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I found three things wrong with this book: (a) the story idea was a cliché, (b) Kristen didn't seem as particularly "down-to-earth" as she claimed and Lisi Harrison stressed, and (c) similar to the previous point, Kristen didn't seem very poor either. First off, this same story was used already in Sealed With a Diss (Kristen changes herself for the sake of a guy) and probably every other TV/book series ever made. The only difference between this and Sealed with a Diss is that it's the main conflict (so now you can't ignore the predictable story line) and there's another girl in the picture (not too creative). So, it's obvious Kristen will change how she dresses, acts, et cetera for surfer/skater boy Dune, Dune will call Kristen out on her changes and stop talking to Kristen (meanwhile he'll pursue the other girl), Kristen will do some desperate act for the name of love to convince Dune that she's worth loving, and Dune will be convinced. And, surprise, surprise, that's what happens! You'd think, if Kristen was a real person, that she would learn this from her previous, and practically identical, experience with Griffin, the Goth boy, but no. We have to go through this painstaking and frankly boring story line again.

And I'm not sure why everyone thinks Kristen is so down-to-earth, her point-of-view was identical to anyone else in the Clique (not including Claire, who's the only really down-to-earth person in the series), except she complained about money more. Harrison's view of middle class is skewed. In the story, brands like J. Crew and Anthropologie are called noted to be cheap, like when Kristen buys a J. Crew tank top and sews a Lacoste logo on it. Last time I was in J. Crew, the tank tops were $30. If Kristen was really trying to save money and her dad was really bankrupt, wouldn't she just go to Wal-Mart or something and buy some Hanes wife beaters if she wanted a tank top? Harrison, who claims she grew up middle-class, should have included in the book that Kristen knew a middle-class person in Westchester was different money-wise than a middle-class person in any other place.

I do like some things about this book though. The "Witty Committee" was a cute idea, I guess. The book is also an important part of the Summer Collection because of a few things it reveals in the end. But I suggest you don't read this book unless you need some way to pass time this summer. I wish I just asked a friend how this book ended instead of going through the whole thing myself. It's only a little bit above 100 pages, but it seems a lot longer. Trust me.

So far in THE CLIQUE SUMMER COLLECTION series, this has to be my favorite ending of them all!

Kristen is the character in the CLIQUE series that I have always secretly rooted for, because she is more realistic then some of her friends. She wants so badly to have money, and works so hard to fit in with the group that has endless amounts of it.

This book really made her character come to life, and I loved every page!

Even though she's stuck at home, she still finds things to do. Hanging out with the hotties at the local skate park, filling pools with Jell-O, and tutoring (and torturing) a nine-year-old wannabe in math; all in the same summer!

See how she does it in this fabulous summer read!

Reviewed by: Taylor Rector

Compared to the first 3 books in the Clique Summer Series, I expected this book to be quite boring. It turns out I was wrong. This book is very enjoyable and will be something that you do not want to put down until you finish the whole book! I will say one little thing that is in this book, Kristin finally meet a very cute and nice boy!

As a member of the exclusive Pretty Committee clique, Kristen Gregory is popular (times 10), stylish, snobby, fake-rich and insecure. But she has a secret that even her PC friends don't know. Her biggest secret is also her salvation and a source of joy. Kristen belongs to the Witty Committee, a group of intellectually gifted students who assemble via their PCs and role play as the gifted person they admire most. With her Witty Committee friends, whose motto is "BOB - brains over beauty," Kristen is smart, loyal, proud and confident.

While her PC friends have taken flight for the summer, Kristen stays in Westchester, New York, where she lands a job tutoring Ripple Baxter to earn eighth-grade wardrobe money. Kristen begins tutoring Ripple in math, but the nine-year-old has other plans. Ripple is enthralled with PC Alpha Massie Block and connives to use Kristen to teach her how to become an OCD-Diva and Massie clone. Ripple is so obsessed with Massie that she insists everyone call her "Rassie."

