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Mary Anne vs. Logan is the 41st book in The Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin.

Back Cover Summary[]

Lately, Mary Anne's been feeling like she and Logan are spending too much time together. They fight over silly things. And Mary Anne never gets to do what she wants to — like read, and baby-sit, and be with her friends.

But when Mary Anne suggests that she and Logan see less of each other, Logan takes it all the wrong way.

Could this really be the end of Mary Anne and Logan?

Summary[]

Mary Anne is worried about her and Logan's relationship - you think he is too pushy and sort of demanding. Mary Anne's dad thinks that they need to spend less time together, but when she tries to tell Logan that he takes it the wrong way. Everybody thinks Logan and Mary Anne SHOULD stick together......except FOR Mary Anne.

So while Mary Anne is baby-sitting for Jamie Newton while Lucy's at a doctor's appointment. Logan knocks on the door. Mary Anne replies, "What are you doing here?" Logan says, "You missed our date!" They fight and argue in front of Jamie. Logan angrily runs out the door, and Mary Anne starts crying because of what she's done to Logan, and it's ALL her fault for doing it!

Jamie makes her feel better by saying "It's okay Mary Anne." Mary Anne then cheers up. After awhile Mary Anne gets paid by the Newtons and leaves.

The next day at school Logan comes to school and says "Mary Anne I think......"

Subplot[]

Mr. Prezzioso has a surprise baby shower for his wife and has the BSC help set it up. By the end of the book, Andrea Prezzioso is born.

Characters[]

Mary Anne's Family

BSC Members

Kids

Teenagers

Adults

Locations[]

Pop Culture and Real-Life References[]

  • Babar, Wuthering Heights, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Dead Bird, The Little Engine that Could (books)
  • Halloween, the Music Man (movies)
  • William Penn

Continuity and Inconsistencies[]

Continuity

Inconsistencies

  • There's a punctuation error on page 79.
  • In chapter 13, Jessi says she remembers her dad taking her mom to the hospital when she was in labor with Squirt. She remembers their grandmother was with them. But in The Baby-sitters Remember, Jessi’s most vivid memory is of Squirt being born. A neighbor (Mrs. Jasper) stayed with Jessi and Becca until Aunt Cecelia arrived.
  • Mary Anne narrates that because she loves Richard so much she can usually ignore it when he goes into one of his orderliness frenzies, indicating that she finds that irritating. However, in other books Mary Anne is described as being very neat and orderly herself.

Ann M. Martin's Dear Reader Letter[]

Dear Reader,

Mary Anne was the first member of the Baby-sitters Club to have a steady boyfriend. However, I know from letters that I receive from readers that lots of girls do not have boyfriends at all when they’re Mary Anne’s age. So it seemed reasonable to me that Mary Anne and Logan would break up at some point. Also, in the past Mary Anne has had problems in her relationship with Logan.

It isn’t easy for Mary Anne to stick up for herself. But when something is very important to her — such as standing up to her father when she felt he was treating her like a little girl — then she will do it. I knew that some readers would be disappointed by this book, but I felt it was a realistic direction for Mary Anne and Logan’s relationship to take. And who knows what the future may bring?

Trivia[]

  • Andrea and Mrs. Prezzioso have birthdays in February.
  • Mary Anne's bookmark spells out the versus rather then vs and some books from the time.
  • On the dedication page it says "this book is in honor of the birth of Olivia Connett Swomley."
  • Mary Anne and Dawn know that Mrs. Prezzioso is having another girl but the rest of the BSC doesn't.
  • Mary Anne calls Stacey and Claudia about boy problems.
  • It bothers Kristy that she doesn't wear a bra yet.
  • Claudia is teaching Dawn how to make beaded jewelry.
  • Dawn thought Mary Anne and Logan would eventually get married one day.
  • Karen tries to get a baby sitter for Moosie and Goosie.
  • Mary Anne mentions that she hates going to the dentist.
  • This is the first time Jenny hears Mary Anne yell.
  • Madeleine Prezzioso's birthday is on a Tuesday in this book.
  • The BSC hosts a valentine's party before the meeting.
  • Mrs. Frank stays with Jenny if the baby came during the night.
  • Jenny wanted to have a brother.
  • Mary Anne and Logan temporarily break up in this book. It lasts from #41-#46.
  • Jessi tells her aunt that she’ll be home by six when she babysits for Jenny (the emergency job). A babysitting curfew for the junior members is never specified, but this could imply that six p.m. is the curfew for Jessi and Mallory.

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
#1 Baby-sitters on Board! | #2 Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation | #3 Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation | #4 Baby-sitters' Island Adventure | #5 California Girls! | #6 New York, New York! | #7 Snowbound | #8 Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake | #9 Starring the Baby-sitters Club #10 Sea City, Here We Come! | #11 The Baby-sitters Remember | #12 Here Come the Bridesmaids! | #13 Aloha, Baby-sitters! | #14 BSC in the USA | #15 Baby-sitters' European Vacation
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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