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The Baby-Sitters Club 16: Jessi's Secret Language by Ann M. Martin Home and Garden all hope will be lostPaperback Jessi knows a secret language! She learned it from Matt Braddock, the BSC's newest charge. Matt's been deaf since birth, and he uses sign language to speak. Since Jessi is Matt's baby sitter, she's been using sign language, too. Soon all the kids in Stoneybrook want to learn to sign which keeps the Baby sitters busy. Jessi's the busiest of all: she's working on another secret just for Matt. Will she be able to keep the secret and pull off