- This article is about the original novel. For the graphic novel, see Karen's Witch (Graphic Novel).
Karen's Witch is the first book in the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series, which focuses on the adventures of Karen Brewer and her friends.
Back Cover Summary[]
Karen lives next door to an old lady named Mrs. Porter. Mrs. Porter wears long black robes and has wild gray hair. Her black cat is named Midnight. No wonder Karen thinks Mrs. Porter is a witch!
Mrs. Porter is having a meeting at her house. Karen is sure the meeting is for witches.
Are the witches going to cast a spell on Karen? Or will she be brave enough to send them away — once and for all?
Plot[]
Karen Brewer is convinced that her next door neighbor Mrs. Porter is a witch. One weekend at her father's house, Karen spends a lot of time spying on Mrs. Porter in her herb garden. She gets herself worked up and scared that Mrs. Porter is going to hold a large witch meeting, when talking to her cat, Midnight. On Sunday afternoon, Karen sees several cars come up to Mrs. Porter's house with various people in them. Karen is convinced the witch meeting is happening and so she and Hannie Papadakis go next door to confront the "witches." Upon getting into the meeting and chanting made up spells, Karen and Hannie realize they have insulted the members of the Stoneybrook Gardeners Club, including Karen's grandmother, Grandma Packett. She marches the girls home where her step-mother Elizabeth and father Watson force Karen to write a letter of apology to Mrs. Porter and make Karen promise to not spy on the neighbors again.
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
- Little House - Lisa Engle
- Grandma Packett - Lisa Engle's mother
Kids and Teens
Adults
- Tabitha Porter (Morbidda Destiny)
- Mrs. Delaney (mentioned)
- Mrs. Papadakis (mentioned)
- Stoneybrook Gardeners Club members
Places in this book[]
- Big House
- Mrs. Porter's house
Trivia[]
- The graphic novel of this book, illustrated by Katy Farina, was released in December 2019.
- The 2021 reprint was released July 6, 2021. [1]
- On the dedication page it says: "For Laura Elizabeth, the newest Perkins."
- Continuity: Karen recalls when she went to Disney World on page 21.
- Pop culture and real life references: Donald Duck, Disney World,
- This book introduces both Hannie Papadakis and Mary Anne Spier in the Little Sister series.
- Watson and Lisa do not have the same rules at their houses.
- Books mentioned include: The Tooth Witch, The Littlest Witch, and Little Toot.
- Karen mentions that she sees Nancy a lot more then she does Hannie.
- This the first time Karen learns about boy witches.
- The no spying on the neighbors rule is first set in place at the end of this book.
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