Part of The Baby-Sitters Club, book 90
First published 1995
Abby Stevenson races through her first weeks as the newest Baby-sitters Club member. Everything feels overwhelming. She navigates SMS middle school, builds friendships with her fellow sitters, and handles challenging babysitting jobs. Meanwhile, her twin sister and mother seem unhappy about their move to Stoneybrook. Abby believes she can manage it all. Then disaster strikes during a babysitting assignment when she suffers a severe asthma attack that lands her in the hospital. Kristy Thomas, the club's demanding president, begins questioning whether Abby belongs in the group. Now Abby must fight to prove she deserves her place in the Baby-sitters Club despite her medical condition.
Genres: fiction, family-life, school-stories, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Stoneybrook
Period: contemporary
128 pages · Paperback · Apple
Content warnings: medical-trauma