Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life by Ann M. Martin

Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (So far), P. 'But as I have learned, things don't always happen the way you want them to.' She needed to learn that she was a bossy selfish brat! Lexie is my favorite character even if she isn't the main character. Talk about bossy! She thought that she was the boss! Even at their field trip she wanted to go on the rides she wanted to go on! Talk about selfish! I'm glad her best friend told her off.

Talk about jealous! Also even when Jill was trying to be nice she didn't care and told her beat friend to stay away from her. She even tries to make money just because her sister did. She always wanted to go out instead if staying home. She got a crappy birthday present because her parents have no money but she wasn't grateful. Her family has no money yet she still wants to go on the vacation. The only good part in her summer was when she had her staycation. I usually read a book in a day or two but this book took me a month because it was SOOOO BORING!!!!!! The whole book is practically Pearl recalling her summer and to me her summer sorta stunk. The first book Ten Rules for Living with my Sister was much much better than this one. Her favorite thing to do is to make clothes for children. Her hobbies are reading, sewing, and needlework. Since ending the BSC series in 2000, Ann’s writing has concentrated on single novels, many of which are set in the 1960s.Īfter living in New York City for many years, Ann moved to the Hudson Valley in upstate New York where she now lives with her dog, Sadie, and her cats, Gussie, Willy and Woody. They inspired her to become a writer herself. Travers, Hugh Lofting, Astrid Lindgren, and Roald Dahl. Some of her favorite authors at that time were Lewis Carroll, P. Even before she was old enough to write, she would dictate stories to her mother to write down for her. Sometimes Ann names her characters after people she knows, and other times she simply chooses names that she likes.Īnn has always enjoyed writing.

But many of her characters are based on real people. All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up. Many are written about contemporary problems or events. Some are based on personal experiences, while others are based on childhood memories and feelings. She's now a full-time writer.Īnn gets the ideas for her books from many different places. After graduating from Smith College, Ann became a teacher and then an editor of children's books. She grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, with her parents and her younger sister, Jane. Ann Matthews Martin was born on August 12, 1955.

Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life by Ann M. Martin