Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1988 · Est. 3.5 hour read

Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery

Written by Ann M. Martin

Book #17 in the The Baby-Sitters Club series

A mysterious charm threatens the Baby-sitters Club with endless bad luck. Can they solve the mystery before Halloween?

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160 pages· 25,306 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
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Mary Anne's decision to discard a chain letter unleashes a series of unfortunate events on the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween looming, a new threat arrives: a note demanding she wear a bad-luck charm. As eerie incidents escalate, Mary Anne and her friends must unravel the mystery behind the charm's sender. Can they break the curse before their luck runs out?

From the publisher

America’s favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show.Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening-to everybody in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne’s even more worried-what kind of spooky thing will happen next?Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne’s got to do what the note says. But who sent the charm? And why did this person send it to Mary Anne?If the Baby-sitters don’t solve this mystery soon, their bad luck might never stop!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
160
Words
25,306
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
700L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about letter writingBooks about luckBooks about babysittingBooks about clubs
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.09
F&P level
~Q
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
6544
Publication
Published
August 3, 2021
First published
October 1, 1988
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338755510

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