Karen's Surprise (Baby-Sitters Little Sister, 13) (Paperback)

~ Ann M. Martin (Author), Susan Tang (Illustrator)

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Product Description

Karen's class is putting on a Thanksgiving play. Karen wants to be the star, of course, but she is given the worst part of all--the Thanksgiving turkey! All she gets to do is walk across the stage in a fat brown suit. Will everyone laugh at her? Not when they see her big surprise.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (August 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590436481
• ISBN-13: 978-0590436489
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,106,344 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good, July 11, 2000

By	Marcia (Newyork NY) - See all my reviews

When Karen is in a Thanksgiving play she gets the worst part of all! The turkry.Then she dose somthing to ake her part more exciting. But that only leads to trouble. Read #13.

5.0 out of 5 stars karen's surprises, December 20, 2006

A Kid's Review

This book had more than one surprise. When I first read it as a kid I was confused about which surprise the title was actually referring to. Some of these surprises included creative ideas for a thanksgiving project(the play was chosen), karen and her brother having 2 thanksgiving dinners on the same day, karen adding 3 more self-written verses for the song in the school play that she had a hand in co writing, and her grandparents all the way from nebraska showing up on thanksgiving.

5.0 out of 5 stars karen's is a superstar!, November 16, 2006

A Kid's Review

that is the surprise! I was more surprised about her musical talent than anything, considering that she doesn't really have that in the other books in the series. A songwriter, singer, dancer and actress all in one! Karen could have been a triple threat! It was brilliant how she wrote the song and suggested that the class sings it instead of just walking onstage! It was even more surprising when she stole the show at the end by adding her own verse that no one knew about, right along with dance steps appropriate for the turkey role she was playing. I also liked reading about her thanksgiving dinners even though it was a disaster in the end.