Babysitters Club — 01 Kristy's Great Idea

The cool girl with the junk food stash and the hidden Nancy Drew novels. She provided the club with the most essential tool: her private phone line.

If you grew up in the '80s or '90s, the sight of a clear plastic telephone and a stack of colorful paperbacks probably sends a hit of pure nostalgia straight to your brain. We’re talking about , and it all started with one world-changing thought in book #1: Kristy’s Great Idea . Babysitters Club 01 Kristy's Great Idea

Whether you’re reading the original 1986 text, the updated versions, or the fantastic graphic novels by Raina Telgemeier, the core themes are timeless. It’s about taking an idea and making it happen. It’s about the "sisterhood" you find in your best friends. The cool girl with the junk food stash

Kristy struggles with her father’s absence and her mother’s new boyfriend, Watson. We’re talking about , and it all started

Mary Anne deals with her overprotective father and her fear of standing up for herself.