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Baby-Sitters' tales still relevant
The Baby-Sitters Club books may have been published decades ago, but they were modern and inclusive for their time and their themes are still relatable today
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Momona Tamada plays Asian character Claudia Kishi in Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club series.
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Alison de Souza In Los Angeles, Alison de Souza
It is rare for screen adaptations to satisfy fans of the source material, but Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club - based on the binge-able books of the same name - has been largely embraced by viewers and critics, many of whom read the novels growing up.
Published in the 1980s and 1990s and with more than 170 million copies sold, these coming-of-age tales by Ann M. Martin followed a group of enterprising pre-teen girls as they launch a babysitting service to earn some extra pocket money.
