the best girl books ever!

So, back in MY day, these books were all the rage. And just like everything else, they are back "in" again. Swoon. I loved these books! I got sent away from the dinner table for reading these. I saved all my money, babysitting money, and birthday wishlists for these books. I bought them at the mall because, yep, that's just what you did. I would beg to go to Machesney Park Mall to buy books. I ended up with almost 200 Babysitter's Club books and my mom stored them in her basement for me. 

 

My mom called me one day to tell me her basement flooded and all the books were gone. Even though I was all mature and almost an adult, I teared up. Those books got me through so much! I worked hard for those books. I had so many great memories of book swaps with my friends. I wanted to save them and give them to my daughter if I had one. 

Fast forward MANY years later. I have a daughter. She is part nerd. She loves to read, write, and do math. She now loves these books as well. I had to tell her the tale of the great basement flood and the look on her face was priceless. It was as if she discovered the flooded books herself. So, thirty years later I sat down on the couch and began reading Babysitter's Club: Kristy's Great Idea. This time I read aloud and I wasn't alone. I was reading to my beautiful daughter. Get the books, guys! What a great thing to bring back. You can wear your scrunchies while you read ;)