Realistic Fiction

Title: Babysitters Little Sister - Karen's Secret 
Author: Ann M. Martin   
Publisher: Scholastic 
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0-590-45648-2
Rating: 5 out of 5 babysitters 
Summary: Karen is a loud mouth and telling her secrets is something that no one should do. Her friend Natalie decided to tell her a very special secret that NO ONE was allowed to know about! Karen could not keep her mouth shut with this big secret and told the whole class. Now Natalie and the rest of the kids in Karen's class were mad at her and knew that they should never, ever tell Karen another secret. 






Title: Junnie B. Jones is a Party Animal
Author/Illustrator: Barbra Park and Denise Brunkus
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0-679-88663
Rating: 5 out of 5 animals 
Summary: Junnie B. and her friend Lucille are having a slumber party at Lucille's Nanna's house. Junnie B. knows that this is going to be a lot of fun, because what can go wrong at a sleepover at Nanna's house. She soon finds out that jumping on the beds, dancing, and dressing up is too much fun for Lucille's Nanna. And in the morning, she realized that everything in the very expensive house was just for show and she loves sleepovers at her own Nanna's house much better. 




Title: Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer

Author/Illustrator:   Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-7636-5711-6
Rating: 5 out of 5 summers
Summary: Judy Moody expects to have an awful summer when her parents go away with out her and her brother. When her Aunt Opal comes to stay with her, as her babysitter, she finds out that this is going to be the best summer ever. The summer is filled with adventures, games, activities, competitions, and so much more. Judy Moody involves her friends in all of this fun and it becomes a competition to see who can have the most fun!