Forest Drive is a street in Stoneybrook, CT where many residents live. It is often the setting for Karen's adventures in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.
General[]
The neighborhood has been around since at least 1935 in Karen's Treasure, with the Engle's house built around 1920. In the book it's also mentioned there is a creek that goes behind Karen's house called McConnell's Brook (formerly Deer Stream). A family called the Barrows used to live in Nancy's house in 1935. Henry Carmody used to live in the Engle home in 1934 that had eventually been sold in 1938. Stoneybrook Town Hall is also a short walk away from the neighborhood.
Erica Blumberg lives on this street in Claudia and the Terrible Truth but not near the Engle Family. It is likely that the street stretches far. One end of the street goes near Bradford Court.
In Karen's Unicorn there's an empty lot with a mini-mall across the street three blocks away. Nearby is Silver Shoes Ballet Studio and A.E. Conklin Locksmith and Hardware. Karen and Andrew turned one corner and crossed one street and rode a long stretch of unbroken sidewalk to get here.
Residents[]
- Karen lives in a two-story "Little House" with her mother, stepfather, and little brother at 12 Forest Drive.
- Nancy Dawes lives next door to Karen on Forest Drive at 14 Forest Drive.
- In Karen's Bully, Bobby Gianelli moves down the street from Karen and Nancy with his parents and little sister Alicia.
- In Karen's Toys, the Barton family move down the street when the Jessups moved. The Barton family includes: Mark, Eric, Jackie, Lynda, and Meghan.
- Kathryn and Willie Barnes
- The Druckers
- Mrs. Harris (LS#59)
- Erica Blumberg (formerly)
Trivia[]
- Mrs. Harris has six cats mentioned in Karen's Leprechaun.
- Presumably the children in this neighborhood go to Stoneybrook Academy, due to three neighbors going to the same school.