The Babysitters Coven

The Babysitters Coven is a 2019 American young adult fantasy coming-of-age novel by Kate Williams, written as a parody of the 1990s book series The Babysitter's Club by Ann M. Martin. Originally published in hardcover by Delacorte Press, the book follows Esme Pearl, an edgy, social justice-fixated teenager, and her friends as they team up to fight a latent evil descending upon their suburban American town. The book received mixed to negative reviews from critics, owing largely to what was viewed as excessive political commentary, outdated slang and the abrasive personality of the protagonist. The Babysitters Coven was later bought up for reprinting by Penguin Random House. It is the first title in Williams's "The Babysitters Coven" book series, and was followed by a sequel, For Better or Cursed (2020) and a third instalment, Spells Like Teen Spirit (2021).