Mysteries 21-36

21. Claudia and the Recipe for Danger
22. Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade
23. Abby and the Secret Society
24. Mary Anne and the Silent Witness
25. Kristy and the Middle School Vandal
26. Dawn Schafer, Undercover Baby-Sitter
27. Claudia and the Lighthouse Ghost
28. Abby and the Mystery Baby
29. Stacey and the Fashion Victim
30. Kristy and the Mystery Train
31. Mary Anne and the Music Box Secret
32. Claudia and the Mystery in the Painting
33. Stacey and the Stolen Hearts
34. Mary Anne and the Haunted Bookstore
35. Abby and the Notorious Neighbor
36. Kristy and the Cat Burglar

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#21 Claudia and the Recipe for Danger

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• Claudia's charm bracelet is her life.
• If the BSC members were charms: Kristy= baseball. Mary Anne= kitten. Dawn= sunglasses. Stacey= miniature Empire State Building. Jessi= toe shoe. Mal= pencil. Logan= soccer ball. Shannon= drama faces.
• Mari's dad is the dessert chef at Chez Maurice
• Mary Anne is now a good baker.
• Shea is good with figures and measurements.
• Logan is a good cook (stewed squirrel?) so he's in the contest with Austin Bentley and Kerry.
• The Kishis get a cordless! phone and Claudia really likes it
• Logan makes a fruitcake!
• Richard has saved Mary Anne's "schoolgirl" clothes
• Mary Anne's mom's nickname was "Sweetie-Pie"
• The Kishis have an ant problem in the garage, probably from Claudia
• Claudia bonds with Grace Blume
• Claudia likes: Mickey Stone
• A Nichole in this book!
• Julie supposedly can't be under 16 because she drives...but can't Stoneybrookites drive at age 16?
• Alma made a mean chocolate-cherry cake (Alma's Memory Cake).

#22 Stacey and the Haunted Masquerade

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• Stacey's hair looks best super curly and is wilder than most other kids'.
• Todd "Totally Immautre" Long is in Stacey's homeroom
• Stacey's favorite song is currently "Sister Sally" by the Great Blue Whales
• Stacey likes: Robert
• Kristy lives about 3 miles from Claudia's.
• Mr. Kingbridge won "worst dressed" at awards night last year
• Halloween Masquerade dance: Stacey= Morticia Addams, Robert= Gomez Addams, Mary Anne- Dorothy, Logan- Scarecrow, Jessi- cowgirl, Mal- ballerina (Mal apparently fits in Jessi's stuff), Abby- Lucy, Kristy- Amelia Earhart, Claudia- GIANT TWINKIE??
• Claudia can "sculp"- is this a real word or a typo?
• Abby can't sit on Claudia's bed because she's allergic to the feathers in the pillow. She also can't sit on the floor because she's allergic to dust. So she ends up sitting on a stack of books.
• Welcome, Cary Retlin. He's "hunky," from Oak Hill, IL and he winks at Stacey.
• The BSC has been "Cokified" more than once.
• Sabrina Bouvier is mentioned again. She's said to be "13 going on 30"...probably literally with the way she ages.
• Stacey and Claudia have watched "Carrie." It scared Stacey.
• The Arnolds go crazy with Christmas decorations.
• Students at SMS panic easily and cause stampedes.
• Logan and Alan have poked around in the SMS basement.
• Susan Hsia moved to Sioux Falls! Stupid Mary anne thinks it's in Iowa but smart Abby knows it's South Dakota.
• Carolyn is referred to as "Arnold" on page 113.
• Kristy thinks the Mischief Knights are fun and hopes Cary Retlin doesn't move.
• Grace is back to being a BSC rival.
• This book was scary.

#23 Abby and the Secret Society

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• The Stevensons are not a "demonstrative" family.
• Mrs. Stevenson went to the Culinary Institute of America but stopped taking cooking classes after Mr. Stevenson died.
• Abby usually does her homework in homeroom.
• Abby's first impression of Claudia was that she was a "flake."
• Stephen Staton-Cha has a rattail.
• Sergeant Johnson is best pals with the BSC.
• Cary admits to writing the notes to Mary Anne and Logan in SM#2.
• What book is Brian Williams (age 4) in? p. 55
• Abby carries a Swiss Army Knife.

