Are the characters of The BabySitters Club real?

Question

I know that Ann. M. Martin based the characters on real people but are there people that live in Stoneybrook, Connecticut that have the same names and things?

Answer 1

ABSOLUTELY NOT! If there were, she would have to pay them part of her royalties and I highly doubt she would be willing to part with her money. Look at the very beginning of the books were all the publishing info is given you will see this:

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used ficticiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

Answer 2

Every author uses parts of people he or she knows when building characters - but skatergirl is absolutely right. Stoneybrook doesn't exist and neither do Kristy, Claudia, Mary-Anne, Stacey, Mallory, Jessie, Dawn and the rest of them that got added towards the end of the series.

Answer 3

According to several web sites: "Her ideas for her book come from a lot of different places. Some are based on personal experiences, like childhood memories, and feelings. All of her characters are fictional but they are all based on real people. Sometimes Ann names her characters after people she knows or she chooses names that she likes."

Answer 4

Stoneybrook, CT does not exist. All the characters and places are fictional

Answer 5

No. The BabySitters Club books are fiction.

Answer 6

Stoneybrook,Conneticut is a made up city so no.

Answer 7

Who knows?

Answer 8

I highly doubt it