Mates, dates, and sizzling summers (Mates, Dates #12)
Cathy Hopkins
Lucy goes to Italy in order to escape Tony's attempt to take their relationship farther. In Italy, she meets an American boy whom she likes more than Tony.
Read Time: ~1.9 hr
Claudia and the Bad Joke
by Ann M. Martin (1991)
About this book
Claudia's not worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy Sobak, is a great practical joker. After all, how much harm can one little girl do? *Plenty.* Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy's mean joke... and now she's talking about quitting the club. "Baby-sitting," she says, "is just too dangerous." Kristy thinks Betsy needs to be taught a lesson. She also thinks the Baby-sitters are just the ones to do it. Watch out, Betsy Sobak! The joke war is on!
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreClaudia and the Bad Joke Lead Character
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