Mother's Helper

by A. Bates

Book Overview

Becky is thrilled to get her job as a mother's helper on an isolated island, but her dream job begins to turn into a nightmare.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590445820
• ISBN13: 9780590445825
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.1" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great author

Read a few of her books, amazing! Excited to start another one of her books!

A story that sticks with you....

I first read this book when I was in middle school. I graduated high school in 1998, so that should give you a good clue to my age. I remembered the basic plot of this book, and the big twist at the end. I recently came across it, bought it and read it again. Guess what?? I still love it! Becky is a well developed character, and it's easy to put yourself in her shoes, making the same decisions and mistakes that she does. If you've read it as a kid, try it again. If you are a kid, what are you waiting for??!!

A Young Nanny Protects A Baby From Being Kidnapped

Seventeen-year-old Becky Collier was hired under shady conditions to baby-sit a one-year-old boy (Devon Nelson) on Sebastian Island in Washington during the summer. She had hoped this would be a great opportunity to earn extra money for college, as well as get a great tan and relax. However, when she meets her young next-door neighbor, Cleve Davidson, and he starts asking her nosy questions about her job, her "aunt", etc., she realizes she doesn't have a good answer for alot of his questions, nor does she know exactly what's going on either. When she confronts Mrs. Nelson (her employer) about the persistent phone calls and her other dubious activities, Becky is shocked by what's really going on: Mrs. Nelson had recently escaped with her son from an abusive husband back in California. She had hoped to be able to hide away on Sebastian Island for awhile, but now Mrs. Nelson is afraid her husband has found them and wants his family back for good. But what will he do once he finds them? And what can Becky do to help protect Mrs. Nelson and Devon if he wants more than just custody of Devon? What if he wants to phsycially harm--possibly murder--all three of them?"Mother's Helper" is a great, fast-paced teen thriller with several surprising twists and turns at the end. Recommended for readers 12 and up who enjoy Point thrillers.

Mother's Helper

In my own opinion, the book I read was a fairly good one. One reason I liked the book I read was because it had a good story theme. A girl works as a mother's helper to earn money for college. Another reason the book was good was that the author really got into each character. You were able to make your own opinion about each character based on what the author told you about them. A third reason the book was good was that the author really got you hooked on the the book. It made it hard to put down. The best part of the book was when the Mother's Helper started getting really scared of all the strange things that were happening. She then goes to the mother and tells her she can't handle it anymore and tells her she wants to quit. One story element that was vivid was the characters. Like I said earlier, the author really let you learn about the characters. Another vivid story element was the climax. During the climax, you find out that the mother lied about her husband. You soon learn after this, that the mother is out to get mother's helper and her neighbor.

I give points to A. Bates for this book!

I love this book, it was really cool. These kinda books can creep me out, cause it contains events that could really happen....they are ordinary people.