"I understand you dated this Byron, didn't you?" Mrs. Warner asked.
"His name is Brian," Adrienne said. "Yes, I did."
"Well," Mrs. Warner said, "wouldn't it be nice if you two got back together? And wouldn't it be wonderful if you did that before the debutante ball?" Mrs. Warner continued. "And then my darling Cameron could find someone more appropriate to escort her to the ball. Oh, Mr. Warner and I would be very grateful if that's what happened."
Mrs. Warner placed a thick envelope on the coffee table in front of Adrienne. "That's for you," she said. "Why don't you take Byron out for dinner? Rekindle the flame." She smiled. "If you two are back together before the ball, there will be a bigger bonus for you."
Mrs. Warner will pay me to steal my boyfriend back from Cameron? Amazing.
Adrienne reached for the envelope and smiled too. "Sure. No problem. . . ."
So begins another day of work for sixteen-year-old Adrienne Lewis in the fabulous Warner penthouse high above Manhattan. As she watches eight-year-old Emma at her after-school nanny job and tangles with Emma's beautiful but wicked teenage half sister, Cameron, Adrienne struggles to maintain her self-respect. But that's hard to do in this world manipulated by money and greed. Adrienne quickly learns that money can buy everything for girls like Cameron -- including Adrienne's boyfriend, Brian.
Adrienne's best friend, Liz Braun, has also gotten caught in the seductive web of the society scene. Handsome, wealthy Parker Devlin takes her out on jaw-dropping dates and buys her expensive gifts. But then there's sexy Isabelle Schuyler, whom Parker is seen escorting to balls in Aspen and Manhattan. Is Parker playing Liz? Or is this, indeed, how the rich play?
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Victoria Ashton was born in New York and attended an elite private school. She has worked and played with the rich and famous and has seen it all—the good, the bad, and the completely outrageous. Victoria divides her time among New York City, the Hamptons, and London. She is also the author of Confessions of a Teen Nanny and Rich Girls.
Grade 8 Up–Its payback time! and Adrienne and Liz, the nannies from Confessions of a Teen Nanny (HarperCollins, 2005), are back with an agenda. (Those who missed the first book are quickly brought up to speed in this installment.) Wicked Cameron, the beautiful, conniving, socialite half-sister of Emma, Adriennes charge, has stolen Adriennes boyfriend. While she schemes to win him back, her friend Liz, who works for a psychiatrist who treats her children like research subjects, has attracted the attention of one of societys spoiled, pampered, handsome, yet fickle drones. Is he just slumming with Liz while he wines and dines other girls? The teens are granted the perfect opportunity to settle some scores, and their plans fall neatly into place. Fast-paced and entertaining, the antics of these nannies are a lighter alternative to Cecily von Ziegesars Gossip Girl series or Zoey Deans A-List series (both Little, Brown). The usual filler is present–drugs, drinking, absentee parents, and allusions to sex–but is not overly glamorized. The ending clearly indicates that another book is forthcoming.–Erin Senig, Bronxville Public Library, NY
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