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The Baby-Sitter (Point Horror Series)

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3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
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I am a big fan of R.L. Stine and his novels. 'The Babysitter' was one of his best thrillers ever! It is about a young babysitter who discovers she is the next victim of a notorious babysitter attacker. The ending will shock you and leave you afraid to stay alone. A great, quick read.

Jenny knew that babysitting for the Hagen's son, Donny, was the worst mistake she ever made. The house looks like it came out of a horror movie, and the neighbor, Mr. Willers, is becoming suspicious. That's when she starts receiving the threatening phone calls. She knows about the babysitter attacks that's been in the news lately. Will Jenny become the attacker's next victim?

The Baby-Sitter is one of R.L. Stine's best novels. What I really loved about this book is that it could happen in real life. I mean, how many girls out there who babysit have these thoughts about an escaped lunatic or a killer hiding down in the basement, waiting for the right moment to get them? An excellent, creepy story.

Even though I'm 22 years old, I love R.L. Stine books. There are even some that scare me to the bone (honestly). Hey, I know you're laughing at me! There are adults out there who do read R.L. Stine. Honest to god!!!

There is a girl named Jenny that is looking for a summer job. The Hagens are also looking for a babysitter. Later on Jenny met the Hagens and stated babysitting Donny for them. She baby-sits two nights a week that is on Thursdays and Saturdays. Donny is six. Jenny is fifteen. The Hagens have a big two-story house and only two houses live near them. One of the houses no one lives in, and the second one the Hagens have never seen or talked to them. The Hagens moved there two weeks ago. Mrs. Hagen takes Mr. Hagen out twice a week because he gets so nervous when they have a babysitter. They go out to parties and to friend's houses. Every night Jenny baby-sits she gets these phone calls that say: HEY BABES, ARE YOU ALL ALONE IN THAT BIG HOUSE? COMPANYS COMING AND THEN THE FUN WILL START. While she is there she hears footsteps, things in the backyard, and people knocking on the door and she doesn't know who it is. The person who is out to get her is... READ IT AND YOU'LL KNOW WHOM!
I like this book because it is mysterious. I also like scary books. I didn't give it five stars because whenever something bad happens it isn't someone scary and it is a lame excuse. I got scared sometimes and I wanted to stop reading it but I didn't. I always wanted to stop at the end of a chapter but every end of a chapter something cool or scary happened and I would want to see what happened.
I recommend this book to people who like mysteries and don't get scared easily. I don't recommend it to people who get scared easily because it is scary and you might get nightmares.

Babysitter by: R.L. Stine. It's about this girl named Jenny that finally gets a babysitting job that she likes except the fact that she is in this big scary house and she keeps on getting these phone calls saying company is coming! What made me read this book is it looked like a good book and I like scary books. I would recommend this book to any teenager that likes scary books. Or kids that are mature and also like scary stories. What was good about the book were the characters because I can relate to Jenny in a lot of ways because I am scared of being in a big scary house by myself. One of the quotes was, "I hate being in this big scary house by myself. I wish somebody was here with me." Jenny said. I also liked how they described the setting because it made the book sound scarier. Another quote was, "The house was dark and scary-looking and one of the shingles on the window was banging up against the house." There wasn't really anything that I didn't like about this book.

I loved this book because it kept me wanting to read it to find out what happens next. I would recommend this book to any teenager or any kid that is mature and that loves scary stories.

A Metcalf

This book is amazing! It's about a girl named Jenny. She just got a baby-sitting job for a cute little boy named Donny. There have been baby-sitter attacks all over town but she takes the job anyway. Then one night(while she's at Donny's house)she gets a phone call. A whispered voice says " Hi Babes. Are you all alone in that big house? Don't worry, company's coming". It all goes down hill from there. She hears noises, feels fear and still gets more phone calls from a whispered voice on a phone. Everything is going wrong now. Then a creepy person from next door is found in the yard. What next? Then she finds out who it is but it's too late. In the end someone gets pushed over the edge(literally). This is one of the scariest but yet enjoyable books I've ever read. Read it today! I also recommend these books: The Baby-Sitter II, The Baby-Sitter III and The Baby-Sitter IV.

This book was so thrilling! It just kept me going and going. I couldn't put down the book!At the end of the chapter, there is always a sentence that makes you want to read on and on. In the story, these phone calls from a man comes and when I was reading this book at home alone, whenever the phone rang, it made me jump! I read all four of the Baby-Sitter books, and I think the first one is the most realistic. That's why the first one is my favorite. Also, the person who makes the phone calls was Mr. Hagan. I never thought of that. I was so shocked by this. R.L Stine only tells you who made these calls only at about 3 pages away from the end. All the way through, I thought the Willers were the people who made the phone calls, but he was the officer that helped Jenny at the end. I just think this book is awesome, and if you liked the first one, read the rest of the series too!

This is a very cool book that keeps you reading it. I mean, you just can't put it down. Jenny Jeffers is a teenage girl who starts baby-sitting for the Hagens' little boy, Donny. Since that moment, she starts receiving threatening phone calls. She even starts thinking that Donny is the one calling her. Is he? You'll have to read this book to find out the answer to that and other mysterious things that go on in the book. You really should buy this book or go check it out at the library. I reccommend this book to everyone who likes thrilling books.

This has to be one of Stine's best books. It's a YA book but I think anyone could enjoy this. The plot's simple enough, Jenny gets a new job baby-sitting in a creepy house during a time where baby-sitters are being attacked in her town. She starts getting threatening calls and notes, is she next? You feel as if you know Jenny, and this book has some great twists. This book launched many sequals, some good, others not, but start with the original!

The Babysitter, was a great book that was so good I just couldn't put it down! I would definitely recommend it to girls that are a fan of thriller books. This book gets a bit scary at the end. If you are not a fan of scary books then I would not recommend reading this book. R.L. Stine writes great scary books , and I love reading them. If you read this this book you might want to read The Babysitter 2 and The Babysitter3.

Have you ever tooken a baby sittng job at a creepy house? Well, the book I read was "The Babysitter" by R.L. stine. The book was about a girl named Jenny who was offered a babysitting job and accepted. But as she looks in her backpack she finds threatning notes. At first she thinks it's a sick joke, then the phone rings saying the company is coming! She then knows someone wants to scare her.....to DEATH!

I liked this book because it is full of mystery and suspence. You can connect with all the characters in this book. It is really easy to understand. I gaurantee it will keep you thinking. The bad thing is that there are no characters 13 years old. All the characters are in high school except the little boy and his parents. If you like suspenceful books, this is the book for you.