Karen's Candy is the 54th book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.
Back Cover Summary
Karen, Hannie, and Nancy are sure they're going to win the candy selling contest. After all, they are the Three Musketeers. But then Karen finds out that her best enemies—the Milky Ways—are selling candy, too. And those Milky Ways are stealing the Three Musketeers' business.
This means — a candy war! Who will win?
Summary
Karen and her two best pals Nancy and Hannie, The Three Musketeers, get into a candy war with their arch-enemies, Pamela and the Milky Ways.
Characters in this book
Karen's Family
- Karen Brewer
- Andrew Brewer
- Little House - Seth Engle, Lisa Engle
Kids
- Ms. Colman's Class: Hannie Papadakis, Nancy Dawes, Ricky Torres, Jannie Gilbert, Leslie Morris, Pamela Harding, Natalie Springer, Hank Reubens, Bobby Gianelli
- Kathryn Barnes and Willie Barnes (mentioned)
- Molly Foley (mentioned)
- Danny Dawes (mentioned)
- Leah Frenning
- Ari Spelling - won first place for the kindergarten costumes
- Roger Halpern - won second place for the kindergarten costumes
- Tracy Bannon - winner of the second grade costumes
- Kathryn & Willie Barnes (mentioned)
Teenagers
Adults
- Ms. Colman
- Mr. Posner
- Mrs. Papadakis (mentioned)
- Mrs. Gianelli (mentioned)
- Mrs. Dawes
- Mrs. Titus
- Mr. Berger
- Mr. Drucker (mentioned)
Places in this book
- Nancy's House - only the front yard
- Little House
- Stoneybrook Academy - Mr. Posner and Ms. Colman's classrooms and the principal's office
- Polly's Fine Candy
Halloween costumes in this book
- Karen Brewer - Wild Thing
- Pamela Harding - Lollipop
- Ari Spelling - Robot
- Ricky Torres - Quasimodo
- Nancy Dawes - Apple with a worm on it
- Andrew Brewer - Little Engine that Could
Trivia
- On the dedication page it says: "In honor of the birth of Rebecca Mary Bowen Goodman."
- Continuity includes: Hannie's best subject is math which is first brought up in Karen's Big Lie,
- Inconsistencies include:
- Pop culture and real life references include: Yertle the Turtle, Hunca Munca, Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, Paddington Bear, Willy Wonka, Cat in the Hat, Doctor Doolittle, Clifford, Reese's Pieces,
- Pamela's neighborhood is within walking distance to the Little House neighborhood.
- Molly Foley was mentioned in Karen's School Picture, but her first name was spelled differently. Her house is in the same neighborhood as Pamela.
- The winners of the second grade costume contest were Tracy Bannon (first), Bobby Gianelli (second place), and Hank Reubens (third place).
- Polly's Fine Candy raised three thousand dollars for the library from the candy selling contest. Someone named Peggy Marino won.
- Tracy Bannon is most likely in Mr. Berger's class. There are only two second grade classes at Stoneybrook Academy and this student is not in Ms. Colman's class.
- Pamela and her friends call themselves The Milky Ways for the first time.
- Halloween costumes includes:
- Andrew as the Little Engine That Could
- Karen as a Wild Thing from Where the Wild Things Are
- Pamela as a lollipop
- Ricky as Quasimodo
- Nancy as an apple with a worm on it
- Kristy comes to help make costumes at Lisa's house in chapter 11.
- Hannie and Nancy are a little afraid of Pamela.
- Karen knows what a gentleman's bet is.
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