Karen's Ice Skates is the 56th book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.
Back Cover Summary[]
Karen got an early Christmas present from Granny and Grandad — new ice skates! Karen can't wait to try them out. There is only one problem. The ice on the pond is not ready for skating.
But Karen and her friends go look at the ice anyway. And before she knows it, something terrible has happened....
Summary[]
Characters in this book[]
Karen's Family
- Karen Brewer
- Andrew Brewer
- Little House - Seth Engle, Lisa Engle
Kids
- Ms. Colman's class: Nancy Dawes, Hannie Papadakis, Ricky Torres, Natalie Springer, Addie Sidney, Pamela Harding, Jannie Gilbert, Leslie Morris, Bobby Gianelli, Hank Reubens, Barkan Twins
- Alicia Gianelli
- Kathryn Barnes
- Willie Barnes
- Daniel Dawes
- Tia (mentioned - gave Karen a Christmas present)
Adults
- Ms. Colman
- Granny Engle
- Grandad Engle
- Susan Fields - Stoneybrook News writer
- Mr. Gianelli
- Mrs. Gianelli
- TV crew - Stoneybrook Nightly News staff
- Bobby's grandmother
- Mrs. and Mr. Dawes
- Mr. Mellon - toy store owner
- William Cohn - man who organized the book drive
Places in this book[]
- Little House
- Stoneybrook Pond
- Casey's Italian Restaurant
- Dawes House
- Unicorn Toy Store
- Stoneybrook Academy
- Stoneybrook General Hospital
Trivia[]
- The hospital that Bobby stays in is likely Stoneybrook General Hospital, however the hospital is never named in the book.
- There's a woman in the hospital that gave birth to quintuplets when Bobby was there.
- Karen and Nancy are still celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah, which started in Karen's Wish.
- Secret Santa's include: Andrew pulled Granny, Karen pulled Seth, Lisa pulled Karen, Seth pulled Andrew, Granddad picked Lisa, Granny picked Granddad
- Bobby had to stay overnight at the hospital.
- Continuity includes: Karen and Nancy bring up the time Nancy was hospitalized in Karen's Doll.
- Pop Culture and real life references: The Giving Tree (book)
- Casey's Italian Restaurant is mentioned in this book but it's unclear if it's in Stoneybrook or not.
- Karen's two families don't sit together when they're in the same room.
- As of this book there's an official from town hall that will go to the pond to make sure they are safe to skate on. A green flag shows that it's safe and a red one when it's not.
- Tia Farrell sends Karen a Christmas present with Granny and Granddad.
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