I know it's probably because it was more acceptable (although it's never been okay) to make that comparison in the time this was written (1986), but that should have been changed for the newer published version (2014), which is what I read. For example the main character, Kammy, uses the word 'slave' to describe/compare someone. Some of the phrases and thoughts that are used made me cringe. There were a few problems that I had with Bummer Summer. It reminded me of all the weekends and summers I would sit at my grandma's house in her black recliner and read one of the BSC books from front to back in an hour or two because I couldn't put it down. Martin and experiencing her writing style all over again brought back great memories.

I did not read the book when I was a kid, but just reading a book by Ann. Reading Bummer Summer brought back so much nostalgia for me. Even though I was not the intended audience, I did find it to be a cute, enjoyable book.

Recently, I got a chance to read one of her books, Bummer Summer. From the time I was in second grade until about sixth grade, I was absolutely obsessed. I also really loved the numerous spin-off series that were created from that series. Martin's Baby Sitter's Club series was one of my favorite series when I was a kid. Her favorite thing to do is to make clothes for children.Īnn M. Her hobbies are reading, sewing, and needlework. Since ending the BSC series in 2000, Ann’s writing has concentrated on single novels, many of which are set in the 1960s.Īfter living in New York City for many years, Ann moved to the Hudson Valley in upstate New York where she now lives with her dog, Sadie, and her cats, Gussie, Willy and Woody. They inspired her to become a writer herself. Travers, Hugh Lofting, Astrid Lindgren, and Roald Dahl. Some of her favorite authors at that time were Lewis Carroll, P. Even before she was old enough to write, she would dictate stories to her mother to write down for her. Sometimes Ann names her characters after people she knows, and other times she simply chooses names that she likes.Īnn has always enjoyed writing. But many of her characters are based on real people. All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up. Many are written about contemporary problems or events.

Some are based on personal experiences, while others are based on childhood memories and feelings. She's now a full-time writer.Īnn gets the ideas for her books from many different places. After graduating from Smith College, Ann became a teacher and then an editor of children's books.

She grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, with her parents and her younger sister, Jane. Ann Matthews Martin was born on August 12, 1955.

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