Joe Ballarini
Joe Ballarini is a screenwriter who’s worked on numerous feature films, including My Little Pony: The Movie and the zombie comedy cult classic Dance of the Dead. He has written family films, horror films, silly comedies, and sweeping adventures. He lives with his wife, their son, and their two rescue dogs in Los Angeles, California.
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A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting #1
- By: Joe Ballarini
- Narrator: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 7 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: July 02, 2019
- Language: English
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3.94(493 ratings)
The Last Kids on Earth meets Goosebumps in this hilarious new series about a secret society of babysitters who protect kids from the monsters that really do live under their beds!
When middle schooler Kelly Ferguson’s Halloween plans switch from party-going to babysitting, she thinks the scariest part of her night will be the death of her social life. But then Baby Jacob gets kidnapped by the Boogeyman’s minions and Kelly learns there’s a whole lot more to childcare than free snacks and Netflix. Like chasing shadow monsters, drop-kicking Toadies, and mastering monster-fighting moves like the Naptime Headlock and Playground Punch.
Now, with the help of an ancient handbook and a secret society of butt-kicking babysitters, Kelly sets out to destroy the Boogeyman before he brings Jacob’s nightmares to life. But when the monsters’ trail leads to her school’s big Halloween bash, Kelly will have to prove she can save the world–without totally embarrassing herself in front of her friends.
Packed with insider secrets from the world of monster hunting, A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting is full of tricks, treats, and terrifying twists!
... Read moreA Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting #2: Beasts & Geeks
- By: Joe Ballarini
- Narrator: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 6 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: July 02, 2019
- Language: English
Goosebumps meets The Last Kids on Earth in the second action-packed adventure in a hilariously scary series about a secret society of monster-bashing babysitters.
“This shining gem in the campy monster drama genre is a step up from R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps.” —School Library Journal
Kelly’s been a celebrity ever since she defeated the Boogeyman and his army of nightmares on Halloween. But now all the other monsters want revenge.
And if Kelly’s going to survive Babysitter Bootcamp, she’ll have to face the Spider Queen, whose wicked web turns her parents, BFF, and middle-school teachers into mindless minions. All in a night’s work!
... Read moreA Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting #3: Mission to Monster Island
- By: Joe Ballarini
- Narrator: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: July 02, 2019
- Language: English
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4.44(83 ratings)
Goosebumps meets The Last Kids on Earth as Kelly and the babysitters try to stop an evil plan to turn kids into monsters in the third action-packed book in this hilariously scary series.
“This shining gem in the campy monster drama genre is a step up from R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps.” —School Library Journal
It’s the end of the world as she knows it! Thirteen-year-old Kelly Ferguson’s secret life as a monster-hunting babysitter is taking a beastly turn. Now she has to go on a rescue mission to Monster Island–where monster royalty is turning kids into hairy mutant monsters!
To pull it off, she’ll have to face off against internet trolls, trash monsters, and her fear of screwing up–plus the biggest, baddest Boogey of all. With the fate of humanity on the line, can Kelly save the kids, the world, and her own social life before the big school dance?
A babysitter’s job is never done!
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