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The Au Pairs

by Melissa de la Cruz · 2004

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Three girls with three agendas and the ultimate destination: the Hamptons.

Summer in the city? Way overrated. Everybody who's anybody in New York City summers in the Hamptons. Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui all want a piece of the action, all for different reasons.

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So the girls answer a classified ad to become au pairs. How bad can it be, watching a couple of kids on the beach all day? They've got the swank address, the sweet ride, and an all-access pass to the hottest social scene on the East Coast. It's shaping up to be the summer of their lives.

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women’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thiscontemporary romancecontemporary romanceMore like thisLess of this
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friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisHamptonsHamptonsMore like thisLess of thishigh schoolhigh schoolMore like thisLess of this
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lightlightMore like thisLess of this
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traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 294 pages

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