Adventures in Babysitting

by Elizabeth Faucher

Chris's plan for spending a romantic evening with her boyfriend while she babysits falls through after she is stood up, shot at, chased by car thieves, sings in a blues club, and scares off a street gang called the Black Lords.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Adventure, Media Tie In

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Alex (The Bookubus) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Trudi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Someone donated this, so I read it. Extremely quick read and I was laughing and reminiscing from having watched the movie so many times as a teen.

Loved it.

[Paxton Holley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good adaptation of the movie. Not really any new scenes or even characters but it captures the fun and zaniness of the movie.

[Truant Memphis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nostalgia...

[James Caterino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyable guilty pleasure novelization (based on a screenplay by David Simkins) of the 1987 comedy film that marked the directorial debut of Chris Columbus, the screenwriter of "Gremlins", "The Goonies", and "Young Sherlock Holmes" who would go on to direct many blockbusters including "Home Alone" and the first two "Harry Potter" films.

The movie was a minor sleeper hit and featured a winning performance by Elizabeth Shue. The author Elizabeth Faucher does a good job of capturing the movie's charm and breezy humor and really nails the pop culture vibe and vernacular of the mid/late 1980's.

[Mario Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good little book. I remember watching this movie with my mom growing up, reading this book brought back so many childhood memories.

[Johnisa Hampton]

Seen for the 1st time on Disney + think last year when they added it on there in June or may of last year enjoyed it so much watched a few more times now own on DVD don't know who stole the show the most but funny & crazy as all get out, Elisabeth Shue & Penelope ann miller were funny in it, 1st exposure to Keith coogan was Don't tell mom the babysitter's dead back in 200 somethin & Penelope Ann Miller was Kindergarten Cop back in either 2003 or 04, but a heck of a cast, favorite lines don't really have any favorite lines 💘 the entire movie, I'm a true movie fanatic holic, buff whatever.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an outstanding adaptation of the movie, although it truly is a straight script to book translation. You get all of the elements but without the visual context some of the jokes and banter doesn't work as well.

Still my SAP soul still teared up at the Thor part.

[Blueglass · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the novelization of the movie and while it is a faithful recreation of what happened on screen, it is lacking somehow. I think it is because the cast of the movie made the story more exciting and real.

[Kelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun quick read. I loved this movie when it came out in 1987. This book followed the movie to a T. I enjoyed visiting this story again!

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the movie and had to read the book too. I love both. There were small differences though that made it a little weird, like what Sarah left in Dan's car.

[Eric D. Mendez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny quick novel. Finished in about a day. Almost had forgotten about this book. Makes me want to watch the movie.

[See Kritz Read · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun stroll down memory lane

https://youtu.be/kCtz6ePQw7g

[Unsolved ☕︎ Mystery · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book isn't always better....
The movie is much better in this case.

The movie had charm.
I felt the book was lacking in the charm department.

The book is pretty much like the movie.
There were some things that were either left out or edited to something else.

Now, onto re-watch the movie. =)

[Naeia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up loving this book, I still have my original copy and sometimes I will read it again. It's a very cute book for young adults, every girl that wants to be a babysitter should read this.

[Don Gubler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Farce and far fetched but also wild and somewhat entertaining.