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KATY FARINA

BABY-SITTERS
LITTLE SISTER

KAREN’S SCHOOL PICTURE

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KAREN’S SCHOOL PICTURE
 ANN M./ MARTIN,o

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KAREN’S SCHOOL PICTURE

A GRAPHIC NOVEL BY

KATY FARINA
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 It’s Monday morning. Another
week of school. Another week of
Friends and gym and stories.
Some kids don’t like school,
but | do. There are a lot of
things | like at school.
 Like my two best friends,
Hannie Papadakis and Nancy Dawes.

(Oh, and I’m

Karen Brewer.)

Ms. Colman even lets us We are pretty good about paying

sit together, as long as we promise attention. Most of the time.
to pay attention.
 Look what | got!

This is Ricky Torres.

Aw, how adorable. He is a pest. Luckily, he
How cuuuvute! sits very far away.
 Class, | have a
special announcement.

Each of you will have your own

picture taken, and then we will have
our Class picture taken. All of us
together.
 | love getting my picture taken!
| love to get dressed up and tie
a ribbon in my hair.

Let’s stand together

in the class picture.

How am | supposed to wait

two whole weeks for picture day?
 in two weeks, it will be
school picture day!

| can’t wait to get all those

little pictures. The ones you Can
give to special people. Pm going to write “Love, Karen”
on the backs of all mine.
( Am | a special person? OF course you are.

We worked very hard We’re almost home, honey.

in school today. Your headaches always feel better
once we get there.
 Are you going to give pictures
5 to everyone in the little house and
in the big house?
Andrew and | live mostly at the little house
with Mommy and our stepfather, Seth.

Oh, and Rocky and Midgie. | will not | The pets at the big house are
need to give them pictures. Shannon and Boo-Boo. They won’t
ha need pictures, either.

Here are all the people

at the big house:
 Daddy and Elizabeth adopted Nannie moved into the
Emily Michelle, so now | have my very | big house to help out. So many
own little sister. people live here now!

Maybe they can give me

two sheets of little pictures.
That would be enough.

If there are extras, you can

have two pictures, Andrew!

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 | call myself Karen Two-Two.
| call my brother Andrew Two-Two.

| think the name Two-Two is just

right for us, since we have so many twos.

Two families, two stuffed cats, clothes at the

little house, and clothes at the big house.

It might sound like fun being a two-two, For instance, | used to only
and it mostly is. But sometimes it isn’t. have one special blanket, Tickly.
But | had to rip Tickly in half so that | didn’t mind too much, though.
| could have a piece at each house. | just said “Ouch” for Tickly,
and now | have two!

Hannie lives across from [ Nancy lives next door to the

the big house. little house. That’s why we sometimes
ride to and from school together.
SE

Hey, Nancy. Let me see

your movie star smile.
movie star! :
 Every other Friday, Andrew and | .
stay with Daddy and our big house family. jit. Friday, Friday,
Friday!

When Andrew and | are visiting,

ten people and two pets live there.

That is one reason why | like the

big house so much. There is always
something going on.
 Bedtime, everyone!

Let’s start a new book

tonight, Karen.

How about starting

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle?

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Do you want to read first?

Kristy, | can’t read anymore.

My eyes hurt. So does my head.
 You must be tired. You’ve had
a long week. I'll Finish reading.

Maube you should slow

down a little. You do an awful lot
for someone who is six.
 fa
| like any Saturday, but a sunny
Saturday is better than a rainy one.

Perfect for building a fire

in the fireplace and reading aloud.
That would be very Cozy.
A book Called Mrs. Frisby
and the Rats of NIMH.
We can take turns reading.
Pll start. Then, anyone who wants to
can take a turn.
 Karen, do you want a turn?
Some of these words are hard,
but you’re a very good reader.

This story is too hard. You were doing just Fine.

| give up my turn. | know the print is small, but you
read every word perfectly.

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 Hey, last night you got a headache
after reading Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and
gave up your turn then, too.

Try reading again, and hold

the book a little closer.

21
Far away is not
any better. | wonder what’s going on.

| think maybe you need to

see an ophthalmologist.
 An eye doctor!
You mean to get glasses?
| don’t want glasses!

Well, you might need them.

After all, | wear glasses. And your mom
uses them for reading.
It would make sense.

| am not going to
get glasses.

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 | think Karen needs
to see an eye doctor. She’s been
getting lots of headaches.

N
an
And this weekend, we realized that she’s having
trouble reading, especially if the print is small.