#24 Mary Anne and the Silent Witness

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• Tigger gets the munchies.
• Mary Anne and her dad eat a mostly vegetarian diet now.
• The baby-sitters sign their letters to the editor with their club positions...dorky.
• Cary's brothers: Benson (11) and Steig (8)
• Beau Robbins rolls his own cigarettes.
• I liked Cary's "Baby-sitters Walk" joke.

#25 Kristy and the Middle School Vandal

• Ghostwriter: Nola Thacker
• Charlie, Sam, and Kristy's parents aren't short.
• There are hamsters at Kristy's house?
• Claudia is wearing a "Jerry Garcia lives" button (but in other books she doesn't know what a Deadhead is)
• Mal carries her father's briefcase instead of a backpack.
• Kristy says Abby is a loner.
• Cary wears his watch and Kristy's watch on the same wrist.
• Cary can take Kristy's watch off her wrist without her knowing.
• Mrs. Porter does not have sweat socks.
• Claudia goes ballistic at the lunch table.
• Ben goes to soccer practice...or is it football?
• Where do radiators come from? <-- Abby almost makes a sex joke.
• Mr. Milhaus teh janitor is German and says "ach."
• Supposedly Claudia knows how to spell "principal."
• Adam Pike's been watching a lot of "bad movies" on video lately.
• Watson and Elizabeth get the New York Times.
• SMS address: 358 Elm Street.
• Jessi seems to be baby-sitting for Tiffany on page 95.
• Cary tutors a 6th grader in math.
• Ben plays soccer.
• Claudia doesn't know who owns the lawn gnome at Kristy's old house...wouldn't it be the Perkins?
• Cary is in Abby's homeroom.
• Only 14 chapters.

#26 Dawn Schafer, Undercover Baby-Sitter

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• For years Dawn wore pink undies because Sharon didn't separate colors and whites.
• Dawn seems to be good friends with Emily and Erica in this book.
• Mal looks like a wet poodle on page 53.
• The word "hellion" on page 59.
• Mal can sleep through anything.
• Dawn can whistle loudly- her dad taught her.
• Mrs. Cornell looked ready to foam at the mouth.
• Mr. Livingston sounds like a manipulative asshole.
• Dawn eats Tofu-Pups (hot dogs).
• Kristy left for Hawaii.
• Dawn's favorite animal is the dolphin.
• Sharon is late for work almost every day.
• There's a restaurant in Stoneybrook called Tofu Express.
• Maggie has a pool that looks like a lagoon.
• Dawn goes back to CA.
• On her way home from Hawaii, Kristy's going to visit Dawn.
• Fights: Mary Anne vs Dawn (a little). Mary Anne pouts a lot.

#27 Claudia and the Lighthouse Ghost

• Ghostwriter: Peter Lerangis
• Claudia believed Mr. Hatt's real first name was "Cat-in-the."
• This book is crazy...the dialogue and narration is just so crazy.
• Claudia likes the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory in VT.
• The BSC has 3 irregular members.
• Kristy lives in a "chi-chi" neighborhood.
• Claudia used to think Richard was mean.
• Some new Australian slang: "shrimp on the barbie."
• The Hobarts are probably Logan and Kristy's favorite charges because they likes sports.
• Ben says he heard a comet caused Noah's flood...Bible huggers won't like that.
• BSC in the bathroom!
• Steve exposes himself to the BSC. Zip...out he went.
• Claudia does call-forwarding.
• All letters from Stoneybrook are postmarked Stamford.
• Sam and his friends are too shy to ask girls to their Christmas party. Steve Hatt steals all the ladies.
• Long Island is visible from the lighthouse.
• Abby has a slight allergy to paint.
• Byron is the youngest triplet, Jordan is the oldest.
• Charlie looks like a gargoyle in the morning.
• The SHS entrance has a gargoyle over it.
• Charlie and Kristy look alike.

#28 Abby and the Mystery Baby

We've never read this book!

