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Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO! is the 85th book in The Baby-Sitters Club series.

Back Cover Summary[]

Claudia has a radio show! Twice a week, she'll host a program she's created called For Kids Only—a great mix of music, jokes, stories, skits, and interviews. It's sure to be a hit...if it ever gets on the air, that is. Before the first broadcast, Claudia has to sort things out with an assistant who drives her crazy, audition dozens of acts, and cope with some difficult "guests".

Will Claudia be ready when Stoneybrook tunes in?

Summary[]

Subplot[]

Characters[]

Claudia's Family

BSC Members

Kids

Pre-Teens

Teenagers

Radio Guests

  • Frank and Tim - comedy routine guys
  • Bill Shebar and Katie Geissinger - the movie reviewers
  • Julie Mansfield and Jennifer Evans - singers
  • Joanne, Cheryl - girl who calls for advice
  • Regina, Cathy, and David - kids who read a story
  • Sandy, Sarah - callers for the book jeopardy
  • Sarah Sutton, the backward talker
  • Curious Quartet, who played the banjo, the tin whistle, the Jew’s harp, and the washboard
  • Rob Miller, an eighth-grader from Stoneybrook Day School, told the strangest story
  • Denise - girl asking for advice

Adults

  • Mr. and Mrs. Wilder
  • Mr. Bullock - Station Manager
  • Max - worker at WSTO
  • Bob Atkinson - intern
  • Mrs. Wyeth (mentioned)
  • Rhonda Hewitt
  • Dr. Reese (mentioned)
  • Theodore “Ted” Garber - author of the spooky, creepy, gross, and super-popular series Night Frights

Locations[]

  • Kishi House
  • Pike House
  • WSTO Station
  • DeWitt/Barrett House

Pop Culture and Real-Life References[]

  • Aladdin
    • A Whole New World
  • The Lion King, Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Elvis Presley
  • Frankenstein
  • The Beatles
  • Robin Williams
  • Titanic
  • Mozart
  • Nancy Drew, I Hate English by Ellen Levine and Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, Babar, The Wizard of Oz, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Mary Poppins, Jennifer Murdley’s Toad, (books)
  • Robin Hood
  • I Love Lucy
  • The Jungle Book
  • Disney World
  • Bruce Coville and Dr. Suess (authors)

Continuity and Inconsistencies[]

Continuity

Inconsistencies

  • Janine is said to be high school sophomore. But she’s actually a junior.
  • Claudia says computers hate her even though she was good at it when she was writing her column in Claudia and the Perfect Boy.
  • Claudia says that she can't cook when she'd help make dinner in earlier books.
  • Claudia said Mimi's English wasn't great because she'd immigrated from Japan. Before her stroke Mimi's English was excellent.
  • Claudia and Ashley act like they weren't friends since the end of Claudia and the New Girl, however, they have talked to each other.

Ann M. Martin's Dear Reader Letter[]

Dear Reader:

In Claudia Kishi, Live from WSTO!, Claudia has her very own radio program. I never wanted to do anything like that (I'm much too shy), but when my sister and I were little, one of our favorite activities was making up radio shows. My family got a tape recorder when I was about eight years old, and my sister and I loved playing with it. We made up entire radio shows, complete with interviews and commercials. Then we taped ourselves performing them and played the tapes for our parents. In one program my sister pretended to interview Meadowlark Lemon, one of the Harlem Globetrotters at the time!

As you might imagine, for me, writing the shows was more enjoyable than performing them. And I think it was a good experience. Without realizing it, I was learning about pacing and about writing conversation. You never know what you might learn when you're having fun.

Trivia[]

  • Kristy misses a BSC meeting sometime prior to this book she had strep throat in BSLS #60, which is chronologically set before this one.
  • Stacey and Claudia talk about being friends again and reconcile
  • When Jake Kuhn goes "home" playing softball, Claudia thinks he's going to his house.
  • Kristy used to "bop" Claudia with a Raggedy Ann doll because she didn't learn to walk as fast.
  • Mal the great author writes about the Oogly Oogly Beast
  • This is the second appearance of Ashley in the series since Claudia and the New Girl.
  • Dawn calls meat "murdered mammals."
  • Kristy and Bart are "sort of" boyfriend and girlfriend.
  • Claudia is official off-hours phone answerer because the line is hers, which is part of her vice president duties.
  • Claudia wanted to learn: tuba, tap dancing, cooking, chorus, swimming, and drama club.
  • This is the second time Jessi teaches a BSC member dancing, the first time she taught Stacey in Stacey and the Cheerleaders.
  • Mr. Kishi tapes Claudia's show
  • Mallory gets shy to perform just like Mary Anne.
  • WSTO has been around since World War II.
  • Jessi takes all kinds of dance lessons. In other books, she only takes ballet.

