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Karen's Newspaper is the 40th book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.

Back Cover Summary[]

When Karen meets an editor at The Stoneybrook News, she gets a great idea. The Three Musketeers can start their own neighborhood newspaper! But Karen's paper won't be filled with boring articles and hard words. It will be written just for kids.

Karen and her friends love being reporters. They print up lots of secrets about the neighbors. But now the neighbors are fuming. And that spells bad news for Karen's paper!

Summary[]

Karen, Hannie, and Nancy write their own newspaper. Unfortunately, they get in trouble for spilling secrets. Then their paper is too boring. Will they ever get it right?

Subplot[]

Andrew will be going to a new preschool in September, but he doesn't want to go. A visit to the school before the year starts gets him excited about going.

Characters in this book[]

Karen's Family

Kids

Teenagers

Adults

  • Mrs. Halsey - writer for the Stoneybrook News
  • Mr. Papadakis
  • Mr. and Mrs. Billing (mentioned)
  • Mrs. and Mr. Dawes (mentioned)

Places in this Book[]

  • Little House
  • Big House
  • Papadakis House
  • Littlebrook Preschool

Trivia[]

  • On the dedication page it says: "For Allison Poulos."
  • Pop culture and real life references: Henry and Ribsy (book), Henry and the Paper Route (book)
  • Andrew starts Littlebrook Preschool in this book and gets introduced to Ms. Jewel. This will be his school and teacher until the end of the series.
  • This book was inspired by the newspaper she made with her friend growing up [1]
  • In Chapter 6 Karen refers to her father as Watson instead of Daddy.
  • Lawrenceville is going to have a dump near the town.
  • The school budget cut increases, Elizabeth thinks that they need a new school board.
  • Andrew has a friend named Ryan from his old school.
  • Nancy knows the Billings who live in Watson's neighborhood.
  • The Brewers have a word processor that Karen and her friends use.
  • Articles for their first paper include: The Hsu's grandparents visit, Sari flushed a toy down the toilet, and the Kormans got a new blender. Karen, Hannie, and Nancy add that Mr. Papadakis is going on a diet, Charlie got a 5 dollar bracelet to impress a girl named Ellen, and Mr. Billings lost his job.
  • The Hsu's are getting a puppy and Maria won two swimming trophies.
  • Maria won nine ribbons at the Game Day event.
  • Karen and her friends printed seven issues of their newspaper.
  • Some students in Andrew's new pre-school is Sherry Baldwin and Brad Rufus.
  • The Stoneybrook News will now have a couple of pages dedicated to content for kids.

Gallery[]


Baby-Sitters Little Sister Books
#1 Karen's Witch | #2 Karen's Roller Skates | #3 Karen's Worst Day | #4 Karen's Kittycat Club | #5 Karen's School Picture | #6 Karen's Little Sister | #7 Karen's Birthday | #8 Karen's Haircut | #9 Karen's Sleepover | #10 Karen's Grandmothers | #11 Karen's Prize | #12 Karen's Ghost | #13 Karen's Surprise | #14 Karen's New Year | #15 Karen's in Love | #16 Karen's Goldfish | #17 Karen's Brothers | #18 Karen's Home Run | #19 Karen's Good-bye | #20 Karen's Carnival | #21 Karen's New Teacher | #22 Karen's Little Witch | #23 Karen's Doll | #24 Karen's School Trip | #25 Karen's Pen Pal | #26 Karen's Ducklings | #27 Karen's Big Joke | #28 Karen's Tea Party | #29 Karen's Cartwheel | #30 Karen's Kittens | #31 Karen's Bully | #32 Karen's Pumpkin Patch | #33 Karen's Secret | #34 Karen's Snow Day | #35 Karen's Doll Hospital | #36 Karen's New Friend | #37 Karen's Tuba | #38 Karen's Big Lie | #39 Karen's Wedding | #40 Karen's Newspaper | #41 Karen's School | #42 Karen's Pizza Party | #43 Karen's Toothache | #44 Karen's Big Weekend | #45 Karen's Twin | #46 Karen's Baby-sitter | #47 Karen's Kite | #48 Karen's Two Families | #49 Karen's Stepmother | #50 Karen's Lucky Penny | #51 Karen's Big Top | #52 Karen's Mermaid | #53 Karen's School Bus | #54 Karen's Candy | #55 Karen's Magician | #56 Karen's Ice Skates | #57 Karen's School Mystery | #58 Karen's Ski Trip | #59 Karen's Leprechaun | #60 Karen's Pony | #61 Karen's Tattletale | #62 Karen's New Bike | #63 Karen's Movie | #64 Karen's Lemonade Stand | #65 Karen's Toys | #66 Karen's Monsters | #67 Karen's Turkey Day | #68 Karen's Angel | #69 Karen's Big Sister | #70 Karen's Grandad | #71 Karen's Island Adventure | #72 Karen's New Puppy | #73 Karen's Dinosaur | #74 Karen's Softball Mystery | #75 Karen's County Fair | #76 Karen's Magic Garden | #77 Karen's School Surprise | #78 Karen's Half Birthday | #79 Karen's Big Fight | #80 Karen's Christmas Tree | #81 Karen's Accident | #82 Karen's Secret Valentine | #83 Karen's Bunny | #84 Karen's Big Job | #85 Karen's Treasure | #86 Karen's Telephone Trouble | #87 Karen's Pony Camp | #88 Karen's Puppet Show | #89 Karen's Unicorn | #90 Karen's Haunted House | #91 Karen's Pilgrim | #92 Karen's Sleigh Ride | #93 Karen's Cooking Contest | #94 Karen's Snow Princess | #95 Karen's Promise | #96 Karen's Big Move | #97 Karen's Paper Route | #98 Karen's Fishing Trip | #99 Karen's Big City Mystery | #100 Karen's Book | #101 Karen's Chain Letter | #102 Karen's Black Cat | #103 Karen's Movie Star | #104 Karen's Christmas Carol | #105 Karen's Nanny | #106 Karen's President | #107 Karen's Copycat | #108 Karen's Field Day | #109 Karen's Show and Share | #110 Karen's Swim Meet | #111 Karen's Spy Mystery | #112 Karen's New Holiday | #113 Karen's Hurricane | #114 Karen's Chicken Pox | #115 Karen's Runaway Turkey | #116 Karen's Reindeer | #117 Karen's Mistake | #118 Karen's Figure Eight | #119 Karen's Yo-Yo | #120 Karen's Easter Parade | #121 Karen's Gift | #122 Karen's Cowboy | 8 x 2 = Sweet Sixteen
Super Specials
#1 Karen's Wish | #2 Karen's Plane Trip | #3 Karen's Mystery | #4 Karen, Hannie, and Nancy | #5 Karen's Baby | #6 Karen's Campout
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