The author draws us in with clever word play and keeps us turning pages to the end. This breakout novel provides and inside look at a topic near and dear to each of us. Click through on your e-reader or turn the paper pages as quickly as you can. This story of how a neighbor outbid and “stole” a reliable babysitter is a contemporary classic that is sure to resonate with moms and dads across the world.

Key Takeaways:

• The article’s author brought a babysitter with her to her new neighborhood, only to have the sitter agree to be on call for the new family
• The author is partly against her neighbor because of her neighbor’s attitude towards political and social issues
• The neighbors appear to be moving away at the end, suggesting the author will get her babysitter back

“It took me three years, six months and 17 days to find our first babysitter.”

Read more: http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1134867/neighbor-stole-babysitter