Pll make an appointment

with Dr. Gourson tomorrow.

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She doesn’t want
OF course | don’t! They'll
glasses.
make me look different.

But think about how

much better you'll feel.

25
The next afternoon Hi, Mommy! Hi, Andrew!
Guess what?
Bye, Nancy!
See you tomorrow!

My head doesn’t hurt at all.

My eyes do not hurt, either. Maybe | had the flu or
a very bad head cold.

’m glad you’re
Feeling better.

It’s not true.

My head and eyes hurt a lot.
 | think | will fix a snack.
Andrew, would you like one, too?

You go get the cookies,

and | will pour us some milk.

Karen! Look at what you’re doing! |

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 N a es cy)= J stop!

Look out, Karen |

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Rocky, oh no
J
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 Don’t worry, honey.

| called Dr. Gourson earlier today

and made an appointment for you on Thursday.

| don’t want glasses at all.

But | feel bad about Rocky.

And besides, my head really

does hurt a lot. So do my eyes.

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§ Maybe it won’t be so bad...

Oh, | brought these.

Why dont you draw something? The only good thing about coming to
see Dr. Gourson is that my appointment is
at twelve thirty in the afternoon.

| get to miss almost

two hours of school.
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| felt very important when Ms. Colman

told me it was time to meet Mommy. |

——|

Everyone else had to stay

and work on subtraction problems.
 Karen Brewer?

Have a seat right here.

The doctor will be in shortly.
Ad

How come doctors always tell you to

come in early if they are just going
to make you wait for so long?
 Hi there. I’m Dr. Gourson.
You must be Karen.

Your mom tells me you have

been having trouble reading lately.

Can you show me which way

the E’s are pointing?

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 Easy. See? | don’t
need glasses at all. Let’s try this next test.
Start at the top row of letters
and read down as far as you Can.

But it isn’t because | can’t read.

It’s just that | can’t see all those
little letters from back here.
 She needs them pretty badly, Just for reading?
> Like Mommy?

No, I’m afraid not. You'll need

them for all the time.

| can’t believe it. Glasses. What am |

going to do about picture day now?

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 Here is the prescription
for Karen’s glasses.

If you take this to Someone who makes glasses. You can

the front desk, one of our choose the frames you like, and then
opticians will -- they will put in your new lenses.
What’s an
optician?

Oh. Thank you.

 Hello. This is my daughter, Karen. Let’s go look at frames. What kind
She just had her first appointment of glasses do you want, Karen?
and needs to pick out some glasses
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7 Sones
Moric

Um, | don’t know what

_ kind of glasses | want.

Take a seat over here,

and we can try them on.
 Yuck. | don’t like any
2
of the ones | have tried. How about these:

38
Pink! | can have
pink glasses?!

meter

(@

Pll take them!

BY
 | cannot believe it!
Everything looks so much clearer.

Brighter, too.

| know | look really different.

But it is nice to see Clearly again.

AO
 | don’t look so bad!

| still look pretty much

like Karen Brewer.
 | bet Daddy's wearing his glasses
at work right now, too.

Hey, Andrew! |just realized something.

You and Seth are the only people at the
little house who don’t wear glasses.

There are glasses

everywhere!
 Don’t be mad. It’s okay
if you don’t need glasses.

Hey, Mommy. This workbook page Good! That sounds

is really easy. | can read every single word. like my old Karen.
Will you check
my answers?

May | go over to Nancy's

and show her my glasses?

Yes, but don’t be gone for

too long. It’s almost time for dinner.

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 Yes, and you know what?
You don’t look that different.

A5
Is that Karen Brewer ; Why, Karen, you look lovely
that | hear? ) a) in your new glasses.

| have to go back home for dinner.

| just wanted to show you first.

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 Bye, Karen! See you
at school tomorrow!
Al

Oh yeah, school. OF Wow, Karen! You look

| almost forgot. » very grown-up.

Even if | don’t look like a movie star,

| will still look lovely and dashing and grown-up.
 Mommy? | don’t feel too good.
My stomach feels jumpy.

Are you nervous about wearing

your new glasses to school?

It won't be so bad. Your friends

have seen other kids in glasses.
|Hey, Hannie. Hey, Nancy.
Hey, Karen.
Cool new glasses.

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Why, Karen. | like your
glasses very much.
 You don’t know what you
are talking about, Ricky.
Look at your googly eyes! Owls are cool.
You look like a giant oul!

