Books 101-120

101. Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout
102. Mary Anne and the Little Princess
103. Happy Holidays, Jessi
104. Abby's Twin
105. Stacey the Math Whiz
106. Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade
107. Mind Your Own Business, Kristy!
108. Don't Give Up, Mallory
109. Mary Anne to the Rescue
110. Abby the Bad Sport
111. Stacey's Secret Friend
112. Kristy and the Sister War
113. Claudia Makes Up Her Mind
114. The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier
115. Jessi's Big Break
116. Abby and the Best Kid Ever
117. Claudia and the Terrible Truth
118. Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer
119. Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend
120. Mary Anne and the Playground Fight

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#101 Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• Claudia takes an art class taught by Serena McKay at the Stoneybrook Community College.
• Stacey might be taking advanced math classes.
• Dr. Johanssen is a pediatrician.
• Claudia has a theory that chocolate is an important part of everyone's diet.
• Claudia's tutor is named Rosa.
• Two sitters are no longer needed at the Pikes.
• Kristy doesn't like blood or scars.
• Matt Braddock is excellent at reading lips.
• Kristy starts Hospital Buddies.
• Claudia is snobby about how cool she is in 7th grade.
• A 7th grader named Ron Belkis has a crush on Claudia.
• Russ had a motorcycle before he was married.
• Claudia's art wins 1st prize in the show. She donates her painting to the children's wing of the hospital.
• PIZZA TOAST on page 137.

#102 Mary Anne and the Little Princess

#103 Happy Holidays, Jessi

• Ghostwriter: Peter Lerangis
• Daddy reminds Jessi of a prince in a fairytale.
• Jessi is 5'2".
• Mallory isn't allowed to wear contacts until she's 15.
• Abby's hair is a huge tangle of black curls.
• Kristy makes Charlie drive to surrounding towns to put up fliers.
• Aunt Cecelia drives a VW and she's a slow driver.
• North Pole Village at Washington Mall is back.
• Jessi might have "blacked" out.
• Keisha isn't a bitch anymore.
• Keisha's mom is Yvonne.
• Daddy plays Santa for the kids in the hospital.
• Information about Jessi's family is in chapter 13.
• The Ramseys have a pimp cup (p. 134).

#104 Abby's Twin

#105 Stacey the Math Whiz

• Ghostwriter: Peter Lerangis
• Stacey's tutoring Lindsey DeWitt in math.
• Abby's hair is gathered up on the top of her head and looks like an exploding volcano.
• Irv Hirsch is the Stupid-Prank King of SMS. He sits behind Stacey in math class.
• Stacey's standardized test score was among the highest ever in the district.
• Stacey hates being the center of attention at big events.
• Mr. McGill's new car is a blue Lincoln Town Car.
• Claudia calls herself the Chief Executive for Shelter, Communications, and Hunger Prevention. Those are some big words!
• Claudia's tuting, I mean tutoring (p. 47).
• Stoneybrook Day School is K-12.
• Cafe de Artistes is Stacey's favorite restaurant.
• Mr. McGill went to NYU.
• U4Me has a new CD out.
• Grace Blume reads the autobiography of Skyllo.
• Jessi makes a poop joke out of Marnie's "process of elimination"...haha (p. 129).
• Stacey misses a club meeting to go to a math meeth.
• Abby's hair has grown out.

#106 Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade

• Ghostwriter: Peter Lerangis
• Junk food is Claudia's second favorite thing in the world.
• Claudia's private phone number is in the phonebook.
• Russ thinks he was meant to be a pioneer in the Wild West.
• Mallory is short.
• Kristy could spend an entire day shagging fly balls.
• A book Mary Anne has cried over: Mrs. Fish, Ape, and Me, the Dump Queen.
• Mr. and Mrs. Addison have their own business at home now, so they can have even more sex.
• Sean Addison likes to groan while he "does his homework."
• There is an "old-fashioned, open-air cluster of stores" near the Addisons. It contains a supermarket where Sean buys steak.
• Sean Addison is really scary!
• The funny lion and lamb are on page 123. The lamb has crossed eyes and is angry-looking.
• Claudia doesn't like 50s music.
• The official song of the 7th grade class is "I Don't Want to Say Good-bye" by U4Me.
• Fight: Claudia vs BSC (a little)

#107 Mind Your Own Business, Kristy!

#108 Don't Give Up, Mallory

• Ghostwriters: Jahnna and Malcolm
• Mal is finally acknowledged as 6th grade secretary by someone other than Nola.
• SADD and the Memory Garden are still at SMS.
• When the older BSC members were in 6th grade, their class raised money to buy a trampoline.
• Mal gets a tingle on the back of her neck when Kristy is about to have a Great Idea.
• A BSC dogpile!
• Lame: All the Children of the World again.
• Kristy knows how to march and shout like a drill sergeant. Surprise, surprise.
• Kristy paces in Claudia's room.
• Five years ago Stoneybrook had a harsh winter.
• Wendy Loesser is still alive- Jessi said Sandra talked to her.
• Alan has 10 secret admirers.
• The Pikes are going to have "a big dinner" at Pietro's.

