Karen's New Puppy is the 72nd book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.
Back Cover Summary[]
Midgie the dog has run away. Karen and her family are very sad. So they get a new puppy. Sadie is lovable and sweet. But she is also a lot of work. And she's not getting along with the other pets.
Will everything work out with Sadie?
Summary[]
Subplot[]
Karen and her friends build a tree house in the Engle's backyard.
Characters in this book[]
Karen's Family
- Karen Brewer
- Andrew Brewer
- Little House - Seth Engle, Lisa Engle
Kids
- Nancy Dawes
- Bobby Gianelli
- Alicia Gianelli
- Kathryn Barnes
- Willie Barnes
- Mark, Eric, Lynda, Jackie, and Meghan Barton
Adults
- Ms. Colman
- Mrs. Hoffman (mentioned)
- Joe - Employee at the animal shelter
- Mr. Barton
- Mrs. and Mr. Gillen - couple who found Midgie
- Mrs. Barnes
- Mr. Gianelli
Places in this book[]
- Little House
- Barton's basement and front yard
- Stoneybrook Animal Shelter
- Stoneybrook News (mentioned)
Continuity and Inconsistencies[]
Continuity
- On page 3 Karen recalls when Andrew let Midgie out by mistake in Karen's Tattletale
- On page 28 Granddad's death is brought up
- The panel painting from Karen's Toys is mentioned on page 60.
Trivia[]
- This books working title was Karen's Puppy[1].
- Ms. Colman has her baby, Jane, sometime prior to the start of this book.
- When looking for Midgie, Meghan found yoyo she lost and Bobby found 25 cents.
- Andrew carpools to preschool.
- Karen and Andrew get new shoes because Sadie chewed them up.
- As of this book there's a treehouse in the back of Karen's house.
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