B Y Times 16 Babysitting Blues

A guide to more than eight hundred fiction series, including graphic novels and manga.

Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.

Fifteen-year-old Deena is faced with two problems during summer vacation: keeping her reluctant cousin, Kathy, interested in the playgroup they run at the family inn, and evading the attentions of a new boy she considers a nerd.