Author Birthdays: Ann M. Martin

Wed, 08/11/2010 - 6:31pm by marshd

August 11th is the birthday of American author Ann M. Martin.

Best known for her 14-year-long series The Baby-sitters Club, Martin has written quite a few novels and other series for children as well.

Among the other series are The Doll People and Main Street.

Among the novels are Belle Teal, which features a young girl who encounters racism, death, and abuse as she grows up, A Dog's Life: The Autobiography Of A Stray, which is told by a stray dog and gives a great perspective on the many perils homeless animals face, and the 2003 Newbery honor book A Corner of the Universe, which tells the story of a girl named Hattie, set in the 1960s.