#29 Stacey and the Fashion Victim

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• There might be a reference to the video Stacey's Big Break.
• All the girls went to work with their parents for Take Your Daughter to Work Day.
• Mr. DeWitt is a long-time smoker. Other Stoneybrook smokers are Aunt Cecelia(!), Mrs. Hobart, and Mr. Spinoli the hardware man. Buddy and Lindsay almost become smokers too.
• Watson smokes cigars even after his heart attack.
• Bellairs is 5 stories.
• What exactly happened to those bunny slippers?

#30 Kristy and the Mystery Train

• Ghostwriter: Nola Thacker
• Kristy includes Ben Brewer as part of her family. Awww.
• Derek is in a "major motion picture."
• Mallory is saving her money for contact lenses.
• The Masters have a Mercedes-Benz station wagon.
• Mr. Masters is an executive producer.
• Abby likes Olympic swimmers because they have allergies and asthma.
• Kristy wakes up to Abby breath.
• Rock Harding. Hahaha.
• Benjamin Athens has been named The Sexiest Man on the Planet by People. He is out of control with a "personal wrecking crew."
• According to Stacey, people fall down in the NYC subway when it starts.
• Mal clips sunshades onto her glasses.
• It's acknowledged that Ben is Mal's age, but he seems to have become a kid they sit for- he makes barfing noises and cries out things.
• Stacey likes guys who wear perfume.
• Boston and Charleston are cute little towns to sophisticated Stacey.

#31 Mary Anne and the Music Box Secret

Never read this one.

#32 Claudia and the Mystery in the Painting

Never read this one either.

#33 Stacey and the Stolen Hearts

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• Stacey recently cut her hair to shoulder-length.
• Stacey talks about her diabetes FOREVER.
• Stacey likes: Ethan (but she lists the million other guys she's liked/dated)
• "Workers in the Ring-Ding factory probably toil away beneath a gold-framed portrait of Claudia"
• Mary Anne cried because the animals on a nature show were too mean to each other.
• Stacey usually brings her own lunch to school. Not very dibble!
• Kristy and Bart barely speak :(
• Pete Black thinks up the Valentine Grams and Kristy is jealous.
• Cokie's boyfriend is Brent Jensen.
• Justin Price wants Dolly Two (wonder why...)
• Aww! Pete Black has a crush on Emily and he doesn't want anyone to know (he is feeling shy for this book).
• The Hobarts have constellations of freckles.
• JAB are homophobes- they tell Nicky not to send Valentines to other boys.
• Alan sits with Emily Bernstein at lunch.
• Logan can whistle loudly, too.
• Jim Poirier is a pedophile who loves Sabrina Bouvier's "beautiful eyes" and "perfect nose."
• Cary hangs out in the SMS basement during lunch. He has an arrangement with Mr. Halprin.
• Cary wears a turtleneck.
• Anna loves frogs.
• Alan's entryway has a jumble of dog leashes.
• Boo Boo threw up a half-digested mouse. GROSS.

#34 Mary Anne and the Haunted Bookstore

Haven't read it.

#35 Abby and the Notorious Neighbor

Haven't read it.

#36 Kristy and the Cat Burglar

• Ghostwriter: Ellen Miles
• Note to Nichole: This is not about a cat thief.
• Andrew is spending 6 months in Chicago.
• Cary is a bird-watcher (probably a window-peeker).
• Best mysteries ever?: Kristy= Missing Child. Claudia= Mystery at the Museum. Stacey= Mystery Money. Mary Anne= Music Box Secret. Abby= Secret Society. Jessi= Dance School Phantom (not really a mystery!!). Mallory= Ghost Cat!
• Frank Mancusi (the bird) has a girlfriend named Annabelle who can sing Happy Birthday in 3 languages.
• Cary has a dad and a mom.
• Cary knows about guns because his dad was a cop. Now he's a locksmith.
• Something about Cary makes Kristy feel awkward.
• The Ramseys have the Internet.
• It's a bit creepy how Sgt. James Johnson is so attached to the BSC girls.
• Charlotte makes fun of Vanessa for having a poor dad.
• Cary comes to a BSC meeting!
• No more mysteries. Thank God. Too bad.

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