it was robbed that same day, she begins examining her pictures for a clue the police may have missed in their investigation.

14

Dawn witnesses a holdup, and the investigation threatens the children's Halloween trick-or-treating plans. She and the We Love Kids Club decide to pursue the robber themselves, hoping to solve the crime and rescue the celebration.

15

Kristy and the Vampires

by Ann M Martin

1994

Kristy looks after child actor Derek Masters while a television movie is filmed in Stoneybrook. When threatening letters demand that he leave the production, her babysitting job becomes an investigation into who wants him gone.

16

Mary Anne helps children choose books for a library readathon, then small fires interrupt the fundraiser. With police confirming arson, she investigates who would threaten the library and the many young readers gathered there.

17

Stacey watches the Johanssens' house and dog while they are away, but unusual signs suggest someone else is inside. Warm appliances, unexplained rubbish, and the dog's behavior prompt her and the club to investigate the apparent intruder.

18

The babysitters take jobs at Washington Mall for a school class, expecting an enjoyable change of routine. Expensive thefts and a frightening incident at Stacey's workplace raise concerns about safety and draw the club into investigating.

19

Claudia enters a Stoneybrook baking contest and brings the babysitters along, only to have her carefully prepared cake fail. Suspecting tampered ingredients, she investigates a pattern of sabotage that makes the competition increasingly dangerous for its participants.

20

A Stoneybrook history book introduces Kristy to Christina Thomas, a young heiress who disappeared long ago. The shared surname makes Kristy wonder about a family connection, drawing the Baby-sitters into a search for a missing fortune.

21

A science assignment takes Mary Anne and the Baby-sitters to Bedford Zoo to observe animals. When someone begins letting creatures out of their cages, an exciting school project becomes a mystery that could put animals and visitors at risk.

22

Stacey helps organize a Halloween dance at Stoneybrook Middle School while strange incidents spread through the building. Pranks and rumors complicate the preparations, leaving her and the Baby-sitters trying to uncover what is happening before the masquerade.

23

Abby and the Secret Society

by Ann M Martin

1996

Helping a new country club open introduces Abby and the Baby-sitters to its predecessor's ugly history. A secret society and a reporter's suspicious death draw them into an investigation of people who may still have something to hide.

24

The Hatt family returns to Stoneybrook after disappearing years earlier amid strange events at the old lighthouse. When they stay with the Kishis, Claudia grows curious about the past they have brought back and the secret they may be keeping.

25

Visiting Stoneybrook, Dawn babysits for a family divided over an eccentric relative's will and hidden treasure. Hoping to end the feud while solving the inheritance mystery, she must fit the investigation into her limited time before returning to California.

26

Cary Retlin challenges the Baby-Sitters Club to solve eight clues in six days, promising to stop his pranks if they succeed. Real vandalism at school complicates the game, raising doubts about who is behind the damage.

27

New baby-sitting charge Luke Martinez seems frightened and distrustful after a fire damages his family's home. With a development threatening the neighborhood and Luke apparently hiding something, Mary Anne investigates what he saw and why he stays silent.

28

Abby and the Mystery Baby

by Ann M Martin

1997

Abby arrives home to find a baby abandoned on her front porch. Her family cares for the child while the authorities search for his parents, leaving Abby determined to understand why someone chose the Stevenson house.

29

Claudia hears that her friend Rebecca's grandmother destroyed her famous paintings before she died. Doubting the story, Claudia searches for the truth about the missing artworks, drawn into a mystery where her knowledge of art may help.

30

Kristy and the Mystery Train

by Ann M Martin

1997

Child actor Derek Masters invites Kristy and three fellow baby-sitters on a mystery train promoting his movie. The pretend adventure becomes unsettling when someone tries to sabotage the trip, leaving the friends facing a mystery with real danger.

31

While helping her grandparents clean up after a flood, Mary Anne discovers a hidden package containing a music box. Her grandmother says it isn't hers, and strange events send Mary Anne and her friends searching for its history.

32

Stacey gets the chance to model during Fashion Week at Bellair's department store. Threatening notes and suspicious accidents soon overshadow the excitement, and she needs to discover who is behind them before the situation gets worse.

33

Home sick, Abby watches television and looks outside through binoculars. When a neighbor resembles a wanted criminal she's seen on TV, she starts searching for evidence, hoping to convince the police that her suspicions deserve attention.

34

Kristy and the Cat Burglar

by Ann M Martin

1998

Diamonds vanish from a mansion, and a stenciled cat suggests a notorious burglar is responsible. When police arrest a surprising suspect, Kristy and her friends must decide which clues to trust and which may be misleading.

35

Mary Anne's bookstore job becomes unsettling when she hears a beating heart and encounters a screeching raven. The strange events suggest Edgar Allan Poe's ghost, leaving her to investigate whether the haunting has an explanation.

36

Stacey and the Stolen Hearts

by Ann M Martin

1998

Stacey enjoys organizing secret valentine messages for an eighth-grade fundraiser until the bag disappears. The thief begins revealing its private contents, sending her after the culprit before classmates' secrets turn Valentine's Day into a disaster.

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