Stevenson Family

Also see the Stevenson Twins for other info

The Stevenson Family is Abby Stevenson' family. They are originally from Long Island, New York, but moved to Stoneybrook, CT when Abby was 13. They make their first appearance in Kristy and the Dirty Diapers.

General[]

The extended Stevenson family is rather large. In Abby in Wonderland, the family was building a family tree to share at the party. One set of Abby's great grandparents on her mother's side are Fanny and Ira Weiss. Abby's great grandmother, Fanny, had twelve other siblings. Her daughter, Elsie Goldberg, had moved to the United States in the 1920s from Germany. Nine of her siblings stayed in Germany and died in the Holocaust. One of Elsie's sisters, Marta, was about Abby's age when she died.

The Stevensons live two doors down from Kristy at 1206 McLelland Road, next door to Tabitha Porter (Morbidda Destiny). Behind them lives Mr. Finch (briefly) and Ms. Fielding in Abby and the Notorious Neighbor.

They moved from Long Island with all new furniture and decorations. Anna and Abby Stevenson go to Stoneybrook Middle School because neither Stoneybrook Day School or Kelsey Middle School have an orchestra for Anna to play in in Kristy and the Dirty Diapers.

Together they hosted a decorate your own cupcake booth in Welcome to the BSC, Abby for the carnival.

In Mary Anne and the Music Box Secret, Abby mentions that her grandfather didn't know what to do with himself once he stopped working. Her grandmother used to kick hm out of the house because he'd just wander around complaining about how bored he was. So he'd take long walks in the neighborhood. Kristy cuts her off from saying anymore. It's unclear which side of the family Abby is talking about.

Family Members[]

Extended Family[]

Their extended family is mostly seen in Abby's Lucky Thirteen and some are mentioned in Abby in Wonderland.

Paternal Side[]

David and Ruth Stevenson (parental grandparents)
Aunt Judith (Jonathan's younger sister) and Uncle Saul
- Sarah, Lillian (Judith and Saul's daughters)
Uncle Mort and Aunt Esther (great aunt and uncle - their grandfather's sister and brother in law)
- Micah (Mort and Esther's son) and his second wife Janet
  - cousin Eli (Micah's son from first marriage)
  - Aaron, Bette, and Jonathan (Janet's children)

Maternal Side[]

Grandpa Morris and Gram Elsie Goldberg (maternal grandparents)
Cousin Jean (Rachel's first cousin)
- Amy and Sheila (Jean's daughters)
Aunt Miriam (Rachel's younger sister)
- Daniel Goldberg
Leah (Abby's great aunt, Elsie's sister)
Iris (Elsie's sister, Abby's great aunt)
Larry (Morris' brother, Abby's great uncle)
- Sam and Billy (Larry's children)
Solomon (Elsie's brother, Abby's great uncle)
Izzy (Morris' brother, Abby's great uncle)

House[]

The house is dark with a carved wood front door, a humongous porch with a swing, a chimney, a U-shaped driveway, a roof with new wood shingles, and a small side extension with a bay window. They have a recycling bin and only buy frozen dinners in recyclable containers.

In Abby and the Notorious Neighbor there's a big maple tree in the front yard; a couple of its branches reach toward Abby's window.

In Kristy and the Dirty Diapers, Kristy mentions that the house was empty for ages. There was an addition added on to the house before the family moved in. It's also mentioned that a decorator, Ms. Steinert, came to decorate the house before they moved in.

Outside the house is a sand color and a dogwood tree planted in the front.

There's a basement and an attic mentioned in Welcome to the BSC, Abby.

In Abby's Book, Abby says that the living room is huge, there's a family room, a big sunny kitchen, a dining room, a den, and a bathroom on the first floor. On the second floor there's a room that is made an office, five bedrooms, and three bathrooms.

Trivia[]

In Abby and the Notorious Neighbor, Abby mentions that they continue to visit Jonathon's grave, which started in Abby the Bad Sport.
Dr. Hernandez sees both Abby and Anna when they are sick mentioned in Abby's Twin.
They have Long Island accents.
Abby mentions that her maternal grandparents always have a project going on in Abby in Wonderland.
Her paternal grandparents lived close to them in Long Island, but Abby and Anna weren't as close to them.
Leah lives in New York City.
Abby's great uncle Solomon died at eighteen when he enrolled in the army during World War II mentioned in Abby in Wonderland.
Abby and Anna have a friend named Morgan, who had her bat mitzvah at the same time as them.
Rabbi Dorman is the rabbi at the synagogue they go to.
Their old house used to have a tree house in the back where Anna and Abby spent a lot of time in Welcome to the BSC, Abby.
They had a housekeeper in Long Island.
The Stevenson family used to go up to Lake Placid every winter to ski in Baby-sitters Beware.
Abby's Twin, it's mentioned that they went to Disney World for a week in seventh grade.
They had a neighbor who spoke like Daffy Duck in Long Island as mentioned in Kristy and the Dirty Diapers.
In Abby in Wonderland, Elsie is writing a family history book.
One of Abby's paternal aunts lives in Boston as mentioned in Kristy at Bat, Jonathan took her to a baseball game while there.
They have a burglar alarm system, in Baby-sitters' Christmas Chiller they started using it more because of the rash of thefts in the neighborhood.