After Kristen catches on to Ripple's scam and realizes her tutoring job with Ripple is more babysitting than teaching math, she is ready to call it quits --- until she meets Dune, Ripple's 13-year-old brother, whose blond hair is "the color of Baked Lays." Kristen turns the tables and uses Ripple to find out how to impress Dune, but things don't go according to plan. When Kristen shows up at the Gray Acres Skate Park (GAS) dressed like a skater, Dune and his skater friends are the opposite of impressed. Then there's Skye Hamilton, the eighth-grade Alpha and member of the Westchester Country Club, who is also crushing on Dune.

When Kristen is caught trespassing at the Westchester Country Club, she gets in trouble --- big trouble. And after Dune crushes back on Skye rather than on her, Kristen becomes depressed in a way that makes "Victoria Beckham look cheerful."

To resolve her "crush conflict" Kristen (aka Cleopatra) contacts her role-playing Witty Committee friends for advice. Can Einstein (aka Layne), Bill Gates (aka Danh), Oprah (aka Rachel) and Shakespeare (aka Aimee) come up with a solution? Here's a hint: Are Bill Gates and Oprah rich?

KRISTEN is the fourth of five novellas about members of the Pretty Committee. Each book is a light-hearted and fun-to-read page-turner with sound advice for teenage girls. The message from KRISTEN, is, in her own words, "hold on to your pride and own who you are." No wonder Kristen is not only a member of the Pretty Committee but also of the Witty Committee.

--- Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt

This book does a beautiful job of painting a picture of the unique culture of girl bullying and teasing. Alot to be learned. Every parent with a daughter should read this book. Additionally, I recommend highlyBully-Proofing Children: A Practical, Hands-On Guide to Stop Bullying which gives so many strategies...both proactive and for intervention on how to deal with this ever pervasive topic.

If you have a daughter currently in middle school, this is a must read before high school!

Simply put, I found the book to far exceed my expectations for it. As a male, the author's insights into girls' social roles and interactions were a huge eye-opener. And as the father of three girls, I appreciate all the examples of specific situations girls may find themselves in, how their thinking/social conditioning may have contributed, and how they can extricate themselves.

As others have noted, the author's presentation is non-judgmental, and she makes great use of first-hand accounts to introduce or support the discussion, not as trite filler.

This book will go on my shelf as an irreplaceable "field guide to my daughters, their friends and their social habits".

I survived eight years of single sex education (high school and college), and work in an industry populated by mostly women in office settings. I am here to tell you, it doesn't matter if you are a teenager in classes with other teenagers, or if you are in a multi-age group setting in an office - GIRLS / WOMEN ARE JEALOUS AND TWO FACED! As the movie Mean Girls was based on this book, it was more of a documentary than entertainment (although it was certainly both), and you realize how depressing it really is.

Girls are mean. Period. No human female despite age, race, soci-economic backgrounds, value system, etc. is immune to the sociopathic tendancies that women are capable of. This is a good book for women to understand their peers and for mothers to understand what their daughters are going through. Traditionally, women were not taught until relatively recently that we are able to achieve the same things that men are. How we attained power was to cut each other in half with words. You as a woman must overcome jealousy and stop pitting one against the other.

However, while this book gives sound advice as to how, why and what to do about the caddiness of girls / women, it can only give you good coping skills. The best way to handle these situations is to be nice, but not too nice to others. Don't let people get too close that they have ammunition to use against you. Believe me, if you have never experienced this before, you have no idea the lengths people will go to in order to cut you down. And, somewhat crazy as it may sound, I am a 33 year old woman whose closest friends are all men. Jealousy, emotion, and irrational behavior has cost me several women friends I've had over the years. It's rough sometimes, but, I guess I have no choice, do I?

There's so much good in here, but Wiseman's naivete on the normality of fatness gets in the way of this being an entirely safe or sanity-promoting book. It's simply normal for some women and girls to be "overweight". There's no evidence anywhere that fat people "eat their problems" (to use the naive phrase from "Mean Girls") any more than thinner people. Some of us are genetically destined to be at the top of the weight bell curve. It's great that Wiseman recommends The Beauty Myth, for instance, but I wonder if she actually read it. Or The Dieters Dilemma. Or The Obesity Myth. Or Losing It. Or any of the other books in the fat acceptance/health at every size canon.