#109 Mary Anne to the Rescue

• Ghostwriter: Peter Lerangis
• Stacey's favorite color is black.
• Stacey is under doctor's orders to avoid stress.
• Anna wears her hair straight?
• Alan Gray is taking Basic Life Support for Teens. Pete Black and Irv Hirsch are also in the class.
• Mr. Fee is Logan's boss at the Rosebud.
• Logan cries like a sissy.
• It sounds like Ben is going to Sleepaway Camp.
• Kristy had a seizure at the age of 3. Anna, Sharon's niece, and Jessi's cousin have all had seizures, too.
• Dawn has a terrific scream and knows someone who is a professional screamer.
• Dawn wants to learn how to meditate.
• Alan might be bulimic- he can "barf on cue."
• Maggie knows Tibetan Buddhists.
• Suppositories (page 72).
• Logan is an ADD shopper- dirt bikes, video games, football equipment, paper back books (at least he's literate).
• Stoneybrook Safety Weekend is held at Stoneybrook Boulevard.
• The Firefighters Fair is held at Stoneybrook's old fairgrounds, by the Long Island Sound.
• Mr. Newton speaks on page 109.
• Spun pancrease poison (aka cotton candy).
• Dawn is super crazy.
• Mary Anne's favorite book is Wuthering Heights.
• Mrs. Hsu is head chef at Renwick's.
• The Brunos eat stinky cheese.
• Mr. Bruno's first name is Lyman. He really likes Mary Anne.
• Fights: Mary Anne vs Dawn

#110 Abby the Bad Sport

• Ghostwriter: Nola Thacker
• Abby is an "okay student" and medium sized.
• Mary Anne says, "August is a busy month for us," contradicting what she said in #99.
• Claudia's muscle shirt outfit is described on page 17.
• Jessi's medium height...she's shrinking!
• Jessi has a large collection of leotards.
• Petra looked petra-fied (page 26).
• The BSC sees Abby play soccer for the first time.
• Abby and the team eat ice cream at 32 Flavors and then Some, where Erin works.
• Haley doesn't know the difference between soccer and football.
• Abby and Anna usually get up way before their mom.
• Charlie drinks coffee and dunks his bagel in it. He's so grown up.
• Abby almost tells Anna to go to hell.
• Abby's a bitch to a mentally handicapped girl! They nearly throw some punches.
• Now Mr. Stevenson died in November.
• Fights: Kristy vs Abby

#111 Stacey's Secret Friend

• Ghostwriter: Suzanne Weyn
• Stacey is on the SMS pep squad.
• SMS's mascot is a jaguar.
• Abby has a Long Island accent.
• Tess is a very large person.
• Alan's super hero name is Gray Man.
• Barbara thinks Mallory is cute.
• Shannon thinks Shea has a crush on Claudia.
• Conveniently, a new restaurant called Hog Heaven opens in the mall.
• Claudia says she writes for the school paper.

#112 Kristy and the Sister War

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• Emily Michelle is a commanding dog owner.
• Kristy's living room contains: a grand piano, 3 couches, 5 armchairs, a long glass coffeetable, and a crystal chandelier.
• Nannie volunteers at the hospital.
• Mary Anne doesn't like Abby's imitations.
• All-Stoneybrook Dance: Mary Anne/Logan, Kristy/Shannon, Alan/Sophie (a fellow joker from another school).
• Mal and Jessi find cute 6th grade boys to dance with.
• According to Claudia, tissue paper flowers are SO last week. But are sheep still in?
• Claudia's Kid Kit is decorated differently each month.
• Mrs. Kilbourne is taking classes at Stoneybrook University to work toward a teaching degree.
• Mr. Kilbourne is the main lawyer on a big case.
• Shannon loves snickerdoodles.
• It's "fun and educational" to try samples at the Cheese Outlet.
• Linny and Charlotte are Trekkies.
• Mark has an older brother who drives.
• Kristy hates action movies.
• Cokie and Kristy both like The Beatles.
• Claudia dances with five 7th grade boys at once.

#113 Claudia Makes Up Her Mind

• Ghostwriter: Peter Lerangis
• Janine calls Claudia "braindead."
• Alan has nice handwriting.
• Mark has gorgeous long brown hair and sits next to Claudia in homeroom.
• Mark seems gay for Frank.
• Stacey and Mary Anne are smart.
• Stacey and Claudia make up stories about the fashion victims they see.
• More Alan Gray artwork! He draws Kristy looking like a rat.
• Blade is one of Claudia's favorite rock groups.
• Mimi was stoic.
• Jessi's racist baking: chocolate mousse fudge cake surprise
• Claudia bought Mark "Escape" cologne for his birthday.
• Alan cheats at Pin the Guitar on Elvis.

