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When armed thugs crash into the house and take them away to a cabin in the woods, babysitter Amy realizes she and little Kendra have become pawns in a dangerous ransom plot and so must find a way for the two of them to escape safely before their captors make their next move.

Jenny Prezzioso is the fussiest kid the Baby-sitters know and she becomes such a Miss Priss that nobody wants her on their kickball team.

As a new member of the Baby-sitters Club, Dawn tries to win the acceptance of the club's president by tackling a tough babysitting job.

One of the Baby-sitters discovers an old diary in an antique trunk in Stacey's attic. The diary belonged to a girl who lived in Stacey's house in the 1890s and says there may be ghosts in the house.

Mallory's dad has lost his job and the eight Pike kids decide to help out by getting jobs of their own. Mallory gets a baby-sitting job with a wealthy family.

"If you get a new babysitter, and it's almost Halloween, be wary...for she might just be a bruja!"--.

Claudia gets stuck baby-sitting for Rosie, an obnoxious child with an I.Q. so high it is off the scale, and must figure out how to deal with the child.

Brother and Sister Bear are not happy with the idea of Mrs. Grizzle for a baby-sitter, but they find her drawstring bag very intriguing.

Mary Anne gets a new haircut, some new clothes, and a little makeup. Now she can't wait for the Baby-sitters to see her. But the Baby-sitters can't believe what she has done, and that makes Mary Anne mad.

Little Raccoon has adventures fishing by himself at night, venturing into the outside world beyond his woods, and babysitting two tricky chipmunks.