Stoneybrook Parades

[zoar3]

I know there are Easter and Snow Princess and many Halloween, etc. parades in the LS Series, I enjoy most all of them. The LS Holiday books have become extra special to me. I finally understand also why Afton and others of you enjoy reading the seasonal stories during their respective season. Although, lol lately I’ve been reading all the wintry BSC and LS books to cool off from the heat. Anyway, last night out of the blue, around 9pm for about ten minutes, it sounded like a marching band was right outside my window! Now maybe the Buddy Barrett Marching Band (Don’t Give Up Mallory) had a sudden late night appearance here in LA. Or maybe All the Children was practicing, but it sure was odd. It was also cool because I had been thinking about parades in a completely non BSC way earlier in the day and how they relate to a few family members so that was cool. It also goes to prove Stoneybrook can be connected to most anything!

Back on topic, when are there parades in BSC books? Kristy and the Baby Parade has its famous orange shoe. BSC on Wheels from “Haunted House,” and the Disney parade mentions in “BSC on Board.” Of course, there is the “Elephant Walk” in “Zoo Mystery,” and even the St. Patrick’s Day parade sub-plot in one of my very least favorite BSC books (for the bad personal memories and also because…I prefer my Stoneybrook stories to be light-hearted) “Claudia and the Terrible Truth.” And I always feel badly (in general) for Mal that she missed going to NY for the Thanksgiving Day parade in “Get Well, Soon Mallory.” Are there any others?

[candykane]

In Stacey's Portrait, one of her chapters was about being on the Cinderella float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade when she was (I think) five years old.

[zoar3]

^Thanks Candykane. I did like Stacey's portrait because it was one of the few books that Ed and Maureen were still married. I know Ed sure changed in later books, but early on, I actually liked him. I thought he and Maureen sounded really close to Stacey in The Summer Before and I believe when Stacey came home from Sea City (the first trip) they spent time sitting in their yard talking about her trip. I'll have to check out Stacey's Portrait after I finish reading, "Karen's Campout." I had wanted to give this story another "try."

[booboobrewer]

There were Halloween parades in Stoneybrook and Salem in Fright Night.

[zoar3]

^That's right, thanks BooBoo. Isn't the one in Stoneybrook where Jordan tries to trick Claire into believing he knows real spells or has some sort of magical future predicting power? And all I am remembering off the top of my head about the one in Salem is that one of the teacher's daughter's, dresses up as a cat.

[wanderingfrog]

There's a parade on Fire Island in Stacey's Lie. And speaking of summer vacation parades, although it's not exactly the same thing as a parade, the boat show in Baby-sitters at Shadow Lake is quite similar.