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Jessi's Secret Language (the Baby-Sitters Club #16)

by Ann M. Martin

Sign language, babysitting, and a surprise for Matt

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Sign language, babysitting, and a surprise for Matt

Jessi’s work as Matt Braddock’s babysitter introduces sign language to the story: Matt, who has been deaf since birth, uses it to communicate, and Jessi learns to sign alongside him. As children in Stoneybrook become interested in learning, the Baby-sitters’ responsibilities grow. Jessi also prepares a special event for Matt and hopes to keep it secret. The book brings together everyday babysitting duties, communication, and a planned surprise, with disability and sign language central to its premise.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in the Baby-Sitters Club series.
  • Readers curious about sign language and stories involving communication and disability.
  • Readers who enjoy plots combining babysitting responsibilities with a secret surprise.

Themes

Sign language and communicationDeafness and disabilityFriendship and caregivingSecrets and surprises

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Book overview

America's favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show.

 

Jessi knows a secret language! She learned it from Matt Braddock, the BSC's newest charge. Matt's been deaf since birth, and he uses sign language to speak. Since Jessi is Matt's baby-sitter, she's been using sign language, too.

 

Soon all the kids in Stoneybrook want to learn to sign . . . which keeps the Baby-sitters busy. Jessi's the busiest of all: she working on another secret just for Matt. Will she be able to keep the secret and pull off her special event?

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