The New Nick Kramer : Or My Life As a Babysitter

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Summary: He's No Ordinary Babysitter; He's the new Nick Kramer
Review: It's the first day of school, Nick Kramer walked up on the school grounds and sees his worst enemy, Augie. Nick walks up to Augie. They both get ready to give each other a putdown, when someone caught their attention, the new girl, Jennifer. Augie made a bet with Nick that Jennifer would ask him to the vice-versa dance and not Nick. The person, who Jennifer doesn't ask, has to dance around on the basketball court at half time and wear a tutu. Nick finds out Jennifer is in a class called Childcare 101. So Nick signs up for it too. Little did he know he would have to really babysit for the class. I thought this book was good. It kept me reading. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to babysit and do exciting things. Who will Jennifer ask to the vice-versa dance? Check out the exciting book by James Howe called "The New Nick Kramer, or My Life as a Babysitter" to find out.

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Summary: The New Nick Kramer or My Life as a Babysitter
Review: The genre of this book is fiction.
I think this book is directed towards 10-12 year olds, because it takes place in an upper school, but it isn't that hard to read.
James Howe likes to write about many important characters that change the main character's life. He also gives a lot of good detail when he describes the characters feelings and settings. He also gives you a clear picture of settings and where the character is in his or her life.
This is the plot: Nick Kramer makes a bet with the grade bully, Mitch Buckley. The first one of them to get asked to the Visa-Versa dance by the most popular girl in school, Jennifer Edwards, wins! The loser? He has to dance in front of the whole school, alone and wearing a tutu!
Nick tries to change himself so Jennifer would notice him, by taking a babysitting class, changing his 'look' and becoming a 'sensitive' guy. Will this new act change the way Jennifer looks at Nick? In this book I learned that even if something looks great outside it might not be great inside.