When her family decides it's time for a trip to Washington, D.C., Karen gets to see the museums, the monuments, the White House--and the president!

Mary Anne can't stop thinking about babies. First she starts baby-sitting for a pair of adorable baby twins. Then she and Dawn decide it would be great to have a little baby brother or sister of their own. But Mary Anne learns that taking care of a baby is a big responsibility when she and Logan have to play pretend parents to an egg "baby" for a special class at school. "Sammie," their egg, has to be watched all the time, and Mary Anne and Logan barely have time to breathe. Taking care of a "baby" isn't all it's cracked up to be!

With Dawn in California and Mallory out sick, the Baby-sitters Club must recruit a new member, but the girls begin to wonder if the new girl they have selected fits the bill.

Karen plays on the Krushers softball team. And one day when Karen hits a home run and calls herself Home Run Karen it jinxes her, and she can't hit at all.

Swept up in a stamp-collecting craze, Karen sends a chain letter that will bring her stamps from all over the world.

A Christmas AngelKaren and Andrew are asked to find an angel for the tree. Perfect. Karen loves angels. And she loves to help her family with Christmas. Karen and Andrew choose a beautiful angel in a store. But this angel is more money than they thought. Then the angel breaks. Now Karen and Andrew have no angel and no money. Can Karen find a new one in time for Christmas?

Mary Anne and Stacey are in Sea City working as mother's helpers for the Pike family. When each of the girls meets up with her boyfriend from last summer, things start to get complicated.

The Baby-Sitters all want to be the first winner of the Sitter-of-the-Month contest, even though they promise not to compete against each other. Now Dawn is getting threatening notes and sinister phone calls from someone known only as Mr. X. Is winning the contest worth keeping the threats a secret?

The author of the enormously popular The Baby-Sitters Club has created a new series aimed at 6- to 9-year olds. Nancy Dawes is looking for a second grade best friend, and finds one when a generous classmate comes to her aide during Ms. Colman's class Pet Day.

Everyone's favorite baby-sitters are back -- with everyone's favorite trip to the beach! It all started with Kristy's great idea and became a worldwide phenomenon! Now Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are back, with a fresh new look for a new generation of readers to discover. The Pike family is taking a two-week vacation at the Jersey Shore, and Stacey and Mary Anne get to go along to help out! Two weeks of sun, sand -- and the cutest lifeguard Stacey has ever seen! Mary Anne knows that Scott the lifeguard is way too old for Stacey, but Stacey is in love. How can Mary Anne help her friend -- without Stacey ending up with a broken heart? Burst: One of the bestselling Baby-sitters Club titles of all time!

Claudia has a sad good-bye to make. Her grandmother, Mimi, has just died. Claudia understands that Mimi was sick for a long time, but she's still mad at her grandmother for leaving her. Who will help Claudia with her homework...and share 'special tea' with her?

Vampires in Stoneybrook? Kristy and her friends are so excited that a vampire movie is being shot in Stoneybrook. But when someone threatens the child actor who's in their charge, the Baby-sitters Club has to sink their teeth into another great mystery.

Karen's daddy has given Karen a special job for Halloween. She is in charge of the pumpkin patch. And there are so many pumpkins! Karen chooses a gigundo one for herself, and then she has a pumpkin sale. Karen finds good homes for all her pumpkin babies. But then, a pumpkin smasher comes through the neighborhood! Karen and all her friends are so worried. Will their pumpkins be safe until Halloween?

While the Johanssens are away, Stacey's in charge of walking their dog, Carrot, and watching their house. At first, it's fun.

It's no secret that Claudia and her sister are different. For one, they don't look alike at all. Claudia loves her wild clothes and funky jewelry, and Janine dresses. . .well, kind of nerdy. Janine is a genius, and Claudia brings home C's--when she's lucky. Claudia opens the family photo album to see what she and her sister looked like when they were little. But there are hardly any baby pictures of Claudia! And when she goes searching for her birth certificate and birth announcement in the newspaper, Claudia can't find them. Is Claudia Kishi who she thinks she is? Or is there something her parents aren't telling her?