{"id":4584,"date":"2021-06-21T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2021-07-03T21:30:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T01:30:59","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-174-baby-sitters-summer-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-174-baby-sitters-summer-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 174 &#8211;  Baby-sitters\u2019 Summer Vacation!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #2: Baby-sitters\u2019 Summer Vacation! <\/em>by Ann M. Martin. Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-174-baby-sitters-summer-vacation\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/abbysunvalentine.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/abbysunvalentine-150x218.jpeg\" alt=\"Abby's Un-Valentine by Ann M. Martin\" width=\"150\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/abbysunvalentine-150x218.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/abbysunvalentine-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/abbysunvalentine.jpeg 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/prepared.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/prepared-150x213.jpg\" alt=\"Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol\" width=\"155\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/prepared-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/prepared-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/prepared.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/camp.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/camp-146x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Camp by L.C. Rosen\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/camp-146x220.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/camp-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/camp.jpeg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Abby&#8217;s Un-Valentine<\/em> by Ann M. Martin <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3qgQyu2\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781799771739\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Be Prepared<\/em> by Vera Brosgol (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zne78E\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781626724457\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Camp<\/em> by L.C. Rosen (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xjiJdQ\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780316537759\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/campgirl.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4586 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/campgirl-134x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Camp Girl-Meets-Boy by Caroline B. Cooney\" width=\"134\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/campgirl-134x220.jpeg 134w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/campgirl.jpeg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chiggers.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chiggers-150x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Chiggers by Hope Larson\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chiggers-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chiggers-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chiggers.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/empress.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/empress-148x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Empress of the World by Sara Ryan\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/empress-148x220.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/empress-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/empress.jpeg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Camp Girl-Meets-Boy<\/em> by Caroline B. Cooney <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vkjQIM\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/gift_cards\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Chiggers<\/em> by Hope Larson (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35dWkCG\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781416935872\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Empress of the World<\/em> by Sara Ryan <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vgUXxF\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780142500590\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/want.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/want-150x220.jpeg\" alt=\"I Want To Go Home by Gordon Korman\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/want-150x220.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/want-205x300.jpeg 205w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/want-701x1024.jpeg 701w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/want.jpeg 821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/campout.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/campout-150x218.jpeg\" alt=\"Karen's Camp-Out by Ann M. Martin\" width=\"150\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/campout-150x218.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/campout-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/campout.jpeg 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/enchanted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/enchanted-150x213.jpg\" alt=\"No One Returns From the Enchanted Forest by Robin Robinson\" width=\"155\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/enchanted-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/enchanted-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/enchanted.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>I Want To Go Home<\/em> by Gordon Korman <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iGgVrk\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/gift_cards\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Karen&#8217;s Campout<\/em> by Ann M. Martin (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vMiRRY\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/gift_cards\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>No One Returns From the Enchanted Forest<\/em> by Robin Robinson <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UgYZtb\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250211521\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #2: Baby-sitters\u2019 Summer Vacation! by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[865,864,252,850,1695,1331,2064,48,30,2062,2063,1579],"class_list":["post-4584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-ann-m-martin","tag-baby-sitters-club","tag-caroline-b-cooney","tag-flashback-summer","tag-gordon-korman","tag-hope-larson","tag-l-c-rosen","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-robin-robinson","tag-sara-ryan","tag-vera-brosgol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4584"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4609,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4584\/revisions\/4609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}