Ann M. Martin

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born

August 12, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.scholastic.com/annmartin/

genre

Children's Books, Young Adult

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Ann Matthews Martin was born on August 12, 1955. She grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, with her parents and her younger sister, Jane. After graduating from Smith College, Ann became a teacher and then an editor of children's books. She's now a full-time writer.

Ann gets the ideas for her books from many different places. Some are based on personal experiences, while others are based on childhood memories and feelings. Many are written about contemporary problems or events. All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up. But many of her characters are based on real people. Sometimes Ann names her characters after people she knows, and other times she simply chooses names that she likes.

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Books by Ann M. Martin

Average rating: 3.63 · 133,689 ratings · 6,392 reviews · 522 distinct works

	Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 6,778 ratings — published 1986 — 25 editions	My rating:
	A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray 4.13 avg rating — 3,676 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	My rating:
	A Corner of the Universe 3.98 avg rating — 3,916 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Doll People by Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin, Brian Selznick (Illustrator ) 3.98 avg rating — 3,511 ratings — published 2000 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Baby-Sitters Club Boxed Set #1 (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1-4) 3.75 avg rating — 2,855 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club, #3) 3.64 avg rating — 2,727 ratings — published 1986 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Baby-sitters Club, #2) 3.60 avg rating — 2,324 ratings — published 1986 — 18 editions	My rating:
	Mary Anne Saves the Day (The Baby-Sitters Club, #4) 3.56 avg rating — 2,303 ratings — published 1987 — 20 editions	My rating:
	The Meanest Doll in the World by Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin, Brian Selznick (Illustrations) 3.89 avg rating — 1,936 ratings — published 2003 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Logan Likes Mary Anne! (The Baby-Sitters Club, #10) 3.61 avg rating — 1,777 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions	My rating:

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Series by Ann M. Martin

The Baby-sitters Club (133 books)
by Ann M. Martin

3.56 avg rating — 70,935 ratings

The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special (15 books)
by Ann M. Martin

3.74 avg rating — 8,293 ratings

Doll People (3 books)
by Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)

3.97 avg rating — 6,209 ratings

Baby-Sitters Little Sister (122 books)
by Ann M. Martin

3.34 avg rating — 6,991 ratings

The Baby-Sitters Club Mysteries (41 books)
by Ann M. Martin

3.53 avg rating — 5,075 ratings

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Quotes by Ann M. Martin

“I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an adult and a writer, I'm trying to give a little of it back to others. It's one of the greatest pleasures I know.”
― Ann M. Martin

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“You got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and latch on to the affirmative. Don't mess with Mr. In Between.”
― Ann M. Martin

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“I've discovered that in order to make big changes in the world, we have to begin at home -- within ourselves”
― Ann M. Martin, Dawn Saves the Planet

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