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Best Babysitters Ever

by Caroline Cala

A babysitting-club idea with a familiar starting point

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  • Critical praise

    Praised by The New York Times Book Review

    The review praises the book as a delight for modern Baby-Sitters Club devotees and highlights its meta reading e...

AlbakiReads Editorial

A babysitting-club idea with a familiar starting point

Malia Twiggs borrows an idea associated with Kristy Thomas and recruits her friends Dot and Bree to start a babysitting club in their small California town. Their goal is to earn money for a birthday celebration, though the work brings them into contact with the very children Malia initially finds unappealing. The setup gives the friendship story a practical stake: the three friends must reckon with what running a club actually involves, not just the promise of a paycheck. Its connection to The Baby-Sitters Club is built directly into the premise, while the new trio and their birthday-fundraising goal provide their own starting point.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers interested in stories about close friendships and shared projects.
  • Readers who enjoy plots about kids taking on jobs and discovering their complications.
  • Fans of The Baby-Sitters Club looking for a premise that references the series.

Themes

FriendshipBabysitting and responsibilityEarning moneyBirthday celebrations

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Book overview

"Will delight modern [Babysitter's Club] devotees and reward them with a super snarky meta reading experience." - The New York Times Book Review

A funny new middle grade series about three 12-year-old best friends who start a babysitting club in their small California town. Perfect for fans of series like Whatever After and the Dork Diaries.

Once upon a time, a girl named Kristy Thomas had a great idea: to form The Baby-Sitters Club with her best friends. And now twelve-year-old Malia Twiggs has had a great idea too. Technically, she had Kristy's idea. (And technically, little kids seem gross and annoying, but a paycheck is a paycheck). After a little convincing, Malia and her friends Dot and Bree start a babysitting club to earn funds for an epic birthday bash. But babysitting definitely isn't what they thought it would be.

Three friends. No parents. Unlimited snacks. And, okay, occasionally watching other people's children. What could possibly go wrong?

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