The Nanny Diaries
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
THE NANNY DIARIES by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 2/6/07
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Reviewed by: Taylor Rector
Rating: 5 Stars
Nanny is going to NYU to get her degree in child care, but first she must deal with the X’s.
The X's are a typical rich New York family: Dad is a workaholic; Mom doesn’t have a job but is too busy shopping
and running her social life to raise her child; Grayer (nicknamed Grover/Grov) is the four-year-old who wants nothing
more than his parents’ attention.
Nanny becomes very attached to Grayer, who is absolutely adorable and really likes Nanny because she is the one
raising him. Nanny and Grayer go on many adventures together and Nanny must deal with the crazy Mrs. X, who
doesn’t come home when she says she will, doesn’t pay within a normal time frame, and is just downright mean to
Nanny -- and to her own child.
This is a great story of love and affection, and also the lack of it. I really liked reading this book because Nanny has a
life outside of her job, like falling in love with H.H.-Harvard Hottie. Nanny and Grayer are realistic and the parents are
the crazy people in the book, which makes this a great view for teens.
I had a lot of fun reading THE NANNY DIARIES, and will recommend it to all of my friends who have ever babysat
for crazy parents!
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 2/6/07
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Reviewed by: Taylor Rector
Rating: 5 Stars
Nanny is going to NYU to get her degree in child care, but first she must deal with the X’s.
The X's are a typical rich New York family: Dad is a workaholic; Mom doesn’t have a job but is too busy shopping
and running her social life to raise her child; Grayer (nicknamed Grover/Grov) is the four-year-old who wants nothing
more than his parents’ attention.
Nanny becomes very attached to Grayer, who is absolutely adorable and really likes Nanny because she is the one
raising him. Nanny and Grayer go on many adventures together and Nanny must deal with the crazy Mrs. X, who
doesn’t come home when she says she will, doesn’t pay within a normal time frame, and is just downright mean to
Nanny -- and to her own child.
This is a great story of love and affection, and also the lack of it. I really liked reading this book because Nanny has a
life outside of her job, like falling in love with H.H.-Harvard Hottie. Nanny and Grayer are realistic and the parents are
the crazy people in the book, which makes this a great view for teens.
I had a lot of fun reading THE NANNY DIARIES, and will recommend it to all of my friends who have ever babysat
for crazy parents!