# Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job

**Author:** Willo Davis Roberts
**Grade range:** Grades 3–8
**Age range:** 8–13
**First published:** 1985
**Page count:** 161
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780689806575`
**ISBN-10:** `0833526642`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/baby-sitting-is-a-dangerous-job
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

A baby sitter and her three willful charges make a formidable team to outwit their surprised kidnappers.

## Themes

- babysitters
- kidnapping
- babysitters, fiction

## Where this book is assigned

### Nevada Young Readers' Award

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Nevada — [source: Nevada Young Readers' Award — Nevada's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-56-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/343.1/Nevada-Young-Readers-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Nevada — [source: Nevada Young Readers' Award — Nevada's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-56-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/343.1/Nevada-Young-Readers-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Nevada — [source: Nevada Young Readers' Award — Nevada's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-56-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/343.1/Nevada-Young-Readers-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Nevada — [source: Nevada Young Readers' Award — Nevada's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-56-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/343.1/Nevada-Young-Readers-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Nevada — [source: Nevada Young Readers' Award — Nevada's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-56-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/343.1/Nevada-Young-Readers-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Nevada — [source: Nevada Young Readers' Award — Nevada's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-56-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/343.1/Nevada-Young-Readers-Award-Winner)

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