Mary Anne Spier is the club's secretary, and she's also Kristy's best friend. They grew up together, and they even look a little bit alike. They're both short, with brown hair and brown eyes. But they are also very different. Mary Anne is quiet and extremely romantic. She's a good listener and is very sensitive (actually, she cries a lot). Mary Anne was an only child until her dad recently married Dawn Schafer's mom (which I'll tell you about in a minute). Mary Anne's mom died when Mary Anne was really young, and Mr. Spier had to raise her all by himself. I guess that's what made him so strict. He barely let her do anything, or go anywhere. He even told her what she could and couldn't wear.

For a while, Mary Anne dressed like a first-grader, and it really embarrassed her. But then things changed. Mary Anne finally proved to

her father that she had grown up, and he let her choose her own clothes (which are much trendier now). Then she met cute Logan Bruno and they started going out. (Mary Anne is the only member of the BSC to have a steady boyfriend!) She and Logan have had some problems, but they seem to have worked things out, and we're happy that's so. Logan, who's from Kentucky and speaks with this really great drawl, is an associate member of the BSC. That means he doesn't attend meetings. (That's okay with me. Even though I like him, it's nice not having boys at club meetings.) But he can be called on to baby-sit in a pinch. Shannon Kilbourne, a friend of Kristy's, is also an associate member.

Mary Anne's other best friend (and stepsister) is Dawn Schafer. Dawn is the BSC's alternate officer, which means if a club member gets sick or is out of town, she can take over that person's position. It's a big responsibility, but Dawn can handle it. She has a lot of self-confidence.