Worst of all, there's no one watching the kids. Especially since Cassandra's not acting like herself Esme's dad is MIA Pig is out of dog food Janis is scared to be alone and there's a guy who seems too good to be true, again. The Synod-the Sitterhood's governing circle-has called a Summit, a once-in-a-generation gathering that promises training, education, and a lot of ice-breakers.Įsme should be excited-a Summit might mean she can finally get the answers she desperately wants-but she can't shake a building sense of panic. You know, typical teenage stuff.īut just as Esme is starting to adjust to-and maybe even like-her new normal, life lobs another glitter bomb her way. All that changed when Cassandra Heaven came to town, and they discovered their complicated, and connected, legacy: Esme and Cassandra are Sitters, supernaturally gifted teens armed with an ever-changing grimoire of Sitter witchcraft to help them protect the innocent and keep evil demons at bay. Sure, it wasn't glamorous, but it was predictable. The snarky narrator is a stock character in YA fiction, but Esme lands a few solid laugh lines early in the book and I highlighted one or two passages. And all before the parents get home.Esme Pearl's life used to be all about bumming rides and babysitting. Turns out, Esme and Cassandra have more in common than they think, and they're about to discover what being a babysitter really means: a heroic lineage of superpowers, magic rituals, and saving the innocent from seriously terrifying evil. The answer lies in a mysterious note Cassandra's mother left her: 'Find the babysitters.

So why is Cassandra willing to do anything, even take on a potty-training two-year-old, to join Esme's babysitters club?

She's Instagram-model hot, dresses like she found her clothes in a dumpster, and has a rebellious streak as gnarly as the cafeteria cooking. Let's just say she owes some people a new tree.Įnter Cassandra Heaven. Besides, Esme likes babysitting, and she's good at it.Īnd lately Esme needs all the cash she can get, because it seems like destruction follows her wherever she goes. She knows it's kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to do? Get a job? Gross.

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