'The Baby-sitters Club' novels will get ebook releases

The first 20 books in the popular children's series by Ann M. Martin will be released in electronic format on Dec. 1. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]

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