"about Hawaii. Mary Anne had been there on a school trip in July, along with almost all of my other BSC (Baby-sitters Club) friends. "Sorry about the noise, Mary Anne," I shouted into the phone as Emily Michelle zipped by. "Emily, go to Nannie!" "I'm glad you're home," Mary Anne replied. "I have been soooo lonely, and --" "I'm starving!" announced my middle brother, Sam, stomping toward the kitchen. "Yo, Blabberlips, when are you going to be off the phone?" Sam's fifteen, but sometimes he has the maturity of a toddler."