Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job [Mass Market Paperback]

Willo Davis Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

I'm Darcy Stevens. A baby-sitter for the Foster children. Now, I've taken care of bratty kids before, but never three all at once. These kids are really something. I was reading to the two girls and Jeremy snuck into the den to call his Uncle Rick who lives in Hawaii! Later the baby covered herself with her mother's expensive makeup!

But that's not the half of it. After I interviewed for the job, my brother drove me home and I saw a black car following us. Then on my first day, this stranger came to the door and said he was from the gas company and had to get in for an emergency. I asked to see his ID and instead of showing me, he just left.

I could never have predicted what would happen next....

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

An ordinary sitting job turns into a nightmare for 13-year-old Darcy when kidnappers invade the house and carry off the children; PW found this a mystery characterized by "electrifying suspense." Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Inside Flap

I'm Darcy Stevens. A baby-sitter for the Foster children. Now, I've taken care of bratty kids before, but never three all at once. These kids are really something. I was reading to the two girls and Jeremy snuck into the den to call his Uncle Rick who lives in Hawaii! Later the baby covered herself with her mother's expensive makeup!

But that's not the half of it. After I interviewed for the job, my brother drove me home and I saw a black car following us. Then on my first day, this stranger came to the door and said he was from the gas company and had to get in for an emergency. I asked to see his ID and instead of showing me, he just left.

I could never have predicted what would happen next....

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (July 12, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449701778
• ISBN-13: 978-0449701775
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.2 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #834,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great book and very exciting!, November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job (Mass Market Paperback)

I liked this book because everytime you turn around something exciting happens! The characters are fit for the book.I liked the main character, Darcy, because in the end she is very brave. This book has exciting, mischievious characters. The baby-sitter,Darcy Stevens, gets interviewed at this "high-quality" house. She gets the job and finds out that the children are pests! The second day as she was finishing making lunch ,when all of the sudden the burgular alarm went off!The police come and search, but there's no one around. The police leave and a few minutes later... If you want to know what happens you'll have to read on!So hurry up! It's to exciting to wait!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a baby-sitter, January 19, 2001

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Josephine Drury (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job (Mass Market Paperback)

From the moment that Darcy set her eyes on the three foster kids, she knew that baby-sitting would not be a "fun" job. Even though the pay was twice her rate, was only for a few hours a day, and Darcy was an experienced baby-sitter, she didn't count on the mysterious things that started happening at the children's house after she took the job. She did everything a good baby-sitter was supposed to do. She didn't let the stranger saying he was from the gas company into the house, and she called the police when the house alarm went off in the middle of the afternoon. All of a sudden, a strange thing happens, and now it is up to Darcy to rescue the foster kids and herself from three dangerous kidnappers.

This book is full of suspense. That's why it's interesting to read. Once you start reading you can't stop. You just keep on turning the pages. Will Darcy be able to save herself and the kids? If you want to find out, read the book and get caught up in the great adventure with Darcy and the three kids.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not what I thought it would be... better!, November 30, 2007

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Fiona "(>^^)> <(^^<)" (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job (Paperback)

My dad got this book at a clearance, I thought it would not be that great. Then I read a couple of pages and I could not put It down. Its so intensifying, I just cant explain it!! Well actually I can :P There is a girl named Darcy and she is baby-sitting three bratty kids. One day the burglar alarm goes off, the police come and go, then she realizes (when she sees them) that they got into the house and were there the whole time! The burglars plan is to ransom the kids! Darcy and the three children begin to like each other and help each other get through. Will they escape or not? Hmmm...