Perpetuating the old fat-people-are-gluttons myth simply is no longer acceptable or scientifically accurate. Reading this book and projecting its messages on to young fat girls is potentially as dangerous as any other form of bullying Wiseman describes.

Maybe someday she'll correct this major flaw in a future edition?

Even though ALICIA is the third book in THE CLIQUE SUMMER COLLECTION, I am yet to be bored by the series!

Alicia is the character of the Clique who can stand out in a crowd. She goes to spend her summer without her parents in Spain, and she and Nina (who came to OCD in the series and caused a lot of havoc) create a lot of trouble. Alicia finds herself with a job she does not want, to pay for something that she should care about, but really doesn't. And she is trying to land a spot in a music video for a local pop star.

How does she do it all and who will she meet along the way?

Alicia is a brilliant character because she is so real. She really cares about her family, and even though she gets herself into a few compromising positions, she plays them off very fashionably. That is the kind of character I root for. So get your beach towel and get ready to read this short but enthralling novel!

Reviewed by: Taylor Rector

When Alicia arrives in Barcelona, Spain, she is swept away with the sights, sounds and smells of her mother's native land. In the airport terminal, her model-gorgeous older twin cousins, Celia and Isobel, greet her enthusiastically, and she is genuinely happy to see them. But her 13-year-old cousin Nina, whose previous visit to America created huge problems with Alicia and her Pretty Committee friends, is not so enthusiastic --- and is not a welcome sight.

While in Spain, Alicia hopes to avoid Nina as much as possible. She looks forward to spending her summer shopping, clubbing and traipsing around with Celia and Isobel. She's even more excited when she reads an airport billboard announcing a competition to discover a "real Spanish beauty" to star in a music video. Alicia's mother is Spanish. Alicia is a good dancer and (she has to admit to herself) a beauty.

But being half-Spanish and half-American, Alicia doesn't seem totally comfortable in either culture. She hopes that being cast in the video will improve her status back home with Massie and the other Pretty Committee members; maybe Massie will even stop calling her Fannish (fake Spanish).

While trying to play the role of a real Spanish beauty, Alicia does her best to hide the fact that she's an American, especially when a fair-skinned British teenage boy strikes up a conversation with her in English. And cousin Nina is doing her best to ruin things as well. She shatters Alicia's self-confidence when she tells her that Celia and Isobel are just using her so they can wear her American designer-label wardrobe.

Hurt and angry, Alicia strikes back after noticing Nina wearing earrings that she stole from Alicia during her last visit to America. When the two teenagers get into a public scrap at a landmark hotel, things quickly get out of hand and they destroy an expensive statue. After Alicia's parents refuse to send a check to bail her out, she and Nina must work as maids to pay for the damages.

Instead of cleaning up on the competition, Alicia finds herself cleaning other peoples' towels. Can her Spanish vacation be rescued? And how will she pay for all the damage she has caused?

ALICIA is the third of five slim books about the members of the Pretty Committee. While the tone of the first three installments is playful and breezy, each one delivers a helpful and encouraging message for teenage girls. Alicia's story is as light and fluffy as cotton candy --- a welcome summer treat. Her message is that things aren't always what they seem, and sometimes fun and friends can be found when you least expect them.

--- Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt

I've read every book in the Normal series and the summer series, and this is definetly the best in the 'SS'. It's not focusing on Massie for a change gets you a little bit into the betas life. A great book! I'd reccomend the whole series to any preteen-teenage girls who love to read and are preppy:)

I absolutely loved Massie's book, but found Dylan's a bit formulaic and dull, so I picked this one up with high hopes but low expectations. To me, this one hit right between Dylan's and Massie's books in pure fun factor - it was enjoyable to read, but I wasn't so into it that I raced to read it instead of doing something else.

Alicia goes to Spain to stay with her cousins and finds out that a hot pop sensation is shooting a music video. He needs to find a true Spanish beauty to star in it, and Alicia and her cousins are all sure they are each going to be that lady!

It was neat getting to see how Alicia's mind works and see her interact with her cousins. I enjoyed that insight and like Alicia a lot more after reading this book - she seems to be slightly more thoughtful in how she relates with others than some of The Clique are, which I appreciate, yet she was still catty and fun to read.