#114 The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier

• Ghostwriter: Suzanne Weyn
• Mary Anne is shopping with Richard's credit card for the first time.
• No North Pole Village! Instead, it's Winter World.
• Mary Anne buys Dawn earrings that are made from recycled aluminum cans (from Stuff 'N Nonsense).
• Mary Anne and Richard chop down their own Christmas tree.
• Mary Anne doesn't have any allergies.
• Dawn and Jeff are in Stoneybrook for Christmas.
• Sharon shops at the Nutrition Center.
• Mary Anne stays home from school to meet Dawn and Jeff.
• Dawn mentions she goes to school with high schoolers (a CA Diaries reference).
• Stoneybrook has a women's shelter (and Angela lives in it).
• Fights: Mary Anne vs Dawn (kind of)

#115 Jessi's Big Break

• Ghostwriter: Peter Lerangis
• Aunt Cecelia has a son named Michael. Michael's wife is named Marian and they live in Brooklyn.
• Aunt Cecelia wanted to be an actress.
• Information about Jessi's family is found on pages 6 and 7.
• Mallory has bad posture.
• Claudia bought 9 bags of Snickers.
• Mary Anne's style, according to Claudia, is LL J. Crew Bauer.
• Pervy Richard did not let Mary Anne wear pants to school.
• Abby calls her hair "the Beast."
• Abby thinks her asthma might be affected by her sadness.
• Shannon comes to a club meeting to say goodbye to Jessi.
• Stupid Claudia calls Quint "Clint."
• Quint is the only boy Jessi's kissed.
• Jessi likes Narnia
• Mr. Ramsey aka Daddy hits cars when he parallel parks.
• Jessi wears panskins (page 37).
• Quint sees Jessi dance for the first time.
• Jessi kicks Mr. Bailsford in the butt.
• Jessi and her new black friends make a horror video called Ballet is Murder (Jessi directs it).
• Jessi's getting some "vibes" from Quint.
• Charlotte wants to hear about the Oogly Oogly Beast...noooo.
• Mal loves bagels.
• Mallory doesn't bring her toothbrush for overnight trips.
• All shops in Stoneybrook close at 9 pm.
• The BSC meets at the corner of Locust and Faucett before school.
• The Pikes have a computer.

#116 Abby and the Best Kid Ever

• Ghostwriter: Nola Thacker
• Anna is 8 minutes older than Abby.
• Jessi often wears pink or purple unitards that set off her blackness.
• Jessi and Mal are about equal height.
• Shannon wears black mascara every day.
• Happy is still a puppy.
• The scary Addisons move to Seattle because the mom got a job offer.
• Watson is CEO of Unity Insurance.
• There is a big snowhill at SMS.

#117 Claudia and the Terrible Truth

We've never read this book before. It sounds pretty depressing though!

#118 Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer

• Ghostwriter: Nola Thacker
• Mal and Jessi are both taller than Kristy.
• Kristy, Stacey, Mallory, and Mary Annd have pale skin.
• Mrs. Kishi's assistant's chocolate chip cookies are famous all over town.
• References to other BSC books: 5
• Deb Cooper is a blind girl at SDS.
• On page 58, is Mary Anne baby-sitting for Ben?
• Watson's mansion has an electronic fence.
• Cornflakes are Charlie's favorite cereal.
• Mary Anne still has glasses!
• Puppy Shannon can shake.
• The dog obedience trainer is black! He/She is named Imani.
• Nannie and Charlie play on the doggie equipment.
• Kristy should have Scout for 12 months.

#119 Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend

• Ghostwriter: Suzanne Weyn
• Stacey likes: Ethan
• Squirt is 14 months old.
• Robert has a biotchy little sister.
• Some of Robert's friends have the potential to be druggies.
• Of all of Robert's (former) friends, Stacey likes Alex Zacharias the best.
• Strawberry Fields Forever opens.
• Robert's 12 year old sister is named Patti.
• Stacey mentions a Personal Self-Portrait.
• Linny shows Kristy a strawberry chat room on the internet.
• Mrs. McGill and Janine listen to Dr. Gupti.
• Splash Down is opening outsie of Stoneybrook.

#120 Mary Anne and the Playground Fight

• Ghostwriter: Diane Molleson...who?
• Dawn has a half-sister now- Elizabeth Grace. She's only a couple weeks old.
• Dawn visits from CA.
• Victoria says something "sucks."
• Mal is writing a story about Victoria called "The Real Princess."
• Most people just ignore Alan.
• Alan Gray has a friend named Rodge Somerset.
• Abby's mom spent her junior year at London University.
• Mary Anne's mom loved to sew and hated to cook, just like Mary Anne (and Ann!). Kristy also hates to cook.
• Shannon loves red.
• Abby prefers Dawn's snacks over Claudia's.
• Surprisngly, Kristy allows members to go to the bathroom during meetings.
• Does Diane have a thing for making the BSC go to the bathroom? Claudia, Dawn, and Abby all have to go at one point.
• Logan says, "Nawww," like the stupid hick he is.
• Richard has a new van (probably a big scary one with no windows in the back).
• Claudia has a computer.
• Fights: all of them!

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