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Middle Grade Fiction – Comics amp; Graphic Novels – Friendships – Ages 8-12\nPublished: 9\/6\/2022\nA brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by Eisner-nominated artist Chan Chau!\n\nJessi recently moved to Stoneybrook and is one of the newest members of The Baby-sitters Club. She’s getting ready to start regularly sitting for the BSC’s newest charge, Matt Braddock. Matt has been Deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. It’s a secret language!\nSoon all the neighborhood kids want to learn how to sign, which keeps the BSC busy. Jessi’s the busiest of all — she’s preparing for her dance school’s big show, plus working on another secret, just for Matt. Will Jessi be able to keep the secret and pull off her performance?\nCONTRIBUTOR BIO:\nChan Chau is the creator of theNew York Timesbestselling graphic novel adaptation ofKristy and the Snobsby Ann M. Martin. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Their work appears in the award-winning comics anthologyELEMENTS: Fire, and they have designed backgrounds for animated TV shows. Chan lives in Tacoma, Washington. Visit them online at chanchauart.com.\nAnn M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels includeA Corner of the Universe(a Newbery Honor Book),Belle Teal,Here Today,A Dog’s Life,On Christmas Eve, and the Main Street and Family Tree series, as well as the much-loved collaborationsP.S. Longer Letter LaterandSnail Mail No Morewith Paula Danziger. Ann lives in upstate New York.