Karen's Chicken Pox is the 114th book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.
Back Cover Summary[]
Halloween is coming! There will be a party at school. And Karen, Hannie, and Nancy have planned the best costumes ever. Then Karen's little sister gets the chicken pox. It is very contagious. Karen does not want to catch chicken pox. If she does, it will ruin Halloween. And that would be really scary!
Summary[]
Emily Michelle gets the chicken pox and Karen stays away from her to avoid getting sick before Halloween.
Characters in this book[]
Karen's Family
- Karen Brewer
- Andrew Brewer
- Big House - Watson Brewer, Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, Charlie Thomas, Sam Thomas, Kristy Thomas, David Michael Thomas, Emily Michelle Brewer, Nannie
Kids
- Ms. Colman's Class: Natalie Springer, Hannie Papadakis,Nancy Dawes, Jannie Gilbert, Pamela Harding, Leslie Morris
- Dager kids - neighbor kids that gave Emily Michelle and Karen the chicken pox
Adults
- Ms. Colman
- Mrs. Dawes
Places in this book[]
- Big House
- Papadakis House
- Stoneybrook Academy
- Stoneybrook High School (mentioned)
- Rosebud Café (mentioned)
- Unnamed Supermarket
Trivia[]
- For Halloween Karen went as a chicken, Nancy as a sheep, Hannie as a cow, Emily Michelle as a goat, and Andrew as a skeleton.
- Two books in the BSC involve characters who get chicken pox—Kristy and the Snobs and Dawn's Wicked Stepsister.
- Pop culture and real life references include: The Addams Family (TV show)
- Continuity: On page 18 Karen brings up Nannie's candy making business from Karen's Cooking Contest.
- Sam has been using the phone a lot lately since he's planning a fundraiser on Halloween weekend.
- Kristy, David Michael, and Andrew all had the chicken pox at some point. It’s not said if Charlie and Sam ever had it. Both Emily and Karen had the chicken pox shot, and they both get sick.
- Sam got Karen a joke book for while she was sick.
- Since Halloween is on the 31st and the quaratine lasts five days, Karen got sick on October 26th.
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