All in all, if you are a fan, read Massie first, skip Dylan, and read this one next. If you haven't read The Clique books yet, start with those - these summer books probably aren't going to win over new fans.

The 3rd book in the clique summer collection was an amazing book. It showed many hidden things that we didn't necessarily know already. It was a book that kept you on your toes and you never knew what was coming next. I can't wait for the next one.

While trying to put seventh grade behind her --- and with her Pretty Committee friends spending their vacations elsewhere --- Massie Block has big summer plans of her own. As team captain of the Galwaugh Goddesses (aka the Galwaugh Girls) at the uber-exclusive Westchester sleepaway riding camp, Massie will do whatever it takes to come out on top. At stake: winning the sixth consecutive Galwaugh Farms Jump and Canter Competition.

To ensure victory --- and garner a cover shot on Horse & Rider magazine --- Massie comes up with a solution and bends the rules to the breaking point. But things get sticky after Massie's actions embarrass one of her teammates, and her plans slide downhill fast. After Massie's trick is upended, she is expelled from the prestigious riding school and sent home in disgrace.

Back at her parents' summer estate in Southampton, New York, she expects to find comfort in the form of sympathy and lots of retail therapy (aka shopping). But she is shocked by her parents' reaction. Rather than taking her side, they ground her. They also cancel her credit cards until she can find a way to reimburse them for the money they lost paying for the expensive camp. Massie realizes her parents are serious, and she must use her wits to find a way to earn enough money to repay them and get her credit cards reinstated.

Her solution? Find a summer job that will earn her lots of money, but a job that's fun --- more of a hobby than work. In Massie's words, a jobby. After she reads an ad for Be Pretty Cosmetics, she finds what she thinks is the perfect jobby. She embarks on a journey to transform wealthy plain Janes into Be Pretty gorgeous girls by selling them expensive cosmetics and beauty products.

Can Massie survive the summer with her jobby? Will she regain her parents' trust and respect? And will she ever get her credit cards back again? But more importantly, will she be able to get her hands on a pair of impossible-to-find, gold-framed D&G sunglasses?

In the designer-label, shop-till-you-drop world of Massie Block, she is the center of the universe. Like Massie, the first installment in The Clique Summer Collection is as shallow as the children's section of a swimming pool, but it's also wildly entertaining and wicked fun.

--- Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt

As a student, in school I would nomally not read these books (I save these for weekends, winter break, summer, spring break, et cetera). Although these books may not be mental enrichment, they're mental enrichment (in a relaxed sort of way). I read this in an hour over the course of the day (the day I got it)! Great read, reccomend it to anyone 11-14. I'm warning you though, these are mad easy!!! :D :D

Really loved reading this book. As long as it isn't taken seriously, it should be ok for kids. It is also "clean" reading compared to some of the other teen books out there.

I havent read this book but the ones i have read have been excellant keep writing and ill keep reading! i advise u 2 buy and read all these books i can guarantee you wont put them down!

This is the first and the best in the Summer Clique Series by Lisi Harrison. If you could only buy one of these books, I would reccomend this one. Also look and the other series by Lisi Harrison Called- The Clique. Also a great nine books. If you are looking for a great summer read, this is it!

DYLAN is the second book in THE CLIQUE SUMMER COLLECTION, and lives up to the reputation of the CLIQUE series.

Dylan and her mom (who is a famous TV personality) travel to Hawaii to interview the world-famous tennis player, Svetlana. Svetlana has recently gotten out of rehab for her anger management issues, and this is her first match and interview since her last incident. Dylan and Svetlana get in a little tiff, but as a Clique member there is no way Svetlana will come out on top -- and with the guy Dylan wants.

Is there?

Dylan is quite the conniver, I must say. This was another great addition to the series as a whole, and I can't wait to read the rest of THE CLIQUE SUMMER COLLECTION!

Reviewed by: Taylor Rector

Pretty Committee member Dylan Marvil accompanies her TV-host mother on a private jet to an extravagant spa and tennis club in Hawaii in hopes of making a fresh start. She wants to put the heartache of being dumped behind her, relax in the spa, lounge on the beach and feast on rich tropical desserts --- while her mom is busy preparing for the "interview of the season" with hot-tempered tennis superstar and bad-girl Svetlana Slootskyia.

