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  <title><![CDATA[Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler: A Memoir]]></title>
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  <default_description>When Wade Rouse&amp;#8212;a rural, public school graduate who grew up more Hee Haw than Dynasty&amp;#8212;was hired as the director of publicity at the prestigious Tate Academy, he quickly discovered his real job was to make a few of the very pretty, very rich, very mean mommies of the elite students happy. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Enter former Tate beauty queen and sports star Katherine Isabelle Ludington&amp;#8212;Kitsy to her friends&amp;#8212;who went to an Ivy, married an Ivy, and made a lot of money. Now, she is Wade&amp;#8217;s VIP volunteer and a perfectly coiffed nightmare.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In between designing Louis Vuitton&amp;#8211;inspired reunion invitations, dressing as Ronald Reagan for Halloween, and surviving surprise Botox parties, Wade tries to tame Kitsy and her pink Lilly Pulitzer&amp;#8211;clad posse while reclaiming his self-esteem. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Following a year in the life of the super rich and super spoiled, &lt;i&gt;Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler&lt;/i&gt; is hilarious, heartbreaking, and deliciously catty.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">9</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Wade Rouse]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Holly (2 Kids and Tired)]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 28 15:30:11 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found it at the library. It looked entertaining. Mostly it was annoying. I don't relate to high fashion, high maintenance women. I don't run with the prep school crowd or people who have more money than sense. My world doesn't revolve around clothes and decorating.<br/><br/>The story is fictiona...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8358835">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Robyn]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 21 15:23:36 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 05 10:33:25 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book because of all of the 'hub-bub' it caused when I will still living in St. Louis.  Because, yes, the school talked about here is most likely MICDS--seeing as all one has to do is google Wade Rouse (or read the St. Louis Post-Dispatch) to know that he worked there...twice.<br/>I want...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38339347">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17727686">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 14 04:29:49 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 25 05:37:21 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am considering giving this book four stars, especially since I can't stop thinking about some of the issues it touches upon.  Having worked at a prep school in the Northeast, there are some strong comparisons to be made between his school and my old school (thankfully, though, it was not 1:1).  <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17727686">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78214405">
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 18 11:44:27 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 18 11:44:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second book by Wade Rouse that I have read in the past month.  I notice he is often compared to David Sedaris because of the humor involved in his writing.  However I would say that I enjoy Rouse's books even more because not only is he funny but he is also introspective and gives the re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78214405">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41719995">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lauren]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Jan 03 09:49:02 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[While the writing style was unimpressive, I enjoyed the story - the sheer &quot;dishiness&quot; - of this memoir / aubiography.  Especially since I live in the Chicagoland area and I have a pretty good idea which prep school the author is referring to...reinforcing why I have my kids in public schoo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41719995">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62269162">
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jul 13 14:12:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is split into two parts - fall and spring semester.  I finished the first part and read part of the second before finally giving up.  I couldn't stand this book.  It is a memoir about a PR guy at a private school.  The reviews were mixed and seemed to be split down the lines of whether or ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62269162">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50679474">
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    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 27 21:31:47 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 27 21:33:35 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Wade Rouse - I'm glad I read this before his earlier book, America's Boy, because I had no expectations going in. This book was so hilarious; it was a perfect depiction of how snooty the uber-rich can be. If you like Sedaris or Savage or Burroughs, you'll like Wade's stuff - but read America'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50679474">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41639722">
    <user id="955466">
    <name><![CDATA[Jen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Denver, CO]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 02 14:32:30 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 02 14:34:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The title drew me in and to some degree I could relate to this guys job. Although I did expect it to be more about the crazy rich people, but it was more about this gay man being true to who he is. I thought it was cute and made me think a little. Good airplane read. ]]></body>
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    <review id="27499789">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 17 01:13:17 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 17 01:23:08 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My fun, before-bed book (read: the &quot;this is not a legal book&quot; book). Yes, it's fluffy and a fun read that moves right along, but it has some depth that surprised me, namely Rouse' honesty about his shortcomings in his decisions.<br/><br/>What's clear is that Wade Rouse can tell a story a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27499789">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56830881">
    <user id="180353">
    <name><![CDATA[Casey]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 21 03:18:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 21 03:21:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was surprised to find this book classified as a &quot;memoir&quot; but that was a fairly accurate description.  Nonetheless, it is a highly amusing, sometimes sad, often hilarious account of Rouse's time spent working at one of the country's elite private schools.]]></body>
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    <review id="51295547">
    <user id="1209068">
    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 02 13:57:11 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 10 09:22:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was funny in spots, but ultimately absolute fluff. The writer is a little too in love with overwrought similies, in my opinion. And if you've ever worked with manipulative or emotionally cruel people, you can sympathize, but you really, really, really just want to tell him to get a life in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51295547">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73810671">
    <user id="1373175">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Richmond, VA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 07 19:34:31 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 07 19:41:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Same as &quot; at least in the city someone would hear you scream&quot; . I liked this, but hated enough about it that I can't really tell you guys that you should read it. But if any of you do- can we agree that we all hate Kitsy? ]]></body>
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    <review id="48420898">
    <user id="289901">
    <name><![CDATA[Katherine]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Glen Ellyn, IL]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Mar 08 23:30:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was certainly a good &quot;spring break&quot; read....quick, fun, easy, a little trashy, a little shocking, etc. I didn't have high hopes for it - but it still left me wanting a little more, though I can't put my finger on it. ]]></body>
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    <review id="51853791">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mary]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Huntington Beach, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Apr 18 16:19:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Quick Read -- You know there are people like these &quot;mean mommies&quot; or M2 as the authors describes the women with nothing else to do except to micromanage the private school staff their children attend. I am trying to figure out which school this is in the Midwest.]]></body>
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    <review id="41126829">
    <user id="1838899">
    <name><![CDATA[Robin]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 28 17:18:17 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 28 17:19:19 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A little bumpy from combining years of real events into one fabricated year, but otherwise a fun read. Much more insightful than I expected.]]></body>
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    <review id="39498910">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Dec 07 02:22:01 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm curious about this book, since it appears it was written by a guy who taught at MICDS in St. Louis.]]></body>
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    <review id="62274508">
    <user id="787029">
    <name><![CDATA[Erin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun Jul 05 19:22:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 05 19:22:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as funny and heartwarming as &quot;America's Boy&quot;, but definitely had it's high points.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a memoir, but reads like fiction (in a good way). I had the same reaction to many parts of &quot;The Devil Wears Prada&quot; - utter disbelief that people can actually act this way. But then I had to remember that this author worked at MICDS (a prep school in my home town of St. Louis),...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39175495">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found the author's descriptions of the mommies only as pathetic and infuriating as his own descriptions of himself.  What a coward he was!  I don't know how he lived with himself, never standing up even slightly for what was right.  While I may have hard days at work (and mean mommies of a differe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31995617">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Snarky and fabulous!]]></body>
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