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The Nannies

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I am the kind of girl who reads everything, from classics to fun books like Gossip Girl, and even authors like Laurie Halse Anderson and Chris Lynch. I have to say that The Nannies is my favorite fun book that I have read in a long time. All three girls are so likable in their own way. Kiley is the girl that you can most relate to, because she's normal and trying to reach her dream. The girl Esme from the rough part of Los Angeles is very practical and has a lot of experience that most girls don't. The girl Lydia, who lived in the Amazon, is the funniest of the three. What I liked most about the book is that the girls all had very strong goals, and the book was about them reaching those goals. There are plenty of cute guys and great shopping along the way, too!

The Nannies was a fast, fun read, not much different from the ritzy Gossip Girl series. The Nannies is about three different girls who come to LA for different nanny positions. Lydia, who has spent the recent years of her life in the Amazon, wrangling any magazines she could get her hands on, jumps at the chance to be the nanny for her cousins, children of her famous tennins-playing aunt. Kylie, who grew up in an invisible small town in Wisconsin, tries out for Platinum Nanny, a reality TV competition to become the nanny for the bratty kids of their even more bratty pop-star mother, Platinum. Finally, there's Esme, who grew up in the gang-filled, poverty-struck Echo Park, a little distance from LA. When Esme goes to the mansion of the famous Goldhagens where her parents are the help, she is convinced to be the Goldhagen's nanny for their adopted Colombian twins, Easton and Weston, also as a translator between the twins' Spanish and the Goldhagens' English. Enjoy!

When I got this book I was very nervous, because the cover made it look like was going to be for my little sister. Then I started reading it in the bookstore, and it is now my favorite book of the year. There are three girls who all come from different backgrounds. None of them is rich, but all of them end up in Beverly Hills working for rich Beverly Hills families. These families are kind of crazy. The main girl, Kiley, ends up working for a single rock star who has three kids from three different fathers. The girls meet pretty early in the book, and the difference between this and Traveling Pants is that you get to see the friendship of the girls in action, instead of having different stories that are not connected. Each of the main girls is cool in their own way. The girl from Texas who got moved to the Amazon jungle is probably the funniest of the three. The Nannies is just a great read for girls, and I guarantee that you will love it.

I really enjoy this series, I also read the Au Pair series, which I liked a little better, but still this is fun and witty. The characters are nice and relatable. I recommend this to anyne looking for an easy and lighthearted read.

I took this book for my english book report thinking that it will be quite boring but obce i've started it, i've finished it in 2 hours!! It's the best book i've read these past years. It's easy to understand and has a plot that could happen to anyone

I read this book pretty quickly. yes, it did have its dull spots, but overall it was a good book.

"The Nannies" is about three different girls who somehow find themselves being nannies to very wealthy children.

First theres Kiley. Kiley goes on the show Platinum Nanny to try to become the nanny of, rock star, Platinum's children. But she has trouble adapting to a life in California other than her hometown in Wisconsosn.

Next is Esme. Esms is from a gang ridden town but her life changes when she gets a job as being nanny to tv producer Steve Golhagen's adopted twins. The twins only speak spanish so Esme is chosen to teach them english.

Last is Lydia. Lydia lived as a rich kid in texas until her parents decided to move to the amazon basin. after eight years of being in the amazon Lydia gets a job offer from her aunt (a famous gay espn tennis reporter) to be her childrens nanny. Lydia gratefully accepts the offer.

This book was cute and an easy read. I reccomend it to anyone.

For my English book report, I thought that The Nannies by Melody Mayer looked like a good interesting book, but once I started reading it, I was a bit disappointed with the book because it had some disturbing imagery and a boring narrative . Most of the content in the book was very inappropriate for anyone reading it under 15. The book had a series of plots. One was about a girl named Kiley who was offered a spot on Platinum Nanny. The grand prize? To be a nanny for one of the most famous celebrities named Platinum. If the stress wasn't enough for her, her mom tagged along to help her daughter along the way. Next up is a girl named Lydia who spent eight years living in the Amazon. Her two aunts asked her to be a nanny for some unbearable kids. Now theres Esme who has a lot on her mind and a secret that's been sealed, but meets a boy that she starts to fall in love with. An excerpt from the book that in my opinion was a boring narrative was: "Esme could see that her new friend was trying to cover her shock. She understood why. The route to Junior's had taken them through the heart of Echo Park--past the seedy bars, the addicts looking for a mark, the gangstas claiming their turf." I mean none of that was descriptive, showed any sign of imagery, or any details whatsoever.

I read this book, thinking that it might be entertaining. But it was SO slow! I felt that it never got to the point. When I finished the book I felt that there had been no real conflict and no real resolution. It had some fun moments, but I felt that the author was hoping to keep it open for a sequel and not enough attention was paid to this book.