The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! When Dawn starts getting threatening notes and odd phone calls while she's baby-sitting, she doesn't know what to do. The notes are signed "Mr. X," and they're beginning to get scary. Normally, she'd tell the rest of the BSC, but this time things are different.The kids at Stoneybrook Elementary are having a Sitter of the Month Contest. The Sitter of the Month has to be someone who is in control--someone whose jobs always go smoothly. Dawn doesn't want to blow her chances at winning. But what if she's in real danger?The best friends you'll ever have are detectives, too!

After entering the Sitter-of-the-Month contest, Dawn begins receiving threatening notes and phone calls from someone who is known only as Mr. X.

Contains pieces on the following topics/occasions: Concert recitations, Selections for musical accompaniment, Poets' birthdays, Temperance, The seasons, Flowers, Lincoln's birthday, Washington's birthday, Arbor Day, Decoration Day [i.e., Memorial Day], Flag Day, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Miscellaneous.

"Highly entertaining, refreshing, and witty. . . . [A] beautifully written, delightful, and faith-filled romance of two endearing hearts." --Grace Hitchcock, award-winning author of My Dear Miss Dupre Not much happens in Theodosia Stapleton's tiny Northumberland town. Certainly not to her. She has resigned herself to spinsterhood, caring for her ailing mother in the home of her grandfather the general. When her dear friend dies and leaves behind a daughter, it's simple enough to take the child into her own quiet world. That is, until her ward's famous uncle unexpectedly arrives and throws Theo's tidy orbit completely off-kilter. Fame was the last thing Daniel Balfour sought when he fought in the Peninsular War. But his brave exploits caught the attention of the King, and now the honors he was given hound him everywhere . . . even on his rushed trip to rescue his orphaned niece. Theo's quick wit and warm smile quickly reassure him that Rebecca is in good hands. He finds himself free to swiftly return to London and his responsibilities. But those caring hands are beginning to look like they could also safely hold his heart, and he's tempted to linger. Unfortunately, marriage is simply not in the cards; the army is spouse enough for him. Then an accident and a scandal lead both Theo and Daniel to discover that their best-laid plans may not have been what God designed for them after all . . .

The Baby-sitters Club investigates the terrible noises coming from the old Hennessey place, which is sitting on top of a graveyard and may be haunted.