51
 School pictures are Coming up,
Miss Movie Star Brewer. Just think
how your picture will look now.

So | won’t wear my glasses when the

photographer takes my picture, Mr. Smarty Pants.
| can take my glasses of f for a minute.

Okay, class. Take

your seats, please.
 Hoot hoot.

Js)
 You did a great job, Karen.
| think your new glasses are
helping a lot.

Teacher’s pet, teacher’s pet!

Owl girl is a teacher’s pet!
 _ We stayed at the On Monday, | could come
little house this weekend. up with only one thing to
| could not stop thinking do about my glasses.
about Ricky.

a
———

| On purpose.

Karen, where

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 Are they in your book bag?
Give it a check. You should be
wearing them all the time.

| guess | left Karen, you must remember

them at home. them From now on.

Okay. Tomorrow | will

wear them for sure.

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 Take that! Now there is
nothing to tease me about.

ae

yf
Ms. Colman emailed me. She said
you Forgot your glasses today.
 From now on, no more forgetting.
You must wear your glasses all the time.
It’s very important.

Okay. Thank you.

Mommy forgot to whisper.

| know everyone heard her.
 Hey, owl girl.

Now you have to wear your glasses

when you get your picture taken. Your mommy said you must
wear them all the time. If you
don’t, she’ll be really upset.

And if you forget, your mommy

will have to bring your baby pink
glasses to school again.
 ...Baby Karen.

Oh no. What a problem.

Ricky is right. | will have to wear my
glasses for picture day.

And he has a new nickname

for me. Baby Karen.

What am | going to do?

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 That’s not true, but so what?
| am not an owl girl, either.

[\
 That is really mean, plus it would
be lying. | would never do it, really.

But writing it down

makes me feel better.

What else...
 | think | need ten things.
Ten is a nice number.

ell him his eyes

0. Tell him | will never —
ever speak to him again
EVER]

| am ready to get back

at Ricky Torres.
But at school the next day...

Oh well. He probably has Plus, now | will not get

a cold or something. | can bring called owl girl all day.
my list back tomorrow.
 Very funny, Ricky. By the way, did you
You can take them off now. know that you smell --
 The glasses. Theuy’re real.
| had to get them just like you.
That’s where | was yesterday.

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 imCanuGall Ricky a name
now. He called me names
when | got glasses.
 My friends are teasing Well, fine. He can stay
Ricky with the same stuff in the back with his glasses, and |
he said to me. will stay up Front with mine.

Class, before we start today, \B

| would like Ricky to exchange This way, he can focus
seats with Jannie Gilbert. better in class.
UES
 That’s right. No matter what
name he calls me, | can Call him one back.
ca ——

No matter how mad | get at Ricky, | will not

make him feel worse about his glasses.

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Ricky, what did you have to
scream like that for?

You made me --
boring, Ricky.
Your boring brown glasses
match your boring brown eyes.

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Yeah! Let me see your glasses!
| You stop that!

vome

Leave Ricky alone!

And don’t touch his glasses. Glasses are very,
very expensive.

Ricky’s glasses are not boring.

My daddy and stepmommy both So does my mommy.
have brown glasses. And my stepdaddy has
brown eyes.
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Shut up, Karen!
Just shut up! | don’t need your help. Go back
to your dumb jump rope game.

HESS Bane SNe

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 Come on, Karen.
Let’s go back to our game.

Yeah. You can take another turn, Ricky has a new

since Ricky made you miss before. name for me.
That wasn’t fair.

Nosy owl.

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 | just want to go home.

RE
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Am | really nosy? What if I’m so nosy that nobody
Do | really look like an owl? wants to be my Friend anymore?

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And | don’t think owls become
movie stars, either.

It’s not Andrew.

It’s me, Nancy.

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 Do | really look
like an owl?

He was just mad because

But Ricky called me he has to wear glasses now, too.
2 nosy owl.

Karen, you hardly look any

different when you wear your glasses.
Goosie is a stuffed cat. No one
expects cats to wear glasses.

Winenes why he
looks different.

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 But...am | nosy? Well, maybe a little.

But, Karen, that is because

you try to help everyone.

Ricky was being bullied, and you

helped him. It is okay to be nosy
if you are helping people
who are in trouble.

Trust me. You are a good friend.

Having new glasses does not Change that.

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 Do you think | can Yes. Some people in the
still be a movie star movies wear glasses, and some don’t.
in my glasses?

Thank you, Nancy.

1 feel better.
 Before we start class, I’d like
Everybody take to remind you that we will have
your seats! our pictures taken on Monday.

So get ready to look your best,

and practice your smiles.

