Stacey and the Stolen Hearts is the 33rd book in The Baby-Sitters Club Mystery series.
Back Cover Summary[]
Stacey's having a great time running the eighth-grade fund-raiser, selling secret "valentine-grams" to be delivered on Valentine's Day. But then the fun stops: Someone steals the bag of valentine-grams. And whoever has taken it is making its contents very, very public.
Who would do such a heartless thing?
Summary[]
Characters in this book[]
Stacey's Family
BSC Members
Kids
- Johnny, James, and Matthew Hobart
- Jordan, Adam, Byron, Vanessa, Nicky, Margo, and Claire Pike
- Haley and Matt Braddock
- Becca and Squirt Ramsey
- Charlotte Johanssen
- Shea, Jackie, and Archie Rodowsky
- Arnold Twins
- Jake and Laurel Kuhn
- Norman and Sara Hill
- Jamie Newton
- Buddy, Suzi, Marnie Barrett (mentioned)
- Lindsey, Taylor, Madeleine, and Ryan DeWitt
Preteens
Teenagers
- Ethan Caroll
- Andi Gentile
- Robert Brewster
- Brent Jensen
- Cokie Mason
- Jacqui Grant
- Cary Retlin
- Alan Gray
- Brian Hall (mentioned)
- Rose Marie Montey
- Jim Poirer (mentioned)
- Austin Bentley
- Emily Bernstein
- Clarence King (mentioned)
Adults
- Wesley Ellenburg (mentioned)
- Ms. Vandela (mentioned)
- Ms. Feld
- Howard Kingbridge
- Mrs. Downey - school secretary
- Mr. and Mrs. Gray (mentioned)
Places in this book[]
- New York City (mentioned)
- Stoneybrook Middle School
- Kishi House
- McGill House
- Spier/Schafer Barn
- Stoneybrook Public Library
- Gray House
Pop Culture and Real-Life References[]
- Shiloh, The Great Gilly Hopkins, A Chair for my Mother, Romeo and Juliet
- Dolly Parton
- Creature from the Black Lagoon
- Columbo (tv show)
- Swatches
Continuity and Inconsistencies[]
Continuity
- Stacey mentions all of the boys that she's liked before on page 5.
- The math champs from Stacey the Math Whiz is mentioned on page 2.
- Some of the events that Stacey helps with includes: pep squad, mathletes, and helped organize the mischief night masquerade which happened in Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade, Stacey the Math Whiz, and Stacey's Secret Friend.
- ON page 21, Bart and Kristy's breakup from Kristy + Bart = ?.
- Stacey remembers her friendship with Jacqui from Stacey and the Bad Girls and what happened in the book.
- Clarence King teasing Logan about baby-sitting is mentioned on page 42, which is from Logan's Story.
- Kristy is mentioned to be on SMS' softball team on page 83, which first started in Kristy and the Copycat.
- On page 108 Stacey mentions that she went to the basement before, which happened in Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade.
Inconsistencies
- Stacey's outfit on the cover is described in chapter 15, but she saw those notes posted on the lockers earlier in the book.
Trivia[]
- Stacey automatically assumes it was Alan Gray who stole the valentine gram bag, and Pete tells her not to assume it's him. Later it's revealed it was Alan who stole it. If Stacey trusted her instinct the plot would be wrapped up quicker.
- This is the first time we see Alan Gray's house.
- Stacey says that Robert has been acting gloomy, which foreshadows his depression in Stacey's Ex-Boyfriend.
- Claudia just got back from being held back in the 7th grade.
- Kristy used to be jealous of her brothers bringing stuff home from school include homework.
- Mathew Hobart develops a crush on Mary Anne.
- Robert can identify different birds.
- Pete has a crush on Emily Bernstein.
- This is the first time Logan writes in the mystery notebook.
- The BSC hosts a focus group.
- Floral print is big at SMS according to Claudia.
- Cary has an arrangement with the janitors to hang out in the basement.
- Mrs. Hill's first name is said for the first time.
- It's unknown who Alan was going to send his Valentine's Day gram to.
- Robert is not a good liar.