Gallery[]

Baby-Sitters Club Books
The Summer Before | #1 Kristy's Great Idea | #2 Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls | #3 The Truth About Stacey | #4 Mary Anne Saves the Day | #5 Dawn and the Impossible Three | #6 Kristy's Big Day | #7 Claudia and Mean Janine | #8 Boy-Crazy Stacey | #9 The Ghost at Dawn's House | #10 Logan Likes Mary Anne! | #11 Kristy and the Snobs | #12 Claudia and the New Girl | #13 Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye | #14 Hello, Mallory | #15 Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn | #16 Jessi's Secret Language | #17 Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery | #18 Stacey's Mistake | #19 Claudia and the Bad Joke | #20 Kristy and the Walking Disaster | #21 Mallory and the Trouble with Twins | #22 Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter | #23 Dawn on the Coast | #24 Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise | #25 Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger | #26 Claudia and the Sad Good-bye | #27 Jessi and the Superbrat | #28 Welcome Back, Stacey! | #29 Mallory and the Mystery Diary | #30 Mary Anne and the Great Romance | #31 Dawn's Wicked Stepsister | #32 Kristy and the Secret of Susan | #33 Claudia and the Great Search | #34 Mary Anne and Too Many Boys | #35 Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook | #36 Jessi's Baby-Sitter | #37 Dawn and the Older Boy | #38 Kristy's Mystery Admirer | #39 Poor Mallory! | #40 Claudia and the Middle School Mystery | #41 Mary Anne vs. Logan | #42 Jessi and the Dance School Phantom | #43 Stacey's Emergency | #44 Dawn and the Big Sleepover | #45 Kristy and the Baby Parade | #46 Mary Anne Misses Logan | #47 Mallory on Strike | #48 Jessi's Wish | #49 Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street | #50 Dawn's Big Date | #51 Stacey's Ex-Best Friend | #52 Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies | #53 Kristy for President | #54 Mallory and the Dream Horse | #55 Jessi's Gold Medal | #56 Keep Out, Claudia! | #57 Dawn Saves the Planet | #58 Stacey's Choice | #59 Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym) | #60 Mary Anne's Makeover | #61 Jessi and the Awful Secret | #62 Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever | #63 Claudia's Freind Friend | #64 Dawn's Family Feud | #65 Stacey's Big Crush | #66 Maid Mary Anne | #67 Dawn's Big Move | #68 Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter | #69 Get Well Soon, Mallory! | #70 Stacey and the Cheerleaders | #71 Claudia and the Perfect Boy | #72 Dawn and the We Love Kids Club | #73 Mary Anne and Miss Priss | #74 Kristy and the Copycat | #75 Jessi's Horrible Prank | #76 Stacey's Lie | #77 Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever | #78 Claudia and Crazy Peaches | #79 Mary Anne Breaks the Rules | #80 Mallory Pike, No. 1 Fan | #81 Kristy and Mr. Mom | #82 Jessi and the Troublemaker | #83 Stacey vs. the BSC | #84 Dawn and the School Spirit War | #85 Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO! | #86 Mary Anne and Camp BSC | #87 Stacey and the Bad Girls | #88 Farewell, Dawn | #89 Kristy and the Dirty Diapers | #90 Welcome to the BSC, Abby! | #91 Claudia and the First Thanksgiving | #92 Mallory's Christmas Wish | #93 Mary Anne and the Memory Garden | #94 Stacey McGill, Super Sitter | #95 Kristy + Bart = ? | #96 Abby's Lucky Thirteen | #97 Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby | #98 Dawn and Too Many Sitters | #99 Stacey's Broken Heart | #100 Kristy's Worst Idea | #101 Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout | #102 Mary Anne and the Little Princess | #103 Happy Holidays, Jessi | #104 Abby's Twin | #105 Stacey the Math Whiz | #106 Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade | #107 Mind Your Own Business, Kristy! | #108 Don't Give Up, Mallory! | #109 Mary Anne to the Rescue | #110 Abby the Bad Sport | #111 Stacey's Secret Friend | #112 Kristy and the Sister War | #113 Claudia Makes Up Her Mind | #114 The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier | #115 Jessi's Big Break | #116 Abby and the Best Kid Ever | #117 Claudia and the Terrible Truth | #118 Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer | #119 Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend | #120 Mary Anne and the Playground Fight | #121 Abby in Wonderland | #122 Kristy in Charge | #123 Claudia's Big Party | #124 Stacey McGill... Matchmaker? | #125 Mary Anne in the Middle | #126 The All-New Mallory Pike | #127 Abby's Un-Valentine | #128 Claudia and the Little Liar | #129 Kristy at Bat | #130 Stacey's Movie | #131 The Fire at Mary Anne's House
Super Specials
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Portrait Collection
Stacey's Book | Claudia's Book | Dawn's Book | Mary Anne's Book | Kristy's Book | Abby's Book
Other
The Baby-Sitters Club Notebook (1987) | The Baby-Sitters Club Postcard Book (1991) | Trivia & Puzzle Fun Book (1992) | Ann M. Martin: The Story of the author of the Baby-sitters Club (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Guide to Babysitting (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Chain Letter (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Secret Santa (1994) | Audio Books on Cassette Tape (1994-5) | BSC Movie Novelization (1995) | The Complete Guide to the Baby-Sitters Club (1996) | Autograph Book (1998) | BSC Graphic Novels (2006-present) | We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers (2021) | Welcome to Stoneybrook: A Guided Journal (2021) | The Official Coloring Book (2023)
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