Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Baby-Sitters Club Series #2)
The hit series returns to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! The first three classic BSC books are back, along with a brand-new prequel, The Summer Before.\ Being a good baby-sitter isn't always easy, and the vice-president of the Baby-Sitters Club, Claudia Kishi, is learning that the hard way. She and the other club members have started getting strange calls on the job. Is it the Phantom Caller, a jewel thief who's been breaking into houses in the area? One thing is...
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Being a good baby-sitter isn't always easy, and the vice-president of the Baby-Sitters Club, Claudia Kishi, is learning that the hard way. She and the other club members have started getting strange calls on the job. Is it the Phantom Caller, a jewel thief who's been breaking into houses in the area? One thing is certain -- the Club has to take action to protect their kids! Children's LiteratureThe girls are all back in this new adventure with the Baby-Sitters Club (BSC). Friends Mary Ann, Stacey, Kristy, and Claudia have formed an alliance to organize their babysitting duties, so that someone is always available for every job and each girl knows every client. When Mary Ann reads in the paper that a burglar is calling homes in a nearby city and then hanging up without talking, only to rob the house later in the evening, the girls all become concerned that the phantom caller will move into their town. Now, at their BSC meetings, the talk is sometimes about boys, the upcoming Halloween dance, and upcoming jobs but most of the time the discussion is about the phantom caller. When one of the girls receives a "phantom" call while on a job, their nerves become truly rattled. Every sound and every unfamiliar crick becomes a threat. True to their nature, the girls rally around each other and manage to solve the mystery while caring for their young clients. In the telling of the story, Martin reinforces teamwork, sibling relationships, character building, and fun. Upper elementary grade students have come to rely on this author for interesting stories, and this tale is no exception. For readers who require a larger dose of BSC information, Scholastic provides a Web link to the girls. All elementary media collections and language arts classrooms will want to include this latest adventure in their collection. Reviewer: Joyce Rice
\ Children's Literature\ - Joyce Rice\ The girls are all back in this new adventure with the Baby-Sitters Club (BSC). Friends Mary Ann, Stacey, Kristy, and Claudia have formed an alliance to organize their babysitting duties, so that someone is always available for every job and each girl knows every client. When Mary Ann reads in the paper that a burglar is calling homes in a nearby city and then hanging up without talking, only to rob the house later in the evening, the girls all become concerned that the phantom caller will move into their town. Now, at their BSC meetings, the talk is sometimes about boys, the upcoming Halloween dance, and upcoming jobs but most of the time the discussion is about the phantom caller. When one of the girls receives a "phantom" call while on a job, their nerves become truly rattled. Every sound and every unfamiliar crick becomes a threat. True to their nature, the girls rally around each other and manage to solve the mystery while caring for their young clients. In the telling of the story, Martin reinforces teamwork, sibling relationships, character building, and fun. Upper elementary grade students have come to rely on this author for interesting stories, and this tale is no exception. For readers who require a larger dose of BSC information, Scholastic provides a Web link to the girls. All elementary media collections and language arts classrooms will want to include this latest adventure in their collection. Reviewer: Joyce Rice\ \ \ \ \ School Library JournalGr 3-5 The four 12-year-old girls who comprise ``The Baby-sitters Club'' are worried about a robber whose pattern involves first calling the possible victim and then remaining silent. The girls, responsible babysitters, are at the same time gossipy girls who are variously at odds with members of their families, their schoolwork, and above all, boys. It is one of the latter who turns out to be Claudia's ``Phantom caller,'' brave enough to dial, but too shy to ask her to the dance. Martin sometimes writes as her audience would (Claudia ``goes'' rather than ``says,'' for instance). Claudia is an underachiever, but gifted in art; she has a brilliant sister she doesn't like; and she is Japanese. She should be an interesting and complex character, but she is hardly distinguishable from the other three babysitters. This contrived story is one of those ephemeral paperbacks that can easily be forgotten. Carolyn Jenks, Oyster River Elementary School, Durham, N.H.\ \
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