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The Babysitters Club #116: Abby and the Best Kid Ever

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Abby is moping around the house because it's still winter or winter again, which means that she can't run and play outside when Kristy shows up with some big news. The Addison family is moving because the dad got a new job in Seattle. Before Abby can really react, Kristy freaks out because it's time for their meeting and rushes her out the door. At the meeting, they get a call that the McNally family is moving to Stoneybrook permanently, which means they'll need to sit for Lou again. Remember Lou, the kid who liked torturing poor Boo-Boo? Yeah, I haven't forgotten that. The first person to sit for Lou and her brother Jay is Abby. Lou is a perfect angel. She's polite, never says a bad or rude word, dresses like a prissy kid, asks about other members, and even apologizes when she think she's being rude. The only thing odd is that she doesn't seem happy to let her brother walk their dog, Happy. She also flips out when she drops a plastic cup of w

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #84: The Joker's Revenge (1988)

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Nancy, Bess, and George head to Chicago to work at Danner & Bishop, a huge department store. Carlin Fitzhugh contacted Carson to ask for their help because of some weird pranks happening around the store. He brings them into his office and shows them these ugly joker cards that the person keeps leaving behind. It started out as little things but then became more serious when someone arranged for a chandelier to fall down in the middle of the store. They all get to go undercover. Nancy will work in security, Bess heads to the shoe department, and poor George joins the janitorial crew. Before they can even start, a heavy display cabinet almost falls on Nancy but Bess saves her. Someone sawed through two of the four support posts and then pushed it over. There is a joker card left behind. Nancy learns that there was a rash of shoplifters from a nearby private school, though no one thinks they're behind the pranks. We meet Joe Dane, the head of security. He doesn&#