Ann M Martin

When her mother's remarriage takes her family into a much wealthier neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Kristy finds herself surrounded by snobbish girls who compare clothes, make fun of the Baby-sitters Club, and insult her aging dog.

Karen and her little brother Andrew are getting goldfish for pets. When something happens to Karen's goldfish Crystal Light, Karen is so sad.

Thirteen-year-old Claudia concludes that she is adopted since she sees no resemblance between herself and her brainy older sister whom she rivals.

Members of the Baby-sitters Club are determined not to let Dawn get hurt by her new boyfriend Travis, who is older and always telling her what to do.

Claudia is surprised when her math teacher accuses her of cheating on a test and enlists the rest of the Baby-sitters Club to help her clear her name.

Best friends Mary Anne and Dawn are ecstatic to discover that Dawn's mother and Mary Anne's father are planning to get married.

Karen is very excited about her class trip to New York City where she will see her pen pal, Maxie, have a picnic in the park, and visit the American Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaurs.