Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake is the eighth book in the Baby-Sitters Club Super Special series.
Back Cover Summary [ ]
Kristy's rich stepfather has invited all the Baby-sitters to his family's cabin on beautiful Shadow Lake.
What a way to start off the summer! At the lake there's water-skiing, cute guys, plenty of kids to baby-sit for — and even a mystery.
The Baby-sitters don't know where to begin. They just hope the fun never ends!
Summary [ ]
Watson invites his family to Shadow Lake, and Karen and David Michael want to bring their friends also. Kristy then invites the BSC to not miss out the fun. Logan and Shannon have summer camp, and they can't go. The Babysitters enjoy campfires, storytelling sessions, adventure, romance, and a mystery.
Attendees [ ]
The Thomas-Brewers: Watson Brewer , Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer , Nannie , Kristy Thomas , Charlie Thomas , Sam Thomas , David Michael Thomas , Karen Brewer , Andrew Brewer , Emily Michelle Brewer , Boo-Boo , Shannon
Kristy Thomas brings the rest of the baby-sitters club: Mary Anne Spier , Claudia Kishi , Stacey McGill , Dawn Schafer , Mallory Pike , Jessi Ramsey
Karen Brewer brings her best friends, The Three Musketeers : Nancy Dawes and Hannie Papadakis
David Michael Thomas brings his friends: Linny Papadakis and Nicky Pike
Chapter Narrators [ ]
Kristy Thomas (Prologue, 1, 7, 16, 23, Epilogue)
Dawn Schafer (2, 14, 18)
Jessi Ramsey (3, 8, 22)
Stacey McGill (4, 21)
Mary Anne Spier (5, 13)
Karen Brewer (6, 20)
Mallory Pike (9, 17)
David Michael Thomas (10, 19)
Claudia Kishi (11, 15)
Sam Thomas (12)
Locations [ ]
Pop Culture and Real Life References [ ]
The Hero and the Crown, The Secret Garden, Maniac Magee (books)
Chains of Love (song)
Gumby
Porky the Pig
Disneyland
Snow White
The Loch Ness Monster
the Twilight Zone
Gilligan's Island
The Beverly Hillbillies
Continuity and Inconsistencies [ ]
Continuity
Stacey's dislike of seeing people puke is brought up again
How much Mary Anne burns in the sun is first mentioned in Boy-Crazy Stacey .
The passage in Dawn's house is first found in The Ghost at Dawn's House .
This book takes place concurrently with Little Sister Super Special #4 Karen, Hannie, and Nancy , but in that book, Mallory, Claudia, Jessi, and Nicky don't appear, only in this one.
Inconsistencies
Mallory didn't have any problems camping and didn't get bug bites in Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation , however, in this book, she has a problem with bugs.
Dawn normally isn't afraid of ghosts but is scared in this one.
Trivia [ ]
This book takes place between books #55 and #56 in the regular series. This book also takes place concurrently with Little Sister Super Special #4 Karen, Hannie, and Nancy , but in that book, Mallory, Claudia, Jessi, and Nicky don't appear, only in this one.
Kristy can drive a motorboat as of this book, which is not unrealistic. Universally the minimum age is 12 years old, however, there are plenty of states that do not have a listed age requirement. Massachusetts, where Shadow Lake is, does not have an age requirement.[1]
Linny Papadakis and Nicky Pike meet for the first time in this book, because they both attend different schools.
Shannon Kilbourne and Logan Bruno are CITs in Summer Camp, with Logan at baseball camp and Shannon at Summer Camp.
Sharon Spier was mentioned briefly.
This is the only book Emily Michelle Brewer gets carsick in.
Jessi Ramsey made a new friend named Daniel in the book.
This books working title was Baby-Sitters at Mystery Lake [2]
Gallery [ ]
original painting for the cover
Interior Illustrations [ ]
Kristy, Andrew, and Emily Michelle as Watson tells them about Shadow Lake.
Birds' eye view of the cabin, showing the different rooms.
Mary Anne supervises Karen while she swims.
Jessi and Daniel at the barre.
