For Christmas in 1989, my mom gave me a copy of The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #3: Baby-sitters Winter Vacation. I had never read one of these books, nor had I asked for it, but it was wrapped up under the tree and it took me no time at all to read the entire thing, absorbing myself in the lives of Kristy, MaryAnne, Stacey, Claudia, Dawn, Mallory and Jessi.
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| The one that started my obsession. |
Obsessed is not even a strong enough word to describe how I was feeling. I quickly started at the beginning and caught up to where the series was. Then, every month, I waited impatiently for the next book to come out. I would then convince whichever parent I was with to drive me to the Mall of the Bluffs so I could run into Waldenbooks and buy it for $3.50. I remember sitting in the backseat, trying desperately to read while being driven home, even though it was getting dark and I had to depend on streetlights.
I got my friends and my sisters obsessed with the series as well. I tried to start my own club with my friends, but it never got off the ground financially. Instead, we just assumed the roles of the girls and began signing homework with our "club" names. I remember the day my fourth grade teacher, Mr. Funke stood up in front of the class and told us we had to use our real names on papers, not our BSC names.
Somewhere around 1993-1994, I grew out of the BSC and began to get more interested in normal teenage girl things. But the club and my memories of it held a special place in my heart, and they still do.
Which brings me to the point of this new blog. I have been silently collecting the books for the past several years, and I have a rather large collection. So why would I not share these jewels with the internet? Each week, I am going to review a BSC book, as an adult woman, and see if the magic is still there. I'm not exactly sure of the format I am going to use yet, but I guarantee it's going to be entertaining as hell. So buckle up, BSC fans, cause things are about to get interesting around here.
