Bree, Alia ( Malia) and Dot are having a joint birthday party and it’s big! After all, they’re turning 13! However, money is an issue. After reading a book from The Babysitters Club, even though they don’t like children, the girls decide to form their own babysitting club, accurately named BAD Babysitting. Hilarity ensues as the tweens compete against older teens for babysitting jobs in their small down. Does babysitting cats and plants count? Read to find out. ( )

Malia, Dot, and Bree need to make some money for an epic joint birthday party. When Malia is inspired by an old paperback in a library discard box, the three turn to babysitting, even though they've never actually done any babysitting, and are not really even sure they like kids. Things start out well enough, until Malia's evil older sister steals their idea and runs with it. Can the three original babysitters get their clients back, or will they lose the babysitting business and their friendship, as well?

This is a light, fun read. The adults in this book are the absolute worst, but I'm sure that won't bother the target audience. It was cute to see the Baby-Sitters' Club re-imagined for a new generation, including some shade cast at the original ("Is this seriously what people found fun in the '90s?"). An enjoyable, if inessential, read. ( )

Once upon a time, a girl named Kristy Thomas had a great idea: to form a Baby-Sitters Club with her best friends. And now twelve-year-old Malia Twiggs has a great idea too. Technically, she has Kristy's idea. Malia convinces her friends Dot and Bree to start their own babysitting club-and use the money to throw an epic joint birthday party. But babysitting definitely isn't what they expected. Three friends. No parents. Unlimited snacks. What could possibly go wrong? In this hilarious new middle grade series, it turns out the answer is everything.

Three best friends find an old copy of "The Babysitters Club" and decide to start their own babysitting business.