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Mallory's Christmas Wish is the 92nd book in The Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin.

Back Cover Summary[]

Mallory loves Christmas, but not the commercialism. She wishes her family could celebrate an old-fashioned holiday. The Pikes love the idea. Then her family wins a contest! They will receive ten thousand dollars to have their old-fashioned Christmas captured on film.

Soon the camera crew moves in and begins filming the Pikes' cookie-baking, stocking-hanging, and tree-trimming. At first, everything goes fine. But then the filming gets out of control. The Pikes' old-fashioned Christmas is becoming a disaster. What happened to Mallory's wish?

Main Plot[]

Mallory wants to have an old-fashioned Christmas. Her parents agree. The family wins a contest that Vanessa entered; the family gets ten thousand dollars if a film crew can film their old-fashioned holiday. Unfortunately, things quickly get chaotic.

Subplot[]

The BSC helps raise money for Stoneybrook Manor and donating their time baby-sitting.

Characters[]

Pike Family

Extended Family

BSC Members

Kids

Teenagers

Adults

  • Mrs. Kuhn (mentioned)
  • Chad Henry - producer/director for channel three
  • Mrs. Braddock (mentioned)
  • Cecelia Parker
  • Jeannie, Nestor, - camera person
  • Todd - assistant director
  • Mrs. Kronauer - worker at Stoneybrook Manor
  • Mr. Mead, Mr. Conner, Mr. Ruben - Stoneybrook Manor Residents
  • Mr. Bouchard - Lear's manager

Locations[]

Pop Culture and Real-Life References[]

  • Newbery Medal
  • Mary Poppins
  • Elvis Presley
  • Mille Bornes (game)
  • Jacob Marley
  • Home Alone (movie)

Continuity and Inconsistencies[]

Continuity

  • On page 32 Mallory brought up her dad losing his job, which happened in Poor Mallory!. She said the family used up all of their savings before John found a new job.
  • On page 103 it's brought up that Stacey was either fired or quit the BSC from Stacey vs. the BSC

Inconsistencies

  • Mallory's hair is described as red when it's supposed to be red-brown.
  • On page 40, Jessi is on the phone but Claudia is the one that hangs up.
  • Mallory has trouble telling the Arnold twins apart in chapter 5, but they’ve had different hairstyles and they’ve dressed differently since Mallory and the Trouble with Twins.

Ann M. Martin's Dear Reader Letter[]

Dear Reader:

As a kid, Christmas was always my favorite holiday, and now as an adult it still is. In fact, I usually take the entire month of December off just to prepare for the holiday. I buy presents for my friends and relatives, I sew Christmas and Hanukkah outfits for my godchildren, and I always give a big party. All my friends and their children come to it. Every year the kid work on special art projects. Ti can get pretty messy. Maybe I should hire a baby-sitter to help out! Nothing like what happened in Mallory’s Christmas Wish has ever happened to me, but an old-fashioned Christmas is something I always wish for. I guess I’m old-fashioned at heart.

Happy reading!

Ann M Martin

P.S. Hodges Soileau, the artist for all the covers of the Baby-sitters Club books, finally posed for one of his own paintings. Look on the front — he’s the man in the green jacket.

Trivia[]

  • This book originally came with a punch-out holiday ornament.
  • Cover artist Hodges Soileau posed for his painting for this book's cover as the man in the green jacket.
  • Kristy says that she is gentle and lovable with old people.
  • Mallory is taller then Kristy.
  • Mallory has said mean things to Vanessa before.
  • Rosie Wilder gets residual checks from each of her job.
  • Claire is suspicious of Santa being real.
  • Margo knows Santa isn't real.
  • Adam is called the Terror of Slate Street
  • The Pike family does Secret Santa with each other.
  • Mallory thinks Kristy is jealous of Abby.

Gallery[]

