I love the mysteries--even though they all (so far?) have very down-to-earth conclusions. I don't especially love Charlotte in this book, but as a fellow shy kid I feel like I have to try and be a little understanding (although having a meltdown because I was going to spend a week away from home would have never been me. I wish there was a little more of Stacey's mom in this book because she's awesome. But who can complain about a haunted house BSC book? Or about Claudia going to the library to study with the Perkins girls and surprising her mom?