Karen, Nancy, and Hannie are excited about going to pony camp, but it turns out to be harder than they thought it would be. It's so hard, the girls don't know if they will have any time to have fun at camp.
Members are showing up late, everyone is stressed, arguing about jobs, even pushing to get rid of Friday meetings, so Kristy considers disbanding the Baby-sitters Club.
Karen adopts a grandmother from Stoneybrook Manor. She has five grandmothers eventually. But her new grandmother makes Karen listen to old music and teaches her funny dances too, like the foxtrot.
Karen and her brother Andrew get ready to be in the St. Patrick's Day parade and meet the parade director who, claiming to be a real leprechaun, tells them a story about a pot of gold that can be found at the end of a rainbow.
Jessi volunteers to help out in a ballet class for children. While helping, Jessi discovers a secret about Mary, one that could hurt her. Jessi has to decide if she should tell someone and risk losing a friendship.
The Thanksgiving play Claudia and her drama class write for the third graders add some twists to the traditional story. Now some of the parents and teachers tell them to change their story or stop production of the play.
