babysitting

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The babysitting wars

Nola moves to town and challenges Kaitlyn's status as top babysitter in Marshfield.

Emma all stirred up!

Emma is thrilled school is out, and she won't need to babysit her brother, Jake, every afternoon, until she learns they'll be going to the same day camp, and she will have to babysit him on the bus each day.

Bri's big crush

Brianna Edwards has a big crush on the new boy, David Massey, so when Mrs. Massey asks her to babysit David's younger siblings, Bri sees it as her opportunity to connect with David. In order to get his attention, Bri pretends that she shares his interests, but soon becomes someone she's not, and is forgetting to do all the special things that make her a great babysitter.

Monica and the bratty stepsister

Monica is stuck watching her stepsister, but Angela is trying to ruin Monica's day.

Kaitlyn and the competition

Thirteen-year-old Kaitlyn Perez is a very professional and well organized babysitter, but suddenly she finds herself in competition with a boy and the only thing she knows about him is that his nickname is Doc. He lets the kids he is babysitting run wild, and he is probably in her class--and that is only the beginning, as the stress causes her to quarrel with both her best friend, Piper, and her sister, Eve.

Olivia Bitter, spooked-out sitter

When 13-year-old Olivia is asked by her new neighbors to babysit their four kids for the weekend, she is a little apprehensive because their house is supposed to be haunted, but she also thinks it may be a way to win back her best friend who has started hanging out with the "in" girls.

A babysitter's guide to keeping the kids entertained

Presents crafts and activities that babysitters can use to keep their charges entertained.
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Lucky's diary

Explore the world of DreamWorks Animation's Spirit Riding Free with this adventurous new series, written in diary format, featuring the innermost thoughts of the series' main character, Lucky Prescott.
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Zip and beep

2018
"When Clarence offers to babysit two young dozers, his day off turns into a day's work. Sounds like a job for Mighty Truck!"--Back cover.

Mya's strategy to save the world

2019
"Mya Parsons runs her school's social justice club with her best friend, Cleo. Her lifelong desire is to work for the United Nations and change the world, and then bask in all the ensuing adulation. Her more immediate desire is to get a phone, preferably one like Cleo's. When her distracted dad and her long-distance mom both say no, no way, and possibly never, Mya launches a campaign to prove herself reliable and deserving. Her efforts leave her ego bruised, but after an accident leaves Mya to take charge she realizes how much she's grown, with or without access to proper communications"--Provided by publisher.

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