Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Karen has three older brothers and sometimes they are a pain. She is so mad, she decides not to talk to any boy and maybe then her brothers will stop treating her like a girl.

"Everybody used to love Karen. She was cute. She was the little sister. But now baby Emily is in their family, and Karen feels left out. Then Emily gets sick and everybody has to take care of her. Even Karen. And that's when Karen finds out that being a big sister is the most fun of all!" -- Back cover.

Karen has a real bad luck day--her favorite jeans are missing, no prize in the cereal box and her cat runs away.

Deciding a new haircut will give her the boost she needs, Karen is devastated when the hairstylist cuts her hair all wrong and wonders if she will ever get back to feeling like her usual confident self.

"It's Karen's birthday! She can't wait for all those presents. Karen is even having two parties, one at Daddy's house and one at Mommy's. But what Karen really wants for her birthday is one party, with her whole family together. Will Karen's birthday wish come true?"--Provided by publisher.

Mommy is starting a new job; as a result Karen and Andrew want to help find a nanny.

From the bestselling author of the generation-defining series The Baby-sitters Club comes a series for a new generation! Good friends Karen is happy that Granny and Grandad are living at the little house. But, Grandad has not been feeling well. He cannot leave the house. Karen feels sad about Grandad, so she cheers him up. She reads books with him as he rests. Then Grandad gets really sick. Karen is worried. She loves Grandad so much.

After opening "Miss Karen's School" for all the kids in the neighborhood, would-be teacher Karen begins hearing rumors that the kids find her too strict.

"Karen has to get glasses! She doesn't want them, especially because school pictures are going to be taken soon. But she picks out some pretty pink ones and thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky at school starts calling her names, like Owl Girl and Googly Eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. If she doesn't wear them, she'll feel like she's afraid to be herself. Glasses or no glasses, that...

When Karen and her class find a duck outside their classroom, they get to witness the hatching of her eggs and to help take care of the ducklings.