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 Mr. Torres?Is there something
Funny that you'd like to share with us?

But what am | going

to do about Monday?

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 It’s Friday evening, No one at the big house
has seen my glasses yet. Will
and | am very nervous.
they tease me like Ricky did?

Oh, Karen. Your glasses! ve { You chose the

| like them very much. : mA perfect frames.
I’m not sure what “distinguished”
means. Maybe Sam’s just teasing.

He means you look dignified and important.

Like a professor or something.

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 You look like my Karen.

That is just what

| needed to hear.
 Monday is
school picture day.

Oh, great! Do you know NT Yes. | know about everything

what you’re going to wear? ON except my glasses.

| can’t decide whether Yo

to wear them. Ricky Torres
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Says |’m an owl.
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| think | look like a dork | Can’t you take them of f
with my glasses on. Ae for the picture?

Mommy gets mad when

donutawescehen Besides, Daddy never takes off
his glasses for pictures. Neither does
a oS Ms. Colman, | think.

| will feel like a dork : And | will feel like a wimp

if | leave them on... ES if | take them off.
| don’t know
what to do.

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 | have an idea. I'll tell
you about it tomorrow.
 | like the library a lot,
but Kristy is being very mysterious.

No, thank you. We have

some research to do.

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A
Santa Claus wears glasses!
So does Mrs. Claus!

And Benjamin Franklin!

 Boy, an awful lot of important
people wear glasses.

Do you think you’ll

wear your glasses for
school pictures?

But | am sure that

| feel a little better.
Thank you, Kristy.
 m CHAPTERS

| . . School picture day

Karen? Are you y, Do you already know what

awake? \ you’re going to wear today?

Yes. | picked out my

outfit days ago.
 I’m still not sure if | am ! like my glasses a lot more now,
going to wear my glasses. but | still don’t know if | want
them in my school picture.

Well. It’s time

to go to school.
 Did you make a decision
about your glasses?

| don’t know, Mommy. That’s okay, sweetie.

| really don’t know.
 | kind of wished Mommy had
told me what to do.

| guess | will have to

make the decision for myself.

But at least Mommy won’t | That just shows how

be mad if | take them of f. much Ricky knows.

Pty[
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Ricky and Natalie are Ms. Colman, too.
wearing their glasses.

All right, everyone. Let’s line up

But they might take and head to the gym for pictures!
them of fF later.

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 If | take my glasses
off, | will be a wimp, too.

Natalie looks really nice

for her photo. Her glasses don’t
hide her smile at all.
 Now that | am really looking,
neither do Ms. Colman’s.

| think | have Finally

made my decision.

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All right, everyone. It’s time to
line up for your class picture. Taller kids in the back, <
shorter kids in the front. [oI

Did you know that Santa Claus and

Benjamin Franklin and the Dalai Lama
all wear glasses?

Yeah. So does Albert Einstein

and Oprah and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
And movie stars, too, | think.
That’s pretty cool.
...’m sorry | called you names.

Apology accepted.

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Pretty nice, Professor. Beautifull

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 Look, Moosie.
Didn’t they come out nice?

Mommy said she was proud I’m very glad | kept

that | didn’t take of Ffmy glasses. them on, too.

Now Natalie and Ms. Colman and Ricky

and | all match in our class photo.
 | can sign these
little ones, now.

I’m going to write

“Love, Karen” on the backs.

| know just how !’m going to

give people my pictures, too.

| will hold out each one and Say:

“Here. This is for

you From me.”

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 I’m going to hide his picture in his
desk and let him find it on his own.

TN
mre

Come on, Moosie! We have lots

of pictures to hand out!

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 The Baby-sitters Club is
one of the most popular series in the history of publishing —
with more than 190 million books in print worldwide — and
inspired a generation of young readers. Her novels include
Belle Teal, A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor
book), Here Today, A Dog’s Life, and On Christmas Eve,
as well as the much-loved collaborations, PS. Longer Letter
Later and Snail Mail No More, with Paula Danziger, and
The Doll People and The Meanest Doll in the World, written
with Laura Godwin and illustrated by Brian Selznick. Ann
lives in upstate New York.
 is the creator of the New York
Times bestselling graphic novel adaptations of the Baby-
sitters Little Sister series by Ann M. Martin, and of an
original graphic novel for young readers, Song of the Court.
Previously, she painted backgrounds for She-Ra and the
Princesses of Power at DreamWorks TV. Katy lives in Los
Angeles with her husband and two rambunctious cats. Visit
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