IS IT ANN N MARTIN?

Question:

In “The Agony of Alice”, when Miss Cole is listing off her students of the first day of school, one of the names she reads is ‘Ann Martin’. Is this a nod to Ann M Martin, author of the Baby-sitters Club series? I can’t believe I haven’t noticed this before! Looking forward to “Intensely Alice”, I can’t wait to read it!

Phyllis Replied:

I hadn’t done that intentionally, but maybe her name was in my subconscious.  You have a sharp eye.