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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9781416903826
ISBN number: 1416903828
Label: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: May 31, 2005
Publishing house: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Age index: Young Adult
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Studio: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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And you thought last summer was hot?
Your favorite bikini-clad au pairs -- good-girl- turned-It-Girl Mara, spoiled Eliza, and Brazilian bombshell Jacqui -- are back for another season of skinny-dipping in Georgica Pond, tanning on Main Beach, and oh, yeah, babysitting for the Perry kids too. The au pairs think they're ready for another summer of outrageous fun, but a lot of things have changed since last year.... Mara dumped Ryan, the über-hot older brother of the kids she's babysitting, and opted out of spending winter break in Palm Beach with the family. Now she wants him back, but is he hers for the taking?
Eliza and Jeremy agreed to see other people at the end of last summer, but Eliza's done a lot more than look at other boys...namely Ryan Perry. Can Eliza keep their Palm Beach hookup a secret from Mara?
Jacqui managed to stick to her no-more-boys rule all year, but when she meets the Perry's newest au pair, Philippe, a gorgeous French guy, she's not so sure she'll be able to maintain her resolve. After all, aren't rules made to be broken?
This summer Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui will manage to find trouble (and a party!) wherever they go. But if they're not careful, their friendships, their guys, and their perfect summer jobs could fade away faster than last year's tans.
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Just-turned-seventeen, Eliza Thompson, isn't even a legal adult, yet she has already ruled the celebutante scene, and lost her It Girl status, something even the biggest celebs haven't managed to do. But it's not something she's proud of. In fact, it's not something that was even her fault. After living the sweet life for sixteen years of her life, Eliza's father was finally caught embezzling money from his company, sending the Thompson family into a tizzy that left them broke, and forced to leave their privileged life on the Upper East Side for a more humble existence in...Buffalo. But Eliza managed to reclaim her title slightly last summer, when she worked for the Perry family as an au pair, alongside two very different - yet very gorgeous - girls. The summer wouldn't have been a complete bust if it weren't for the Perry twins - Sugar and Poppy - who did everything in their power to let everyone know that Eliza was no longer one of the privileged. In fact, she had now been reduced to "hired help" status. This summer, however, is guaranteed to be better. Her parents managed to scrape together enough rent money for a place in Westhampton, and instead of chasing four little ankle-biters around all summer, Eliza has taken on a job with Seventh Circle - the soon-to-be hottest club in the Hamptons. Eliza can imagine that she'll be rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, and just knows that she'll be able to reclaim her It Girl status. But just a few nights of work let her see that catering to the whims of celebrities isn't as easy as she originally thought. In fact, it can be downright more difficult than being a nanny - if that's even possible. But that's certainly not the worst of it. Eliza's bank account is quickly dwindling down, her credit card is maxed out, and, adding insult to injury, the Perry's gardener, Jeremy, whom she fell madly in love with last summer, has taken on an internship with a conservative firm, and is suddenly walking around in a suit, and acting completely...different. Now Eliza is finding it difficult to figure out whether or not their budding romance will be able to last, or if they'll be forced to break-up fast.
As for It Girls...shy, small-town honey, Mara Waters, is the last girl anyone thought would take the Hamptons by storm. But last year, after beginning a relationship with the handsome, drool-worthy Ryan Perry, Mara was suddenly splashed on the cover of newspapers across the country, and even landed in Page Six various times. But then she did the unthinkable and dumped Ryan, feeling as if she wasn't good enough for him. This summer, however, between chasing around the Perry kids, and working on her tan, Mara is determined to reclaim her man. What she doesn't know, is that over winter break, Eliza and Ryan spent some time hooking up in Palm Beach, which could instantly spell disaster in both her relationship with Ryan, and her friendship with Eliza. When she arrives back in the Hamptons and sees a new girl hanging all over Ryan, however, Mara does the unthinkable: she begins using uber-rich Garrett Reynolds as her own personal boy toy to make Ryan jealous. The only thing her relationship with Garrett manages to do, however, is land her in the pages of Us Weekly to Page Six, once again, comparing her to party girl Tara Reid. Mara is usually such a responsible girl, but the Hamptons, and a broken heart seem to be taking their toll on her psyche, landing her in hot water in the press, and with the people she truly cares about. She'd love to just go back to being herself, but the delicious sample clothes that are poring in from designers all over the world for her to wear are calling her name, just screaming to be worn in front of the cameras. It doesn't hurt much that the gifts Garrett is lavishing her with are more than enough to pay for her entire college education, and leave Ryan in a disgruntled huff.
Then there's Jacqui Velasco. The Brazilian bombshell with a Sports Illustrated-worthy body has always loved the male species. But after having her heart broken by "her Luca" last summer, Jacqui has resolved to do the unthinkable - write off boys. She's under the impression that boys are the reason for her failing grades, and bad relations with many of the people around her, and is convinced that by kissing them goodbye - at least for a little while - she'll be able to pull up her GPA, and keep from having her heart stomped on. As much as Jacqui loves her home in Brazil, she wants nothing more than to stay in New York City for her senior year, attending Stuyvesant, then moving on to NYU. Mara may have been the responsible one last summer, but this summer, that responsibility has fallen upon Jacqui's shoulders. With Mara out partying and drinking every night, Jacqui has begun taking care of the Perry rascals solely, and doesn't mind it a bit. But when she meets Philippe, the handsome tennis player from France who happens to be taking Eliza's spot as the third ... Read More
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Sorry. I was not in the least interested in the people and context of this story. It was more a list of tradenames of shopping articles which brainless rich girls were seeking to own.
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I read the very first and had to buy this one. Its easy reading and she describes everything really good. It definately is juicier! I would love to move to the Hamptons to see what she is talking about and/or even be an au pair. She is a great author i just pretty much bought all her books. im 22 and enjoy reading this on the beach and when im home too!!!!
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This book is great to entertain yourself in a boring weekend, it really gets a hold on you.
I read the very first one also, which I liked better; I think you could see more clearly the way in which three different teenagers, coming from three very different places get together in a place that consists in a material world. Comparing the two books, you could simply say that the very first one is a little more realistic.
At the end of the very first book, the three au pairs end up being great friends with new plans and expectations for their subsequent meeting, but things will change faster than they think, and when they come back to The Hanptons there will be more conflics, more drama,and much more complications with the girls' characters and the way they react to the never-endless chaos in which the people from The Hamptons live.
Author name: Carla R.
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This is the second book in the Au Pairs series. Although aimed at teen audiences, I am an adult and I enjoyed this book (as I did the very first one).
The writing is fun and the storyline kind of plays into everyone's fantasy of getting away from it all for the summer and to play in the Hamptons. Meet rich people and do exciting things that we would not normally get a chance to do.
Having said this, if you are the type who needs to have a strong, solid, realistic storyline than DO NOT purchase this book. The Mara character especially is so unrealistic (everything she does is picture worthy and oh so, perfect) that you will want to gag.
However, if you don't mind this than go ahead and read this one. I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope that there is a part trois sometime down the road.
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