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|title=Don't Call Me Baby (Consequences)
|author=Laurie Depp
|reviewer=Zoe PageMorris
|genre=Teens
|summary=Nanny Katie gets more than she bargained for when she goes to work for a celeb family with some deep, dark secrets.
|isbn=978-0340930397
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>034093039X</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>034093039X</amazonus>
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Katie is a newly qualified nanny when she lands her dream job, looking after the two children of Britain's latest ''It'' couple, a footballer and his high-profile wife. If you can skip past the unlikeliness of it (why would people in that position hire an inexperienced 18 year old to watch the kids?) you might be surprised by how interesting and well-written this book is. It shouldn't be a surprise, though, if I first tell you that this book has all the ingredients for a top read: a likeable heroine, a fish-out-of-water story about a small town girl trying to take on London, a dubious ex-boyfriend and some colourful characters, especially the WAGs. Add in some serious skeletons in the closet, a group of loose-lipped friends and some persistent tabloid journalists, and that simple nanny job is not looking so simple anymore. Looking after the children is one thing, but sampling goody bags, going shoe shopping with the boss and trying to keep a family together were certainly not in the job description.