Karen's Kittens is the thirtieth book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.
Back Cover Summary[]
Karen is super-excited when she finds a stray cat in the toolshed. Best of all, the cat is about to have kittens! When they are born Karen sends out birth announcements. She picks out five special names.
Now it is time to give the kittens away. Finding five perfect homes is not easy. But Karen is determined to try!
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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
- Little House - Seth Engle, Lisa Engle
Kids
- Ms. Colman's class: Nancy Dawes, Hannie Papadakis, Pamela Harding, Ricky Torres, Bobby Gianelli, Jannie Gilbert,Natalie Springer,
- Melody Korman
- Maria Kilbourne
- Linny Papadakis
- Bill Korman
Teenagers
Adults
- Ms. Colman
- Mrs. Springer
- Mrs. Barkan
- Mrs. and Mr. Dawes
Places in this book[]
- Little House
- Big House
- Stoneybrook Academy
Trivia[]
- Continuity: Karen recalls her detective agency from Karen's Mystery on page 18. Karen mentions sharing her doll with Nancy from Karen's Doll.
- Inconsistencies: Skylar Korman has a fear of cats in Mary Anne Misses Logan, yet here the Kormans adopted one of the kittens.
- Pop culture and real life references: Churchkitten Stories, Millions of Cats (books)
- For unknown reasons, Ricky's parents won't let him have a pet.
- Natalie Springer is allowed to have a pet, but something that is small and easy to care for (a guinea pig or a turtle).
- This is one of the few books in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series where Claudia Kishi appears. This is also the first time she appears without a member of the club.
- Kristy has a baby-sitting job, but it's unclear who she's watching.
- In chapter 4, Kristy gets three phone calls in a row.
- Hannie goes away with her family for the weekend.
- Melody Korman takes ballet classes.
- The Brewers own red fish shaped oven mitts.
- Karen used to think that her stuffed animals’ colors would change.
- Besides the Kormans and the Daweses, the other people who took a kitten are unknown.
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