Taking Care of Trouble
Grades 3-6--Joel Maccarone was the only kid in Junior Adventurers to ever flunk EP (Emergency Preparedness) twice. So when Rachel Rottenberger begs him to take over her baby-sitting duties for a toddler appropriately nicknamed Trouble, Joel's first response is to panic. In the end, however, after a series of hijinks involving an escaped pet, a loony neighbor, and a dirty diaper, the fifth grader saves the day. The characters are believable and the plot, while predictable, is fast paced. This is an early chapter book, the style and humor of which will appeal to emergent readers. Full-page, pen-and-ink illustrations appear throughout.Robyn Ryan Vandenbroek, Elgin Court Public School, St. Thomas, Ontario, CanadaCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.