After checking in to the luxurious resort, Dylan and her mother head for the resort's boutique to "go native" and pick out some new clothes to wear at the Aloha Open VIP Party. Dylan --- who favors dark colors, especially black, to flatter her size-four (make that size-six) figure --- is not pleased with the wardrobe selection. She tells her mom she feels like she's been dropped into a "floral-scented snow globe" because everything there is white, which is the customary color for anyone attending the tennis events.

While looking for an appropriate outfit, Dylan melts at the sight of tanned and handsome J.T. Daley, whose father owns the resort. When she actually meets him, Dylan can barely control her burping. J.T. is a tennis-obsessed "hawtie" who is immediately impressed when he finds out that Dylan's mom is going to be interviewing Svetlana.

At the VIP party, to impress J.T. even more, Dylan tells him she also loves tennis, which is about as true as her being a size four and not having a burping problem. After hearing this, J.T. invites her to his family's box seats at a tennis match that will be held three days later.

Dylan quickly realizes she has to learn how to master the game of tennis in three days, or J.T. will know she's lying. She tries to come up with a plan to get the hot-tempered Svetlana to teach her to play tennis well enough to impress J.T. Can Dylan convince Svetlana to help her become an ace, or will her quest to win over J.T. end up out of bounds?

DYLAN is the second of five books that shine a spotlight on the summers of the Pretty Committee members. It is a breezy and light-hearted novel with an important message about knowing ourselves and being comfortable with who we are.

--- Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt

this is the best book ever. if you enjoyed reading the clique, then you will love this book.

My daughter loves these books- I think they do not qualify as a "good" book but they are pretty harmless as long as she reads other books in between.

the book was a good book because i play tennis and i thought it was good researched and the author used the right terms

this book was the best when i started reading it i just couldn't put it down i would recommend this book too anyone who loves the clique series

Stupid stupid stupid. Seriously. Read something worth the time. Such as Jane Austen. Ever heard of her? Yeah, I thought not. Seriously. What are you all thinking? She declares a boyfast. Massie calls herself an ALPHA. How is that not stupid? Stupid stupid. No offence:)

This book was really good. Although it was unrealistic, it was Fan-Tastic! The Pretty Committee starts their 8th grade year and decides to keep boys out of the picture. Of course, one of the members of The PC decides to break the law. In order to get back in, she has to do something. This book is really good and is a great addition to the series!

The Pretty Committee is back and ready to become the alphas of the eighth grade. OCD --- that is, Octavian Country Day --- had better be ready.

Except that OCD is no more. It has been replaced by BOCD. The local boys' school, Briarwood, has joined forces with OCD because their school has flooded. Massie and her girls are worried that the boys will automatically become the school's new alphas just because the OCD girls will be too boy crazy for them not to. So Massie devises a plan: the Pretty Committee will become the New Pretty Committee, and she, Dylan, Kristen, Alicia and Claire pledge to be on a boyfast all year. They will let no boy tear them away from the more important things in life --- fashion, beauty, and each other. Massie even has Tiffany's charm bracelets made for each NPC member so they won't forget their pledge.

However, staying away from boys is harder than it sounds --- especially for Alicia and Claire. Alicia has a crush on Josh, who likes her back, and Claire can't figure out how to make her ex, Cam, jealous without it looking like she's interested in him.

To make matters worse, BOCD just isn't big enough to hold everyone from two schools. So a handful of students are sent to the "overflow trailers," yucky portables that function as one-room schoolhouses, keeping Massie, Dylan, Kristen and Claire (but not Alicia!) away from the rest of the school. Leave it to the NPC to find a way to make over not only the trailers, but the undesirable students who cohabitate them.

BRATFEST AT TIFFANY'S is another clever Clique novel, with accented dialogue (Massie's "Oh my Gawd" begins to get on your nerves, but it's cutely inserted into every word with that vowel sound) and trademark insult-questions ("Do you work for an American Airlines counter?"/"No"/"Then why are you checking our bags?"). Although not as re-readable as the beginning of the series was (the NPC, even if revamped, just doesn't seem to be growing), this ninth installment is perfect for a quick beach read.

