Her favorite thing to do is to make clothes for children. 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. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print. Some of her favorite authors at that time were Lewis Carroll, P. Jessis Secret Language: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club 12) by Ann M Martin, 9781338616088, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. Jessi's the busiest of all - she's preparing for her dance school's big show, plus working on another secret, just for Matt. It's a secret language Soon all the neighborhood kids want to learn how to sign, which keeps the BSC busy. All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up. Matt has been Deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. 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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