Claudia, Dawn, and Kristy on the Faith Pierson
Sam, Mary Anne, Mallory, Jessi, on the Lake Mist
Dawn and Mallory next to the campfire on Shadow Island
Mary Anne and Claudia next to the campfire on Shadow Island
Stacey and Sam at the dance at the Shadow Lake lodge
'Summer Trip at Shadow Lake' book to be given to Watson
The Summer Before | #1 Kristy's Great Idea | #2 Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls | #3 The Truth About Stacey | #4 Mary Anne Saves the Day | #5 Dawn and the Impossible Three | #6 Kristy's Big Day | #7 Claudia and Mean Janine | #8 Boy-Crazy Stacey | #9 The Ghost at Dawn's House | #10 Logan Likes Mary Anne! | #11 Kristy and the Snobs | #12 Claudia and the New Girl | #13 Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye | #14 Hello, Mallory | #15 Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn | #16 Jessi's Secret Language | #17 Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery | #18 Stacey's Mistake | #19 Claudia and the Bad Joke | #20 Kristy and the Walking Disaster | #21 Mallory and the Trouble with Twins | #22 Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter | #23 Dawn on the Coast | #24 Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise | #25 Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger | #26 Claudia and the Sad Good-bye | #27 Jessi and the Superbrat | #28 Welcome Back, Stacey! | #29 Mallory and the Mystery Diary | #30 Mary Anne and the Great Romance | #31 Dawn's Wicked Stepsister | #32 Kristy and the Secret of Susan | #33 Claudia and the Great Search | #34 Mary Anne and Too Many Boys | #35 Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook | #36 Jessi's Baby-Sitter | #37 Dawn and the Older Boy | #38 Kristy's Mystery Admirer | #39 Poor Mallory! | #40 Claudia and the Middle School Mystery | #41 Mary Anne vs. Logan | #42 Jessi and the Dance School Phantom | #43 Stacey's Emergency | #44 Dawn and the Big Sleepover | #45 Kristy and the Baby Parade | #46 Mary Anne Misses Logan | #47 Mallory on Strike | #48 Jessi's Wish | #49 Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street | #50 Dawn's Big Date | #51 Stacey's Ex-Best Friend | #52 Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies | #53 Kristy for President | #54 Mallory and the Dream Horse | #55 Jessi's Gold Medal | #56 Keep Out, Claudia! | #57 Dawn Saves the Planet | #58 Stacey's Choice | #59 Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym) | #60 Mary Anne's Makeover | #61 Jessi and the Awful Secret | #62 Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever | #63 Claudia's Freind Friend | #64 Dawn's Family Feud | #65 Stacey's Big Crush | #66 Maid Mary Anne | #67 Dawn's Big Move | #68 Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter | #69 Get Well Soon, Mallory! | #70 Stacey and the Cheerleaders | #71 Claudia and the Perfect Boy | #72 Dawn and the We Love Kids Club | #73 Mary Anne and Miss Priss | #74 Kristy and the Copycat | #75 Jessi's Horrible Prank | #76 Stacey's Lie | #77 Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever | #78 Claudia and Crazy Peaches | #79 Mary Anne Breaks the Rules | #80 Mallory Pike, No. 1 Fan | #81 Kristy and Mr. Mom | #82 Jessi and the Troublemaker | #83 Stacey vs. the BSC | #84 Dawn and the School Spirit War | #85 Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO! | #86 Mary Anne and Camp BSC | #87 Stacey and the Bad Girls | #88 Farewell, Dawn | #89 Kristy and the Dirty Diapers | #90 Welcome to the BSC, Abby! | #91 Claudia and the First Thanksgiving | #92 Mallory's Christmas Wish | #93 Mary Anne and the Memory Garden | #94 Stacey McGill, Super Sitter | #95 Kristy + Bart = ? | #96 Abby's Lucky Thirteen | #97 Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby | #98 Dawn and Too Many Sitters | #99 Stacey's Broken Heart | #100 Kristy's Worst Idea | #101 Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout | #102 Mary Anne and the Little Princess | #103 Happy Holidays, Jessi | #104 Abby's Twin | #105 Stacey the Math Whiz | #106 Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade | #107 Mind Your Own Business, Kristy! | #108 Don't Give Up, Mallory! | #109 Mary Anne to the Rescue | #110 Abby the Bad Sport | #111 Stacey's Secret Friend | #112 Kristy and the Sister War | #113 Claudia Makes Up Her Mind | #114 The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier | #115 Jessi's Big Break | #116 Abby and the Best Kid Ever | #117 Claudia and the Terrible Truth | #118 Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer | #119 Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend | #120 Mary Anne and the Playground Fight | #121 Abby in Wonderland | #122 Kristy in Charge | #123 Claudia's Big Party | #124 Stacey McGill... Matchmaker? | #125 Mary Anne in the Middle | #126 The All-New Mallory Pike | #127 Abby's Un-Valentine | #128 Claudia and the Little Liar | #129 Kristy at Bat | #130 Stacey's Movie | #131 The Fire at Mary Anne's House
Super Specials
#1 Baby-sitters on Board! | #2 Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation | #3 Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation | #4 Baby-sitters' Island Adventure | #5 California Girls! | #6 New York, New York! | #7 Snowbound | #8 Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake | #9 Starring the Baby-sitters Club #10 Sea City, Here We Come! | #11 The Baby-sitters Remember | #12 Here Come the Bridesmaids! | #13 Aloha, Baby-sitters! | #14 BSC in the USA | #15 Baby-sitters' European Vacation
Portrait Collection
Stacey's Book | Claudia's Book | Dawn's Book | Mary Anne's Book | Kristy's Book | Abby's Book
Other
The Baby-Sitters Club Notebook (1987) | The Baby-Sitters Club Postcard Book (1991) | Trivia & Puzzle Fun Book (1992) | Ann M. Martin: The Story of the author of the Baby-sitters Club (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Guide to Babysitting (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Chain Letter (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Secret Santa (1994) | Audio Books on Cassette Tape (1994-5) | BSC Movie Novelization (1995) | The Complete Guide to the Baby-Sitters Club (1996) | Autograph Book (1998) | BSC Graphic Novels (2006-present) | We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers (2021) | Welcome to Stoneybrook: A Guided Journal (2021) | The Official Coloring Book (2023)