Rebecca is put in charge of the new neighbors' baby and a kidnapper is on the loose in New York City! So when a strange boy shows up asking a few too many questions about the baby, Rebecca starts to worry. Could the child be in danger? Includes an illustrated Looking Back essay about household duties of young girls in 1914.
When Rebecca is put in charge of the new neighbors' baby, she hesitates to take on such a responsibility--especially with a kidnapper on the loose in New York! While her brother creates trouble in the neighborhood, Rebecca brings the baby to the park and meets some mysterious children. But when she returns home with the baby, she discovers there has been a terrible mistake.
When Rebecca is put in charge of the new neighbors' baby, she hesitates to take on such a responsibility--especially with a kidnapper on the loose in New York! While her brother creates trouble in the neighborhood, Rebecca brings the baby to the park and meets some mysterious children. But when she returns home with the baby, she discovers there has been a terrible mistake.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Rebecca starts helping to watch her neighbors' fussy baby while they are moving in, she becomes convinced that they have been victimized by kidnappers that have been operating in their neighborhood.