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
- Karen and Andrew Brewer
- Emily Michelle Brewer
- David Michael Thomas
- Ricky Torres (mentioned)
- Pamela Harding (mentioned)
- Nancy Dawes (mentioned)
Teenagers
- Pete Black (mentioned)
- Austin Bentley (mentioned)
- Trevor Sandbourne (mentioned)
- Sam Thomas (mentioned)
- Charlie Thomas (mentioned)
Adults
- Madeleine Prezzioso
- Nick Prezzioso
- Watson Brewer (mentioned)
- Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer (mentioned)
- Watson Brewer (mentioned)
- Mrs. Frank - Jenny's over night baby-sitter
- Cecelia Parker
- Margery - person at Mrs. Prezzioso's baby shower
Locations[]
- Schafer/Spier House
- Prezzioso House
- Brewer/Thomas House
- Park
- Stoneybrook Middle School
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
- Karen mentions that she's "getting married" to Ricky Torres in this book. It corresponds with the plot of Karen's in Love.
- Mary Anne recalls when Dawn and Claudia and four childern were stuck on the island in Baby-sitters' Island Adventure, when Tigger was lost from Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger, and when Logan was with her at the animal shelter to get Tigger in Logan Likes Mary Anne!.
- In chapter 9, Claudia remembers all her vacation boyfriends.
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.