The Manny by Holly Peterson; Bantam Dell Publishing Group
The Manny is about a wealthy New York mom who hires a “manny” (a male nanny) to take care of her 10-year-old son. Despite its title, the book is really about the mother, Jamie Whitfield, and her struggles with her job and failing marriage. Any mom juggling kids and a career will relate to Jamie’s character, even if they don’t have a hunky manny to flirt with. I was surprised that the mother-manny relationship seemed to take a backseat in the book, but once I got over that I found it well-written and enjoyable and the ending was surprisingly realistic (which I liked, but you may disagree). ** *** ** ***