"Martin, Ann M - Baby-sitters Club Mystery 022 - Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade" - читать интересную книгу автора (Martin Ann M)

"I think Ghostbusters fever might be winding down," Mary Anne said. "I actually heard Carolyn tell Haley that she almost wished she'd dressed as a fairy tale character instead. That was after she saw Grace Blume walk by dressed as Snow White. Grace was out with her little cousins."
"Grace Blume!" I said, frowning. "Don't mention that name in front of me."
"Why not?" asked Mary Anne. "She's okay, as long as you keep her away from Cokie."
"ThatТs it," I replied. "She and Cokie are like this again." I held up two fingers, crossed. "Cokie apologized for not trusting her, and Grace forgave her. And as soon as they started hanging out together again, they were up to their old tricks."
"What did they do?" asked Kristy.
"You won't believe this," said Claudia. I'd already told her about it, and she was furious.
"Well, you know that new art teacher, the one everybody likes so much? Ms. Dwyer?" I said. "She loved the decorations for the dance, and thought they were 'super-creative.' She wanted to know who had come up with the idea for them, because she has a special project .that she needs help with."
"ThatТs great!" said Kristy. "So you'll be working with her."
I shook my head. "Not me," I said. "Cokie. She took full credit for the decorations."
"But she hated every idea the committee came up with," said Mal.
"Yup," I said. "But Ms. Dwyer doesn't know that. And Cokie convinced Grace to back her up on her lie. Grace supported everything Cokie said."
"Unbelievable. You really can't trust either one of them, can you?" asked Kristy.
"ItТs too bad," said Mary Anne. "I thought Grace was going to turn out okay. But I guess Cokie's influence is too strong."
"You know?" I said. "In a way, I really don't mind. Having Cokie and Grace plot against the BSC is just like old times. I mean, itТs normal for us. And after all we've been through over the past couple of weeks, I'm happy things are back to normal again."
About the Author.
ANN MATTHEWS MARTIN was born on August 12, 1955. She grew up in Princeton, NJ, with her parents and her younger sister, Jane.
Although Ann used to be a teacher and then an editor of children's books, she's now a full-time writer. She gets the ideas for her books from many different places. Some are based on personal experiences. Others are based on childhood memories and feelings. Many are written about contemporary problems or events.
All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up. (So is Stoneybrook.) But many of her characters are based on real people. Sometimes Ann names tier characters after people she knows, other times she chooses names she likes.
In addition to the Baby-sitters Club books, Ann Martin has written many other books for children. Her favorite is Ten Kids, No Pets because she loves big families and she loves animals. Her favorite Baby-sitters Club book is Kristy's Big Day. (By the way, Kristy is her favorite baby-sitter!)
Ann M. Martin now lives in New York. She has two cats, Mouse and Rosie (who's a boy, but that's a long story). Her hobbies are reading, sewing, and needlework Ч especially making clothes for children.