Baby-Sitters Club Books
The Summer Before | #1 Kristy's Great Idea | #2 Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls | #3 The Truth About Stacey | #4 Mary Anne Saves the Day | #5 Dawn and the Impossible Three | #6 Kristy's Big Day | #7 Claudia and Mean Janine | #8 Boy-Crazy Stacey | #9 The Ghost at Dawn's House | #10 Logan Likes Mary Anne! | #11 Kristy and the Snobs | #12 Claudia and the New Girl | #13 Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye | #14 Hello, Mallory | #15 Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn | #16 Jessi's Secret Language | #17 Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery | #18 Stacey's Mistake | #19 Claudia and the Bad Joke | #20 Kristy and the Walking Disaster | #21 Mallory and the Trouble with Twins | #22 Jessi Ramsey, Pet-sitter | #23 Dawn on the Coast | #24 Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise | #25 Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger | #26 Claudia and the Sad Good-bye | #27 Jessi and the Superbrat | #28 Welcome Back, Stacey! | #29 Mallory and the Mystery Diary | #30 Mary Anne and the Great Romance | #31 Dawn's Wicked Stepsister | #32 Kristy and the Secret of Susan | #33 Claudia and the Great Search | #34 Mary Anne and Too Many Boys | #35 Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook | #36 Jessi's Baby-Sitter | #37 Dawn and the Older Boy | #38 Kristy's Mystery Admirer | #39 Poor Mallory! | #40 Claudia and the Middle School Mystery | #41 Mary Anne vs. Logan | #42 Jessi and the Dance School Phantom | #43 Stacey's Emergency | #44 Dawn and the Big Sleepover | #45 Kristy and the Baby Parade | #46 Mary Anne Misses Logan | #47 Mallory on Strike | #48 Jessi's Wish | #49 Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street | #50 Dawn's Big Date | #51 Stacey's Ex-Best Friend | #52 Mary Anne + 2 Many Babies | #53 Kristy for President | #54 Mallory and the Dream Horse | #55 Jessi's Gold Medal | #56 Keep Out, Claudia! | #57 Dawn Saves the Planet | #58 Stacey's Choice | #59 Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym) | #60 Mary Anne's Makeover | #61 Jessi and the Awful Secret | #62 Kristy and the Worst Kid Ever | #63 Claudia's Freind Friend | #64 Dawn's Family Feud | #65 Stacey's Big Crush | #66 Maid Mary Anne | #67 Dawn's Big Move | #68 Jessi and the Bad Baby-sitter | #69 Get Well Soon, Mallory! | #70 Stacey and the Cheerleaders | #71 Claudia and the Perfect Boy | #72 Dawn and the We Love Kids Club | #73 Mary Anne and Miss Priss | #74 Kristy and the Copycat | #75 Jessi's Horrible Prank | #76 Stacey's Lie | #77 Dawn and Whitney, Friends Forever | #78 Claudia and Crazy Peaches | #79 Mary Anne Breaks the Rules | #80 Mallory Pike, No. 1 Fan | #81 Kristy and Mr. Mom | #82 Jessi and the Troublemaker | #83 Stacey vs. the BSC | #84 Dawn and the School Spirit War | #85 Claudia Kishi, Live From WSTO! | #86 Mary Anne and Camp BSC | #87 Stacey and the Bad Girls | #88 Farewell, Dawn | #89 Kristy and the Dirty Diapers | #90 Welcome to the BSC, Abby! | #91 Claudia and the First Thanksgiving | #92 Mallory's Christmas Wish | #93 Mary Anne and the Memory Garden | #94 Stacey McGill, Super Sitter | #95 Kristy + Bart = ? | #96 Abby's Lucky Thirteen | #97 Claudia and the World's Cutest Baby | #98 Dawn and Too Many Sitters | #99 Stacey's Broken Heart | #100 Kristy's Worst Idea | #101 Claudia Kishi, Middle School Dropout | #102 Mary Anne and the Little Princess | #103 Happy Holidays, Jessi | #104 Abby's Twin | #105 Stacey the Math Whiz | #106 Claudia, Queen of the Seventh Grade | #107 Mind Your Own Business, Kristy! | #108 Don't Give Up, Mallory! | #109 Mary Anne to the Rescue | #110 Abby the Bad Sport | #111 Stacey's Secret Friend | #112 Kristy and the Sister War | #113 Claudia Makes Up Her Mind | #114 The Secret Life of Mary Anne Spier | #115 Jessi's Big Break | #116 Abby and the Best Kid Ever | #117 Claudia and the Terrible Truth | #118 Kristy Thomas, Dog Trainer | #119 Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend | #120 Mary Anne and the Playground Fight | #121 Abby in Wonderland | #122 Kristy in Charge | #123 Claudia's Big Party | #124 Stacey McGill... Matchmaker? | #125 Mary Anne in the Middle | #126 The All-New Mallory Pike | #127 Abby's Un-Valentine | #128 Claudia and the Little Liar | #129 Kristy at Bat | #130 Stacey's Movie | #131 The Fire at Mary Anne's House
Super Specials
#1 Baby-sitters on Board! | #2 Baby-sitters' Summer Vacation | #3 Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation | #4 Baby-sitters' Island Adventure | #5 California Girls! | #6 New York, New York! | #7 Snowbound | #8 Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake | #9 Starring the Baby-sitters Club #10 Sea City, Here We Come! | #11 The Baby-sitters Remember | #12 Here Come the Bridesmaids! | #13 Aloha, Baby-sitters! | #14 BSC in the USA | #15 Baby-sitters' European Vacation
Portrait Collection
Stacey's Book | Claudia's Book | Dawn's Book | Mary Anne's Book | Kristy's Book | Abby's Book
Other
The Baby-Sitters Club Notebook (1987) | The Baby-Sitters Club Postcard Book (1991) | Trivia & Puzzle Fun Book (1992) | Ann M. Martin: The Story of the author of the Baby-sitters Club (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Guide to Babysitting (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Chain Letter (1993) | The Baby-Sitters Club Secret Santa (1994) | Audio Books on Cassette Tape (1994-5) | BSC Movie Novelization (1995) | The Complete Guide to the Baby-Sitters Club (1996) | Autograph Book (1998) | BSC Graphic Novels (2006-present) | We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers (2021) | Welcome to Stoneybrook: A Guided Journal (2021) | The Official Coloring Book (2023)