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The Baby-Sitters Club. You may know the books, but do you know their story?

David Levithan--Editorial Director at Scholastic; Founding Editor of Scholastic’s PUSH imprint; and New York Times bestselling author of 23 books, including Boy Meets Boy, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (co-written with Rachel Cohn), and, most recently, The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother)--invites Eve and Julie into the Baby-Sitters clubhouse to talk about the impact and legacy of the 300-book (and counting) series. With more than 176 million copies sold, this juggernaut has inspired spinoffs, graphic novels, a movie, and two different TV series. Julie and Eve discuss David’s journey editing the series for nearly three decades--starting as a 19-year-old Scholastic intern--and what it’s taught him about writing and editing; what it was like to work with Ann M. Martin, the original author of the series, to create a literary world that multiple authors have collaborated on; and how the series has influenced a generation of writers, from Elizabeth Acevedo to Jenny Han. Eve also shares with David her personal connection to Scholastic.








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Boy Meets Boy, by David Levithan

Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn

The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother), by David Levithan

Raina Telgemeier

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Ann Brashares

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