Books 121-131

Abby in Wonderland
Kristy in Charge
Claudia's Big Party
Stacey McGill...Matchmaker?

Mary Anne in the Middle
The All-New Mallory Pike
Abby's Un-Valentine
Claudia and the Little Liar
Kristy at Bat
Stacey's Movie
The Fire at Mary Anne's House

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#121 Abby in Wonderland

Ghostwriter: Suzanne Weyn
Abby is no longer in touch with her Long Island friends.
Mrs. Stevenson and Anna like self-help tapes.
Vanessa wants to capture a seagull from the Dumpster at the supermarket.
Abby's family info is found on pages 45 and 48.
Mrs. Stevenson checks out a guy.
Grandpa Morris takes his shirt off. (Chicks dig bypass scars).
Abby thinks her great uncle will have a comb-over (p. 79).
Kristy misses a club meeting to visit Abby in the Hamptons(?).
Yes, we know what you mean about Mal/Ben...what? (p. 103).
The Pikes' nasty toilet floods. A possible theory: Frodo clogged it.
Abby wears makeup.
Anna's friend Corley has 4 younger sisters. Corley is an unusual-looking cellist.
DOES GRAM HAVE CANCER OR NOT?

#122 Kristy in Charge

Ghostwriter: Suzanne Weyn
Andrew is in Chicago with his mom.
Stacey LUVS Mr. Zizmore.
Classes at SMS are 45 minutes long.
Cary Retlin's first appearance in the regular series?
Parker Harris lives in Stoneybrook now! Dawn should be happy.
Spaz girl!
Mrs. Pike has a cell phone.
Claire gets extra gross points for not owning a hairbrush.
Kristy and Cary's class is very violent.
Sam owns a Jock Jam CD.
One of Mallory's favorite poems is "I'm Nobody. Who are You?"
Vanessa is bound and gagged by Claire, Margo, and Nicky.
Abby wants to submit "Animal Grace" to a literary magazine.

#123 Claudia's Big Party

Ghostwriter: Vicki Berger Erwin
Claudia doesn't like to wear the same outfit twice.
Food! Claudia needed food!
Ethan Carroll visits Stoneybrook for the first time.
Janine has dumped Jerry Michaels.
You have to use table manners at the Rosebud.
Abby has her head between her legs, but Claudia can't do that.
Josh has a "puffy" cat neighbor.
Mr. and Mrs. Kishi go to Chicago.
Claudia really likes spaghetti.
Is Bill Korman the new Sean Addison?
Logan loves them Mets.
The rainbow gavel earrings. Why would such a thing exist?

#124 Stacey McGill...Matchmaker?

Ghostwriter: Suzanne Weyn
Stacey and her mom are reading Pride and Prejudice.
Another famous person lives in Stoneybrook- Mr. Brooke. He's creepy.
Mr. Brooke and Mrs. McGill stay out until 12:30 (ew) and Kristy baby-sits that late for his kids.
Richard had girlfriends before Sharon.
Maureen glows.
Mal mentions a boarding school in Massachussetts. She also says she wants to take riding lessons again.
Mallory thinks Mr. Brooke is cute.
Mrs. McGill says she doesn't marry for money but she "personally" knows women who do.
Joni Brooke likes Hanson!!! And Ewan likes Teletubbies.

#125 Mary Anne in the Middle

Ghostwriter: Suzanne Weyn
Mrs. Pike has a temporary fulltime job as a salesperson at Bellairs for the holidays.
Has Boo Boo croaked? Kristy has Pumpkin now.
Richard and Mary Anne are "enthusiastic" meat eaters.
Mallory's face is too fat for short hair.
Nicky wants to play an elf with an injured foot.
Claire subscribes to Ladybug and Nicky gets Ranger Rick...how do the Pikes afford subscriptions to magazines?
Something about Erica Blumberg bugs Abby; Claudia says she thinks she knows everything.
There is a sleepover at Jessi's house.
The BSC members leave their jackets in the front hall closet at Claudia's.
Mallory sounds suicidal!
At a meeting, Mal and Jessi sit on opposite sides of the room for the first time.
Kristy lets Mal and Jessi leave a meeting early- boy, is she getting soft!
Mr. Pike asks the kids to wash up before dinner. Wow!
Mallory doubts that her parents will have any more kids :(
Mary Anne has herself a delicious cry.
A We Love Mallory Day!
Jessi buys tickets to Cats for her and Mallory.
Fights: Mallory vs Jessi

