Mary Anne gets a new haircut, some new clothes, and a little makeup. Now she can't wait for the Baby-sitters to see her. But the Baby-sitters can't believe what she has done, and that makes Mary Anne mad.
Mallory is working on an important writing project and her big, noisy family won't leave her alone. She feels like a baby-sitting slave. Should she go on strike?.
Mary Anne loves sitting for the Lowells. But when Claudia meets the family, Mrs. Lowell will barely look her in the eye and the kids are rude. The BSC will not rest until they find out what Claudia did and why the Lowells acted the way they did.
Ashley thinks Claudia has artistic talent and should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Babysitters club. Claudia has to decide between the Baby-sitters Club and Ashley.