Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade is the 22nd book in The Baby-Sitters Club Mystery series.
Back Cover Summary[]
A Mischief Night Masquerade? Excellent! SMS hasn't had one in twenty-eight years. Stacey can't wait to get involved. She's the first to sign up for the decorating committee.
But right away, some decorations are destroyed. Then a poster is defaced with a threatening message. Does someone hate the theme Stacey suggested? Are the prank-pulling Mischief Knights at work? Or is there some connection with the last masquerade — which nobody wants to talk about?
If Stacey and the BSC don't figure out what's going on, this could be one very dangerous dance!
Summary[]
When Stacey is planning a Halloween masquerade, it seems like someone is haunting it!
Characters in this book[]
Stacey's Family
BSC Members
- Kristy Thomas
- Claudia Kishi
- Mary Anne Spier
- Jessi Ramsey
- Mallory Pike
- Abby Stevenson
- Logan Bruno
- Shannon Kilbourne
Kids
- Jordan, Adam, Byron, Vanessa, Nicky, Margo, and Claire Pike
- Arnold Twins
- Charlotte Johanssen
- Matt and Haley Braddock
- Becca Ramsey
Teenagers
- Sheila MacGregor (mentioned)
- Todd Long
- Alan Gray
- Pete Black
- Amanda Martin - girl who tosses Stacey a note about the new guy
- Cary Retlin
- Rick Chow
- Grace Blume
- Cokie Mason
- Sabrina Bouvier
- Ted - Grace's date
Adults
- Ms. Levine - Stacey's homeroom teacher
- Mr. Kingbridge
- Mr. Fiske - Stacey's English Teacher
- Mrs. Hall (mentioned)
- Mr. Rothman
- Mr. Wetzler - dance protestor
- Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
- Liz Connor
- Ms. Bryan - substitute home ec teacher who dances with Mr. Rothman
Places in this book[]
- Stoneybrook Middle School
- Kishi House
- Pike House
- Arnold House
- Spier/Schafer House
- Stoneybrook Public Library
- Rosebud Café (mentioned)
- Johanssen House
Pop Culture and Real-Life References[]
- Wonder Woman
- Jack Sprat
- Ghostbusters
- I Love Lucy
- The Wizard of Oz
- the Addams Family
- Little Bo Peep
- Snow White
- the Flintstones
- Marilyn Monroe
- Bonnie and Clyde
- Cleopatra and Antony
- Amelia Earhart
- Michael Jordan
- Carrie
Continuity and Inconsistencies[]
Continuity
- There's a reference to Stacey and the Mystery at the Empty House in chapter 12.
- On page 7, Stacey alludes to what happened in Stacey and the Bad Girls.
- Jordan Pike is still going to piano lessons which was first mentioned back in Dawn and the Impossible Three.
- Margo Pike has a weak stomach which is brought up in Boy-Crazy Stacey.
- Stacey narrates what happened between Grace and the BSC from the previous novel.
- Claudia remembers the time machine from Mary Anne's Makeover that Carolyn made and Marilyn's imaginary friend from Mary Anne and the Great Romance.
- Stacey remembers house sitting for the Johanssens on page 110 from Stacey and the Mystery at the Empty House.
Inconsistencies
- Stacey says that she's not much of a joiner, but in Logan Likes Mary Anne!, it's mentioned that she's vice president of the dance committee.
- Abby's handwriting looks different than it does in later books.
Trivia[]
- This is the first appearance of Cary Retlin and the Mischief Knights in The Baby-Sitters Club series.
- This books working title was Stacey and the Phantom of the Masquerade[1].
- This is the first BSC mystery to include Abby.
- Stacey considered being Mr. Kingbridge's fashion consultant.
- The BSC has lunch with Alan Gray and Pete Black.
- Stacey once decorated her room in an art deco style and says she has a strong sense of style.
- Grace Blume's date is from a school in Lawrenceville.
- Rick and Grace would come to a dance alone.
- Stacey couldn't sleep for a week after seeing Carrie.
- The Arnolds love to decorate their house for the holidays.
- The Arnolds had a squirrel in their attic that the twins were hearing.
- Richard remembers all the dances he went to with Sharon in high school.
- Sharon and Richard barely remember the 6th grade.
- SMS holds an assembly with a visiting community theater group.
- Logan and Alan were sneaking around the basement together one night.
- Stacey says that she’s not a very good liar.