she finds a post-it with the name miriam written on it (clue #4) and remembers that miriam is her mom’s sister that she had a falling-out with years ago. abby’s mom keeps seeming to know more than she’s letting on (clue #3), and finally when she leaves the house in a rush, abby goes into her office to investigate. abby finds clue #2, a receipt from a drugstore in nyc on the doorstep near where the baby was left. suspect #2 is a woman from mal and jessi’s writing class who wrote a story about abandoning a baby. and she seems nervous and keeps calling the baby (who the stevensons have been calling eli temporarily) “e.j.” - she’s suspect #1. the agency said no one could come yet, but then the nanny just shows up out of nowhere unannounced. they get a nanny who seems really shifty. abby and her mom and sister tell the cops, and the cops + cps agree the baby should stay with the stevensons until they track down his parents (which is clue #1 - why would they let the baby stay with strangers?). the baby seems to have been taken care of (he has clean clothes and blankets and ample supplies). In this mystery by ghostwriter Ellen Miles, abby comes home to discover a baby has been left on her doorstep.

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.

Abby's Book by Ann M. Martin