The Babysitting Wars

by Mimi McCoy

Book Overview

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When super-sitter Nola moves to town, Kaitlyn, who was the top babysitter in Marshfield Lake, begins losing clients and formulates a plan to land the ultimate... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439929547
• ISBN13: 9780439929547
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

perfect gift

My 10 year old granddaughter asked for this book for Christmas. She was thrilled that I purchased items from her Christmas list. This is a book she wanted, and I'm sure she has already read it. However, I haven't read it, so I have not evaluated its literary value. As a gift it hit 5 stars. As literature, I doubt that it will ever be a classic. It is a good choice for upper elementary girls.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

In the neighborhood of Marshfield Lake, seventh-grader Kaitlyn Sweeney has a monopoly on babysitting. Good thing, too, since she's saving up for a trip to Wonder World with her two best friends, Liesel and Maggie. They've been planning and saving for it since fifth grade, but Kaitlyn worries that Liesel may not save all the money she needs in time. So when someone offers her twice her regular fee to take a last minute job, Kaitlyn feels guilty, but compelled to lie to the parents who had already booked her for that night, saying that she's sick and can't come. This is the first step in the Babysitting Wars. A new girl, Nola, moves in on Kaitlyn's turf, and everybody loves her. Suddenly, super-competitive Kaitlyn is getting no jobs at all, and she's determined to prove herself the best babysitter around. But what happens when her competition gets in the way of her friendship with Liesel and Maggie? A quick, fun read, I adored the easy flow of the author's style, and felt disappointed that there is no series based on Kaitlyn and her friends. They're a riot! Reviewed by: Allison Fraclose