Adventures in Babysitting

This is a fun and cozy book. It is better known as the movie version, but thank goodness there is this book version for book-readers like me. (I have watched the movie several times - this is the only movie I can watch and actually enjoy.) But as much as I enjoy the movie, I enjoy the book even more. Chris Parker, a beautiful teenager girl, accepts a babysitting job after being stood up by her boyfriend. She thinks it will be a quiet night at home with the kids. . . Her friend Brenda calls her to come and pick her up at the bus station after Brenda had tried to run away from home. Just a quick trip to the bus station to get Brenda, and then back home with the kids. . . Of course, the kids have to come, because they can't stay home alone. Therefore, Chris and the kids come to the bus station. . . or try to come to the bus station. . . A tire blows on the freeway. . . What a horrible time for a tire to blow when you have a carload full of kids. . . How will Chris get another tire? While trying to get another tire, she and the kids have one adventure after another. I will not tell you what they are, but they are fun. You never knew getting a tire was that adventurous. . . I can't say more, because I don't want to ruin the book. But the main question is: Will Chris get the tire, get Brenda picked up, and get home before the parents know that she was out on the town with the kids? I enjoyed the French restaurant scene; Joe was an awesome character; I enjoyed the campus scene; the bus-riding scene was fun. The hospital scene was really fun. Gosh, the whole thing was fun, awesome, and cozy. Even though I was able to enjoy the movie, I am very grateful for this book version, because I enjoyed it much more. This book is really awesome. Highly recommended.

when i was in 5th grade! give it to a youngster they'll love it

When Chris Parker, a senior in high school, is stood up by her boyfriend (Mike Toddwell) on their anniversary, she reluctantly accepts a babysitting job from the Andersons instead. Everything goes wrong, though, once Chris takes the two Anderson kids (Brad and Sarah) and their friend (Daryl Coopersmith) into the city so she can pick up her best friend (Brenda Pidgjocki), who just ran away from home. Yet before they can find Brenda, one accident after another befalls them--their tire blows out on the freeway, they're towed by a scary-looking car mechanic with a hook for a hand, followed by being rescued by a car thief, chased by crooks, and involved in a gang war. But the night is still young, and they have yet to find Brenda and get home in one piece before their parents find out.This is the next best thing to watching the movie, particularly if you don't have a VCR/DVD player handy. I read this book a lot when I was in middle school, though I watched the movie even more. This is a good novelization of one of the cheesiest comedy flicks from the '80s. The only drawback is that are no pictures of the movie inside, just one group shot on the back cover. Also, some of the profanity was altered, like Brad's favorite "h" name for Thor, Sarah's fair-haired superhero, possibly because of the younger readers who might read this book. Still, this book is worth owning if you're really into the "Adventures in Babysitting" movie.