![]() The book details the creation of the Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy had a “Great Idea” and the club forms around her leadership. Martin - I devoured it in one sitting, putting it down only to take notes and blink back a tear or two. When I reread Kristy’s Great Idea - a new graphic novel version of the original book by Ann M. I mean, if a Grade 3 kid can plow through them, how deep can they be? When my editor asked me to re-evaluate a form of entertainment I cared about as a kid, I feared my beloved Baby-Sitters Club books were going to be exposed as simple-minded drivel. Twenty years later, I’m bumping that rating up to 3.5 stars. The characters also seemed cool, independent and responsible - all traits I aspired to attain when I became a 13-year-old grown-up. The books served as my escape and my anchor, stimulating my imagination and giving me the confidence only a once-illiterate child burning through 150 pages of a book can understand. Seven-year-old me gives The Baby-Sitters Club a rating of 3 stars out 4. They made me feel happy, safe, curious and smart. The previous year, my family moved from Ottawa - where I’d learned to read in French - and I was getting over the shock of being branded not so smart by my Grade 2 teacher (she put me in the “turtle” reading group) and a goody-two-shoes by my classmates (I liked answering questions a lot).īut my fictional babysitting friends - Claudia, Kristy, Mary Anne and Stacey - didn’t judge me or question my intellect. The Baby-Sitters Club books, and the characters depicted within them, ostensibly became my best friends in Grade 3, when I was a new student at Assikinack Public School in Barrie. Me? I’m asking my teacher for a playtime exemption and burrowing into a dog-eared book. It’s 1995 and my classmates are sprinting around the room, throwing toys in the air and frantically doodling with glitter pens. In this weekly series, we look back at our first pop culture loves. I’m really grateful to give something back.A popular series of novels by Ann M. "The whole football club have embraced me from day one and "We have a great opportunity to make this season really But I really had belief I could do something here "I did have a moment after that first game Successful on all fronts, it’s a credit to them. "The boys have really risen to the challenge of trying to be "Last year’s success we put to bed straight to bed and we We won it last year, there’s always aĭanger that maybe guys will get ahead of themselves, but from the first moment after weĬame back from pre-season we set our target. This group of playersĪnd staff have been outstanding, maintaining an almost impossible standard week-in, week-out. "Super proud," Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou tells Sky Sports. I feel really blessed for that, and for my inner circle who make a lot of sacrifices." I've got an outstanding football team behind me that have trusted me. "I've had a great deal of support, part within the football club from Dermot Desmond to the board to the management. These guys won't let their standards slip. It's not over and we want to finish our season strong. "We still have four games to go and a cup final to prepare for. I haven't had to intervene at all in terms of making sure we're on track. That's a credit to the lads because it's very easy to not have the same hunger and desire. "We're a better side this year than we were last year. After the red card we controlled the game. We defended well, we didn't allow them too many opportunities and dealt with set-pieces well. "Hearts were outstanding, they had good energy and the crowd were really up for it. "Having success last year, you always worry as a manager - are they going to be as hungry? From the first day, they haven't let up and it's a credit to every single one of them. "They've maintained an absolutely ridiculous standard this year. ![]() ![]() "I'm just really proud of this group of players and staff," he tells BBC Scotland. Let's hear a bit more from Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou.
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