The Manny Files

By Burch, Christian

Publishers Summary:
Manny /ma·ne/ n A male nanny or babysitter, known to be handsome,fabulous, and a lover of eighties music"Be interesting."That's what the manny tells Keats Dalinger the first time he packs Keats's school lunch, but for Keats that's not always the easiest thing to do. Even though he's the only boy at home, it always feels like no one ever remembers him. His sisters are everywhere! Lulu is the smart one, India is the creative one, and Belly . . . well, Belly is the naked one. And the baby. School isn't much better. There, he's the shortest kid in the entire class. But now the manny is the Dalinger's new babysitter, and things are starting to look up. It seems as though the manny always knows the right thing to do. Not everyone likes the manny as much as Keats does, however. Lulu finds the manny embarrassing, and she's started to make a list of all the crazy things that he does, such as serenading the kids with "La Cucaracha" from the front yard or wearing underwear on his head or meeting the school bus with Belly, dressed as limo drivers. Keats is worried. What if Lulu's "Manny Files" makes his parents fire the manny? Who will teach him how to be interesting then?

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ISBN
978-1-41690-039-9
Publisher
Atheneum


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on July 1, 2006

Gr 4-8 Third-grader Keats Dalinger is thrilled when his parents hire a male nanny for him and his three sisters. Matthew, the -manny - as he wishes to be called, quickly wins over Keats. Fourth-grader India and three-year-old Mirabelle also delight in his comical antics and unconventional attitude. Not so with seventh-grader Lulu, who is horrified by the babysitter -s eccentric behavior. She begins recording everything he does in a secret diary dubbed -The Manny Files. - Keats is...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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