TY - BOOK AU - Chau,Chan AU - Lamb,Braden AU - Bennett,Sam AU - Martin,Ann M. TI - Jessi's secret language: a graphic novel T2 - The Baby-sitters Club SN - 9781338616071 PY - 2022/// CY - New York, NY PB - Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic KW - Babysitters Club (Imaginary organization) KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Babysitters KW - Girls KW - Clubs KW - Friendship KW - Deafness KW - American Sign Language KW - Ballet dancing KW - Sign language KW - African American girls KW - Domestic comics KW - lcgft KW - Graphic novel adaptations KW - Graphic novels KW - Comics (Graphic works) N1 - Volume number from spine; "Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Cover N2 - Jessi recently moved to Stoneybrook and is one of the newest members of The Baby-sitters Club. She's getting ready to start regularly sitting for the BSC's newest charge, Matt Braddock. Matt has been Deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. It's a secret language! Soon all the neighborhood kids want to learn how to sign, which keeps the BSC busy. Jessi's the busiest of all -- she's preparing for her dance school's big show, plus working on another secret, just for Matt. Will Jessi be able to keep the secret and pull off her special event? ER -