Kristy and the Snobs

Overview of Series that starts with [b:Kristy's Great Idea|233722|Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1)|Ann M. Martin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1389241314l/233722.SX50.jpg|2302767]: Short novels/Chapter Books for 10-13 year olds that follow a group of friends who babysit for neighbours. The books guide the readers through social issues and challenges faced by those in this age group through stories told with humour and warmth. Strongly recommended for children of this age, also entertaining for adults.

I read some Baby-Sitters books many moons ago, but I recently became aware of how many books are in the series. Looking at the publication dates I believe I read through the 10 Baby-Sitters books in the library (pretty much all the books published at the time) and thought that that was that.

Now, decades later, I have continued the Stonybrook Saga...but as an adult I have to ask, are they any good?

Yes, yes they are.

OK they are aimed at younger people (10-13ish I imagine), but they are so well written that the characters came alive and I really wanted to find out what happened next. I am deeply impressed at how the author manages to guide the reader through some complex social issues (economic disparity, sheltered/spoilt upbringings, remarriage, issues of moving to a new area and the aging and death of a pet) while avoiding any sign of this being gasp educational - it's just what happens to Kristy.

A very good book.