I've been reading through all the Baby-sitters books in order and this is my favorite so far. I quickly remembered how much I liked Dawn as a kid---I think she was my favorite character. She's funny, acts way more mature than the other babysitters, and she's from the West Coast like me. I also had super long blonde hair and a little brother.

This book reminded me about latchkey kids---a term that always seemed weird but very 80s (I was one, too). Also that having a VCR was a really big deal (my spell check doesn't recognize the term, VCR-- hahaha!)

One thing that SUPER bugged me is that the noncustodial father in this book was able to kidnap his kid and get off with a warning. Regardless of whether or not it was "his week", I'm pretty sure there would be much more serious consequences for that in real life. ( )

Dawn tries to fit in with the Club, but Kristy doesn't like her and she landed a nightmare job.

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I loved this series in middle school. I think there were always a couple I missed here and there, but at some point I read most of the series.

This was actually okay until the end which was so unbelievable and poorly written it's a wonder I finished the book completely. The silver lining is that the very end (the photo) is quite sweet so I'm glad I got to read that. I like Dawn a lot and reading about her was interesting but she babysits for the exact same kids throughout the book which ended up being tedious and redundant. Not a favourite.
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