#126 The All-New Mallory Pike

Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
On page 5, Mallory sounds like a better parent than Mr. or Mrs. Pike.
Sam holds the spaghetti sucking record of 27.
Mrs. Pike is right- the BSC is the greatest thing since sliced bread!
Richard paid too much attention to Mary Anne.
Claudia is the most talented artist at SMS? What about Ashley Wyeth? Or Alan?
There is a trunk in Claudia's room for Abby to sit on.
Abby can whistle better than Kristy.
Abby hears the plot of Hello, Mallory for the first time.
I ♥ the Mallory memories!
Mallory has a wooden "M" her dad found at a junk shop. She also has a poster with horse breeds on it.
Mallory is always honest in her journal. (She probably calls everyone "retarded" in it).
Jessi gave Mal horseshoe earrings and they're her favorite.
Vanessa goes gothic.
Mal likes to sniff her pillow.
Mallory has an excellent French accent and may have a "hidden talent" for numbers.
Sarah is almost as tall as Sam. What's with the comparisons to Sam in this book?
Mal's crazy roommate: Alexis Decamp. Mal's new, noncrazy roommate: Jen Bodner.

#127 Abby's Un-Valentine

Ghostwriter: Nola Thacker
Anna wears glasses more often than Abby.
Anna and Abby used to switch places.
Abby once ate a whole box of chocolates.
When Abby was in 5th grade, Perk Watkins wanted her.
Claudia squirrels books and candy away.
It's official- Boo Boo is DEAD.
Dawn's style is "beach casual"...not California Casual?
Claudia isn't wearing pants on page 19.
Jessi goes bunhead on page 22.
Pastels compliment Jessi's blackness.
Shannon is coming to more meetings since Mal is gone.
Shannon mentions her friends and Kristy says, "Speaking of dogs."
Abby descrbies Erica as "funny and interesting."
Abby calls U4Me's lyrics lame.
U4Me sings "love rants."
Does Ethan send Stacey dirty emails?
Scout is growing...are any of the other animals?
Abby's normally an early riser, but Anna isn't.
Abby watches My So-Called Life.
Nannie has a catering business.
Abby pretty much calls Stacey and Claudia sluts.
Stacey the ho wants Abby to take Ross to the dance, so Abby can find a different boy. (Laine Cummings...?)
Some love advice from Charlie...page ? He knows what it's like to have a crush on someone, but not be loved back.
Kristy doesn't think that girls call Charlie.
Abby's allergic to roses.
Abby reads a poem with breasts in it.
Abby had boyfriends in Long Island.
Good-bye Scout, Good-bye. (Andrew is super-annoying).
Nannie wants to go to Australia.
Kristy has a "look" for near-tardiness.
Anna and Ross hook up.
On Valentine's Day Abby and Kristy go to see Pepperoni Man, a horror movie.
Charlie and Sam supposedly have dates.
Alan and his cronies are at the movies on Valentine's Day.
Fights: Abby and Kristy vs Claudia and Stacey

#128 Claudia and the Little Liar

Ghostwriter: Suzanne Weyn
Josh lies on Claudia's bed.
Kristy would let Josh sit through a meeting.
Noah Seger lives next door to the Rodowskys.
Haley should be put in a straight-jacket.
Josh and Claudia decide to be "just friends."
Mr. Braddock used to write the multiplication tables all over his body.
It seems weird that Vanessa, Charlotte, and Becca play basketball.

#129 Kristy at Bat

Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
Kristy and her younger siblings play puppies.
Kristy and David Michael look alike.
Kristy dresses like a 7 year old boy, but without the Spiderman underwear.
The Junk Bucket is in worse condition than the Pink Clinker.
Anna's hair is now longer than Abby's?
Mary Anne might like Martha Stewart (page 14).
Kristy tries out for the softball team again.
1st base is Kristy's favorite position.
Watson has a deceased Uncle Moe.
Emily Michelle has a friend named Dakota.
Are they real people?: Bill Bain, Gloria Kemp, Tony Washington, Matt Adamec, Billy Mason
Kristy went to a night game at Shea Stadium with her dad, Charlie, and Sam.
Watson has a man-crush on Bill Bain.
Abby has a baseball card collection.
Laurel collects cards of baseball players named Joe.