In the tradition of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, recent college
graduate Megan Smith heads to New York City to work for a
literary magazine and ends up somewhere less ideal. Despite
her editor's warning, Megan tries to add more serious
journalism articles to the gossip magazine where she's
employed, at least until the day she loses her job a few
months before Christmas.
Megan's apartment building catches on fire the same day,
leaving her jobless and temporarily homeless. Her boss
offers her an opportunity to tutor a friend's children, and
it isn't until Megan arrives in Palm Beach, Florida, that
she recognizes the famous "Baker Twins" from the
entertainment news. Sage and Rose Baker are planning to
inherit millions of dollars on their 18th birthday next
year, but their cosmetic-industry guru grandmother has
added a codicil to their trust fund. The girls must pass
the SAT exam and get into Duke University, or else they
will inherit nothing.
Although the twins sabotage her every move, Megan is
determined to get them into college, since her bonus
paycheck would pay off her student loans. By pretending to
be part of the wealthy and snobbish elite, Megan finally
befriends Sage and Rose and they begin study sessions in
earnest. Megan has to get creative to keep the girls on
track, but she must figure out HOW TO TEACH FILTHY RICH
GIRLS before she turns into one herself!
Bestselling author Zoey Dean is best known for her A-
List novels about the scandalous lives of rich and famous
teens in Beverly Hills, California. In her first novel for
adults, she brings an outsider into the lives of the rich
and famous, with hilarious and heartfelt results. Although
Megan is only a few years older than the teens she tutors,
her adult perspective is invaluable in understanding the
girls. The characters are believable in a setting that is
no more implausible than any other book about lifestyles of
the extremely wealthy. Dean adds a unique spin on
standardized test study sessions that many readers will
appreciate, and while the book won't serve as a manual for
incoming teachers, it will do quite nicely for a fabulous
summer read.
Recent Yale graduate Megan Smith comes to Manhattan with big
plans for a career in journalism and even bigger student
loan debt: $75,000. When she flails at her trashy tabloid
job, she's given an escape hatch: tutor seventeen-year-old
identical twins Rose and Sage Baker--yes, the infamous Baker
heiresses of Palm Beach, Florida, best known for their
massive fortunes and their penchant for drunkenly flashing
the paparazzi -- and get their SAT scores up enough to get
into Duke. Impossible job -- yes. But if she succeeds, her
student debts are history. Unfortunately for Megan, the
Baker twins aren't about to curtail their busy social
schedules for basic algebra. And they certainly aren't
thrilled to have to sit down for a study session with dowdy
Megan. Megan quickly discovers that if she's going to get
her money, she'll have to learn her Pucci from her Prada.
And if she can look the part, maybe, just maybe, she can
teach the girls something along the way.
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