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"I'm Sadie and I'm nearly nine. Mum's a childminder, but she doesn't have to mind me. I can mind myself, easy-peasy." But when Sadie's mum goes down with flu Sadie finds herself spending her half-term holiday not only looking after her mum but helping to mind the babies too. There's three-year-old Gemma, two-year-old Vincent, baby Clive and Sadie's own baby sister, Sara. But, "us girls have got to stick together", so with Sadie's help all the mums take a turn. On Wednesday Gemma's mum takes them to her police station, on Thursday they go to an office and on Friday they go to Clive's mum's chocolate shop. When his dad decides to send him on an adventure holiday, poor Tim--who is more suited to armchair pursuits--realises that this could well turn out to be the very worst time of his entire life. Little does he know quite how bad things will get, especially when he is forced to bunk-in with the hideous, arrogant and bullying Giles. But as the holiday progresses he finds himself quite enjoying its challenges. Even abseiling--once he is safely back at the bottom of the cliff--doesn't seem so bad. Sports-hating Tim is sure the adventure holiday is going to hell - will he be able to survive the week?From climbing and abseiling to canoeing and a Crazy Bucket Race, the adventure holiday promises to be full of action. There's just one problem as far as Tim is concerned: he is hopeless at sports of any kind.Can Tim survive the horrors of a week absolutely packed with activity? Can his team - the Tigers - be the overall champions? There are some surprises in store for everyone! 'I'm Sadie and I'm nearly nine. Mum's a childminder, but she doesn't have to mind me. I can mind myself, easy-peasy. Lucky for Mum, because now she's got the flu, so I've got to mind her - and help with all the babies!' A hilarious, entertaining and lively account, told throughout in Sadie's own words, of one chaotic week in the life of a young girl whose mother is a childminder From climbing and abseiling to canoeing and a Crazy Bucket Race, the adventure holiday promises to be full of action. There's just one problem as far as Tim is concerned: he is hopeless at sports of any kind. Can Tim survive the horrors of a week absolutely packed with activity? Can his team - the Tigers- be the overall champions? From climbing and abseiling to canoeing and a Crazy Bucket Race, Tim's adventure holiday promises to be full of action. There's just one problem: he is hopeless at sports of any kind.Can Tim survive the horrors of a week absolutely packed with activity? Can his team - the Tigers - be the overall champions? From climbing and abseiling to canoeing and a crazy bucket race, the adventure holiday promises to be full of action. Tim has just one problem - he's hopeless at sports of any kind. Can he survive the horrors of an activity-packed week? By the award-winning author of "The Suitcase Kid". Sadie quite likes her mum being a childminder. But there's a chaotic half-term in store for Sadie when her mum falls ill with the flu. Now Sadie has to help with looking after all the babies and be a mum-minder! Grades 3-6. 1994 Told in her own words, this is an hilarious account of one chaotic week in the life of an eight-year-old girl whose mother is a child-minder. By the award-winning author of "The Suitcase Kid" and "The Story of Tracy Beaker". Can Tim who is very bad at games survive his stint at the adventure camp where he must cope with abseiling, climbing, canoing and the derision of his fellow campers. Suggested level: primary, intermediate When Tim Goes On An Adventure Holiday He Discovers That He Is Braver Than He Had Thought.