Kristy's Great Idea

Analyze the role of Stacey in the text. How is Stacey characterized? What is her wider significance in the story?

How does the Baby-Sitters Club help the girls learn what it takes to run a successful business? What challenges do they encounter during the first weeks of their club, and how do they overcome these challenges together?

What strengths and talents does each member of the club bring to the table? How do these differences act both as a tool for success and as an obstacle along the path to this success?

Kristy demonstrates both maturity and immaturity in different contexts. How does she experience her age in comparison to the other main characters? How does the novel explore the preteen experience more generally?

How does the novel explore the nature and challenges of family dynamics? How does Kristy’s understanding of family change throughout the narrative?

Analyze the role of friendship in the novel. How does friendship help to shape each of the main character arcs?

The club helps each girl grow both personally and professionally. Why does babysitting and being part of a team help the girls each find their voice, both within and outside the club? What growth still needs to take place in each character’s life?

Compare Kristy’s Great Idea to one of the other novels from the Baby-Sitters Club series. What common themes, ideas, and dilemmas appear in the texts? How does Kristy’s Great Idea anticipate some of the later books in the series?