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Marc Notes: When Eliza lands an internship at a club, Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui are annoyed until they learn that the new au pair, Laurent, is gorgeous, French, and male, which is only one of the complications their friendship will have to endure during their summer in the Hamptons. . Review Quotes: "Hot Beach Reading!" -- "PW"Brief Description: When Eliza lands an internship at a club, Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui are annoyed until they learn that the new au pair, Laurent, is gorgeous, French, and male, which is only one of the complications their friendship will have to endure during their summer in the Hamptons. Publisher Marketing: Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui are back in the Hamptons for another summer of beaches, boys, and--oh, yeah--babysitting in this second book in the Beach Lane series. Back in the Hamptons for another summer, Mara, Eliza and Jacqui have to deal with the fallout of how they spent their winters. Mara dumped Ryan, but now wants him back. Unfortunately, he may have moved on. To Eliza. Eliza is worried about Mara finding out about her recent fling--but also about what Jeremy will think. And Jacqui is eyeing the Perrys' new au pair, Philippe. Too bad she's sworn off boys... If the girls want to keep their jobs, they have to get their love lives under control--or they'll be on the first bus out of the Hamptons. The Beach Lane series is created by Alloy Entertainment, producer of bestselling teen and middle grade series including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, and Pretty Little Liars. "Originally published as part of the Au Pairs series." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/26/2006 pg. 54 (EAN 9781416903833, Paperback) Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 62 (EAN 9781416903826, Hardcover) PW Notes and Reprints 06/06/2005 pg. 67 (EAN 9781416903826, Hardcover) School Library Journal 07/01/2005 pg. 101 (EAN 9781416903826, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 332 (EAN 9781416903826, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2005 pg. 300 (EAN 9781416903826, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  de La Cruz, Melissa Melissa de la Cruz grew up in Manila and San Francisco. She is the author of the novels Cat's Meow (Scribner, 2001) and The Au Pairs (Simon & Schuster, 2004). She coauthored the nonfiction books How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less (Ballantine, 2003) and The Fashionista Files: Adventures in Four-Inch Heels and Faux Pas (Ballantine, 2004). Her work has been translated into many languages. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband.