The Shadow Hand (Babysitting Nightmares #1)
by Kat Shepherd (Author) Rayanne Vieira (Illustrator)
Got chills? Babysitting can be a real nightmare in The Shadow Hand, the first book in Kat Shepherd's spooky adventure series Babysitting Nightmares!
For Rebecca Chin, babysitting has always been fun. But one night, a thunderstorm knocks the power out while she's watching baby Kyle, and creepy things begin to happen in the house. A locked window opens by itself, mossy handprints streak the wall, and the baby begins acting strange. When she finds out that no one else in town was affected by the storm, Rebecca begins to wonder if something supernatural is going on. Fellow sitters Tanya, Clio, and Maggie help Rebecca unravel the mystery, only to discover something unbelievable. A sinister, paranormal villain has taken the baby and replaced him with a changeling! The girls can save him--if they can survive a scary journey into the Nightmare Realm! There are a handful of black-and-white illustrations by Rayanne Vieira for the key spine-tingling moments.
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Gr 3-6--Kat Shepherd draws from 1990s kid lit canon in this creepy tale of babysitting gone wrong. Middle-schooler Rebecca Chang and her friends Clio, Maggie, and Tanya love babysitting for their neighbor's infant son, Kyle. He's happy and easygoing--that is, until a power outage during a storm alters the child's personality and creates strange occurrences in his home. After consulting Clio's Aunt Kawanna, the girls are convinced that Kyle has been replaced by a changeling and they are the only ones who can return the child to his family. The story ends happily, but with the door open for another spine-tingling adventure. Clothing descriptions and scares take precedence over character development, but readers won't mind; the chills and cliff-hangers are the real attraction here. Vieira's stylized black-and-white illustrations add to the creep factor without being too graphic or frightening for younger readers, and take care to highlight the cultural diversity found in the friend group. VERDICT Fans of "Goosebumps" and the updated "Baby-Sitters' Club" graphic novels will find lots to like in this delightfully monstrous mash-up.--Katherine Barr, Cameron Village Regional Library, Raleigh, NC
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"A wicked-fun friendship series, packed with deliciously creepy scares."
—Lauren Myracle, co-author of the New York Times-bestselling Upside-Down Magic series
"A crackling, suspenseful tale of true sisterhood."
—Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times-bestselling author of the Whatever After series
"Fast-paced, action-packed, and just as fun as it is frightening. A sure winner."
—Jarrett Lerner, author of EngiNerds
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV058000 - Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
JUV018000 - Juvenile Fiction | Horror
Paranormal fiction
Horror stories
Changelings
Babysitters
Babies
Infants
Horror tales
Nightmares
Babysitting
