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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Act of God Act of God Jill Ciment "It's the summer of 2015, Brooklyn. The city is sweltering from another record-breaking heat wave, this one accompanied by biblical rains. Edith, a recently retired legal librarian, and her identical… OL17926472W
She May Not Leave She May Not Leave Fay Weldon "Hattie has a difficult loving partner, Martyn, an absentee mother, Lallie, and a cynical if attentive grandmother Frances. She tries to do the right and moral thing in a tricky world, and always has… OL1945820W
The Bookshop on the Shore The Bookshop on the Shore Jenny Colgan Zoe is a single mother, sinking beneath the waves trying to cope by herself in London. Hari, her gorgeous little boy is perfect in every way except for the fact that he just doesn't speak, at all. Wh… OL19859946W
Helper12 Helper12 Jack Blaine Helper12 works as a Baby Helper in the Pre Ward until one of her charges is adopted by the Sloane family and she is sold to the family, as well. At the Sloanes, Helper12 enters a world where people … OL24162939W
Astrid, the au pair from outer space Astrid, the au pair from outer space Tim Archbold,Emily Smith Harry's mum tells him they are going to get an au pair. When he finds out it's a girl to help look after him and his brother, Harry is suspicious. But when Astrid arrives Harry likes her even though … OL26180314W
The Stuttgart nanny mafia The Stuttgart nanny mafia Susan Fletcher In an effort to gain more time alone with her mother, Aurora schemes to get rid of Tanja, a nineteen-year-old au pair from Germany. OL2720763W
Blue Moon Blue Moon Hila Feil Working on Cape Cod as an au pair, Julia and her young charge, Mollie, sense the mysterious presence of Mollie's mother who died years ago. OL4799504W
The Anti-Baby-Sitter Plot The Anti-Baby-Sitter Plot Susan Fletcher Aurora thought her life couldn't get any more complicated. Her mom remarried, she has a new baby brother, and now her mom wants to go back to work. It was already way to much...and then *she* came al… OL5538296W
The au pairs The au pairs Melissa De La Cruz Three teenage girls from different backgrounds work for a summer in the Hamptons as au pairs for a wealthy family, and in spite of many ups and downs, all three end up changing for the better. OL5706352W