Karen's Mermaid is the 52nd book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series.
Back Cover Summary[]
Karen is so happy to be in Sea City! Margo Pike is there, too. But Margo is a bossy bragger. Margo brags so much that Karen brags back. She tells Margo she saw a mermaid in the ocean.
Then Karen receives a note from a mermaid. Neptuna wants to be Karen's mermaid friend!
Oooh. Has Karen's mermaid become real?
Summary[]
Characters in this book[]
Karen's Family
- Karen Brewer
- Andrew Brewer
- Little House - Seth Engle, Lisa Engle
Kids
Pre-teens
Adults
- Belinda Scott - Miss Mermaid winner
- Dee Pike (mentioned)
Places in this book[]
- Little House
- Rest stop - has a Wendy's, Dunkin' Donuts, and a video arcade
- Sea City
- Candy Heaven
- Ice-Cream Palace
- Fred's Putt-Putt Course
- Trampoline Land (mentioned)
- Burger Garden (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- This book corresponds with The Baby-Sitters Club Chain Letter since Jessi and Mallory are the sitters at Sea City that summer.
- On the dedication page it says: "For the Secret Santas: Cary, Constance, and Camy."
- Continuity: Karen mentions that Kristy has been to Sea City, which was in Sea City, Here We Come!, Claire calls Burger Garden Gurber Garden which she's been calling the restaurant since Boy-Crazy Stacey, Karen still can't do a cartwheel which started in Karen's Cartwheel
- Inconsistencies:
- Pop culture and real life references: Wendy's, Dunkin Donuts, Pollyanna, Barney, Murina Mermaid Chow seems to be a pun on Purina Dog Chow,
- Nancy takes care of Emily Junior and the vet watches the Rocky and Midgie.
- Andrew and Claire Pike sometimes play together.
- The festival that Sea City hosts is new to town.
- Byron and Nicky showed Karen and Andrew how to use the skimboards.
- Vanessa writes the letters from Neptuna.
- Margo can do a one handed cartwheel.
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