Nicola Kraus

Emma Mclaughlin

When Hampton High senior Jesse O'Rourke is cast in a reality television show along with five other, more popular students, drama on and off screen reveals that what the audience and producers want is not the same as what Jesse wants.

The Real Real

WANTED:One young woman to take care of four-year-old boy. Must be cheerful, enthusiastic, and selfless--bordering on masochistic. Must relish sixteen-hour shifts with a deliberately nap-deprived preschooler. Must love geting thrown up on, literally and figuratively, by everyone in his family. Must enjoy the delicious anticipation of ridiculously erratic pay. Mostly, must love being treated like fungus found growing out of employer's Hermes bag. Those who take it personally need not apply. Who wouldn't want this job? Struggling to graduate from NYU and afford her microscopic studio apartment, Nanny takes a position caring for the only son of the wealthy X family. She rapidly learns the insane amount of juggling involved to ensure that a Park Avenue wife, who doesn't work, cook, clean, or raise her own child, has a smooth day.When the X's marriage begins to disintegrate, Nanny ends up involved way beyond the bounds of human decency or good taste. Her tenure with the X family becomes a nearly impossible mission to maintain the mental health of their four-year-old, her own integrity, and, most important, her sense of humor. Over nine tense months, Mrs. X and Nanny perform the age-old dance of decorum and power as they test the limits of modern-day servitude.

A Novel

The Nanny Diaries

Wanted: One young woman to take care of four-year-old boy. Must be cheerful, enthusiastic and selfless-bordering on masochistic Must relish sixteen-hour shifts with a deliberately nap-deprived pre-schooler Must love getting thrown up on, literally and figuratively, by everyone in his family Must enjoy the delicious anticipation of ridiculously erratic pay Mostly, must love being treated like fungus found growing out of employers Hermes bag. Those who take it personally need not apply. Who wouldn't want this job? Struggling to graduate from NYU and afford her microscopic studio apartment, Nanny takes a position caring for the only son of the wealthy X family. She rapidly learns the insane amount of juggling involved to ensure that a Park Avenue wife who doesn't work, cook, clean, or raise her own child has a smooth day. When the Xs marriage begins to disintegrate, Nanny ends up involved way beyond the bounds of human decency or good taste. Her tenure with the X family becomes a nearly impossible mission to maintain the mental health of their four-year-old, her own integrity and, most importantly, her sense of humor. Over nine tense months Mrs. X and Nanny perform the age-old dance of decorum and power as they test the limits of modern-day servitude. The Nanny Diaries deftly skewers the manner in which America's over-privileged raise les petites over-privileged-as if grooming them for a Best in Show competition. Written by two former nannies, this alternately comic and poignant satire punctures the glamour of Manhattan's upper class.

" Ex. Inc. " C'est le moyen que Max Scott a trouvé pour surmonter sa rupture avec Hugo, l'homme parfait ou presque... Ainsi, au lieu de se rouler en boule dans le canapé (déjà fait), d'engloutir des litres de glace, ou d'aller voir le Facebook de son ex, la jeune fille a décidé de monter son entreprise. Ex. Inc., le meilleur programme pour filles larguées. Un cœur brisé ? Max accourt et, en quelques jours à peine, tout est oublié ! " Ex. Inc. " C'est le moyen que Max Scott a trouvé pour surmonter sa rupture avec Hugo, l'homme parfait ou presque... Ainsi, au lieu de se rouler en boule dans le canapé (déjà fait), d'engloutir des litres de glace (elle ne compte plus les pots), ou d'aller voir le Facebook de son ex (en espionnant ses moindres faits et gestes), la jeune fille a décidé de monter son entreprise. Ex. Inc., le meilleur programme pour filles larguées. Un cœur brisé ? Max accourt et, en quelques jours à peine, tout est oublié ! Avec cette formule quasi magique, la jeune femme devient rapidement la coqueluche du Tout-New York. Mais si elle s'est attiré les grâces de patientes fortunées, rien ni personne ne peut l'aider lorsqu'elle se retrouve nez à nez avec Hugo. Car ce dernier a décidé d'emménager à côté de chez elle... Et avec tous les efforts qu'elle fait pour l'éviter, elle n'a plus le temps de s'occuper de qui que ce soit ! Son plus gros défi est peut-être bien celui-ci : reprendre enfin son cœur à celui qui l'a volé.

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