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Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job

by Willo Davis Roberts

Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Nevada Young Readers' Award

Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job by Willo Davis Roberts is assigned in US schools at grades 3–8. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Grade range
Grades 3–8
Age range
Ages 8–13
Pages
161
Reading time
about 2h 55m (est.)
First published
1985
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9780689806575

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About this book

A baby sitter and her three willful charges make a formidable team to outwit their surprised kidnappers.

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 3–8. Written in the 1980s; pairs with curriculum units on babysitters and kidnapping; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

babysitters · kidnapping · babysitters, fiction

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Common questions

What grade level is Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job?
Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job?
It takes about 2h 55m to read Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job (161 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 175 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job?
Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job appears on reading lists for Nevada Young Readers' Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job banned in schools?
Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
What themes does Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job explore?
Central themes in Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job include babysitters, kidnapping, babysitters, fiction. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure
Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band
Grades 3–8 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 1 state ELA framework or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club.

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