Mallory's Christmas Wish (The Baby-Sitters Club, No. 92)

Loving the holiday season but hating its commercialism, Mallory coordinates an old-fashioned family Christmas of baking and trimming that attracts media attention, but Mallory begins to fear that the chaotic film crews will spoil her plans. Original.** Mallory loves Christmas, but not the commercialism. She wishes her family could celebrate an old-fashioned holiday. The Pikes love the idea. Then her family wins a contest! They will receive ten thousand dollars to have their old-fashioned Christmas captured on film. Soon the camera crew moves in and begins filming the Pikes' cookie-baking, stocking-hanging, and tree-trimming. At first, everything goes fine. But then the filming gets out of control. The Pikes' old-fashioned Christmas is becoming a disaster. What happened to Mallory's wish? Fiona can't wait to attend the performance of Coppelia at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh. Her old friend, Silja Ramsey, is dancing the principle role. Ballerina, Alexis Cartwright, has been found dead in the dressing room. Can Fiona help[ catch a killer, or will she be the next victim? Mallory's wish for her family to celebrate an old-fashioned Christmas slowly becomes a disaster when the family wins ten thousand dollars to have their preparations captured on film