Karen's Angel is the 68th book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.
Back Cover Summary[]
Karen and Andrew are asked to find an angel for the tree. Perfect. Karen loves angels. And she loves to help her family with Christmas. Karen and Andrew choose a beautiful angel in a store. But this angel is more money than they thought. Then the angel breaks.
Now Karen and Andrew have no angel and no money. Can Karen find a new one in time for Christmas?
Summary[]
Characters in this book[]
Karen's Family
- Karen Brewer
- Andrew Brewer
- Big House - Watson Brewer, Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, Charlie Thomas, Sam Thomas, Kristy Thomas, David Michael Thomas, Emily Michelle Brewer, Nannie
- Little House - Seth Engle, Lisa Engle
Kids
- Ms. Colman's Class: Hannie Papadakis, Nancy Dawes, Ricky Torres, Natalie Springer, Addie Sidney, Pamela Harding, Leslie Morris, Jannie Gilbert, Bobby Gianelli, Barkan Twins, Audrey Green, Hank Reubens
- Linny Papadakis
- Scott Hsu
- Timmy Hsu
- Maria Kilbourne
- Callie and Keith Bates
- Sari Papadakis
Adults
- Ms. Colman
- Mr. Counts - school librarian
- Mr. Mackey - school art teacher (mentioned)
- Mr. Venta - mailman
- Mrs. Fellows - Stoneybrook Manor coordinator
- Mrs. Humphrey - Stoneybrook Manor resident
- Esther Barnard
- Granny Engle
- Grandad Engle
- Neena - Watson's mother
Roles in the Nativity Play[]
- Andrew and Callie - Animals
- Timmy and Maria - Shephards
- Linny, David Michael, Keith - Three wise men
- Scott - Joseph
- Hannie - Angel but switches to Mary
- Karen - Mary but switches the angel
Places in this book[]
Trivia[]
- Continuity: Karen recalls when Nancy taught her how to play the drediel game, which happened in Karen's Wish. Karen recalls her adopt-a-grandparent and how Nancy joined the program on page 64. Nanny and Grandad are still there from Karen's Turkey Day.
- Pop culture and real life references include: A Christmas Carol.
- Karen has an angel collection in this book.
- Watson's mother is alive and calls the family on Christmas in this book.
- This is the first time the Papadakis' are mentioned to put on a Christmas play.
- Sam doesn't believe that angels are real.
- Sara Ford, Omar Harris, and Ms. Colman celebrate Kwanzaa.
- Karen shares her construction paper with Pamela.
- This is one of the few books where dates are mentioned in the series.
- Stoneybrook Academy's winter break officially started in chapter 14.
- Karen and Andrew visit the little house in chapter 17.
- Watson wanted Andrew and Karen to pay for the new angel out of their own money.
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