Taking Care of Trouble Author:Bonnie Graves In this funny, fast-paced middle-grade novel, fifth-grader Joel wants nothing to do with babies. He's the only kid in Junior Adventurers who hasn't passed Emergency Preparedness, and the last thing he needs is a real-life crisis that will mess up his chances. But when his best friend's pretty older sister begs him to help her by taking care of ... more »a toddler named Tucker (aka Trouble), he can't say no. And, boy, is he sorry.
During his hair-raising-and hilarious-adventure in baby-sitting, Joel battles putrid diapers, an escaped cockatoo, and a best friend obsessed with capturing footage for World's Funniest Videos. After all this, passing a silly old emergency test looks like a walk in the park.« less