--- Reviewed by Sarah Hannah Gómez

My granddaughter reads the clique series. she says we never received this order. Hoping to receive the summer series I ordered.

I've had the first installment of the series in my possession since the year it came out. With all of the hype that surrounded it, I was eager to read it, yet kept putting it off. Now, it's a popular TV series (one of my FAVORITES by the way) and I decided that since I am hooked on the show, why not give the book(s) a try.

Unfortunately, in my opinion, this novel left much to be desired. It doesn't live up to the hype of the series -- and usually when you talk about books and movies/shows it's the other way around -- and I believe that's what left me unmoved. I expected the book to be MUCH better. Now, don't get me wrong, the GOSSIP GIRL novel is a juicy one, but it's missing something. The characters lacked a sense of vigor but if you're a gossip-monger, do you really mind?

GOSSIP GIRL is a strictly a "for entertainment purposes" type of book and reminds me of the ever-present celebrity scandals that bombard our TV sets and newspapers on a regular basis. Definitely NOT for the young and impressionable. 3 stars.

I love the television show and got this book to see how it compared, suffering the embarrassment of being a 19-year-old in the Young Adult section. "Gossip Girl" can be fairly enjoyable at times, but I'm not quite sure what audience it's catered to. I finished the book in about an hour and a half- the reading is a bit oversimplified. The characters are interesting enough, but one-dimensional. All of this is expected for the young teenage book set. But other parts of the book are troubling. It doesn't bother me that the characters do drugs and have casual sex- I've been reading books about all that for years. The problem is that they suffer absolutely no consequences for their actions- no STDs, no arrests, no angry parents. The characters are still seen as people to look up to and people who get good grades. Sure, in the book the characters deal with some problems, but nothing like they would in real life. If you're a mature teen who enjoys semi-trashy chick lit, then "Gossip Girl" will do the trick. Otherwise, stay away. Maybe try the TV show instead.

Gossip Girl shares the latest gossip on her website, like that Serena's back from boarding school.This former it-girl is back to be Blair's best friend again, but Blair feels differently. She's mad at Serena for stealing her boyfriend and leaving without even saying goodbye. Read this book and find out if they're best friends for ever, or best friends for never.

A book for young teenage girls that they are able to relate to, Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar. This book has a lot of combinations of every different teenager.

This is a fiction book about 14 to 17 years old teenagers. They are basically allowed to do what ever they want, just as long as they don't embarrass their family. Serena van der Woodsen is back in town after a year of boarding school, just when things couldn't get any worse. Seems like something is a miss fit with Serena's old friends, Blair, Isabel and Kati have better things to do besides wonder what Serena did to get kicked out of boarding school and doesn't plan on having her as a friend again. However, not everyone is upset over Serena's return. Blair's boyfriend, Nate, is having a hard time being truthful with his girlfriend and is glad that she is back. Nate's friend, Chuck, is hoping the rumors of Serena are true. Serena is find things in common with her new friends.

I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading books that are drama filled; this is the right book for you. It gives you a better perspective about how it is like being rich and when your parents are ever home, it's not the same as your normal life. Just remember you can relate to this book in many different ways.

I purchased the 1st series of Gossip Girl in hopes of getting my 17yr daughter more interested in reading, I must say it was an awesome pick, she loves the book. She is already on the 2nd book and can't stop talking about how good it is. Great choice for High School girls

Again, no mattre how superficial these books are, I can't seem to stop reading them. It is true that girls should not be exposed to such shallowness as these characters, but that's the author's point: who wants to truly be like these girls?

Well, the third book starts off after some time since the Fashion Show in the point of view of overshadowed beta Alicia Rivera. She finds her rightful power as she holds court in dance classes, a refreshing experience away from Massie where she surfaces as the popular girl. With new friends from dance and Olivia, they plan to host their own sleepover, another move against Massie.

With the guilt of cheating during the fashion show, Alicia feels awful, but doesn't do anything about it. Instead, she buries herself deeper inside a whole that she can't get out, which I find stupid. Her friends know what she did, so what's the point of making it worse.

Well, it gets worse. When Massie gets hint that Alicia is starting her own clique, Alicia is declared EW. But don't think that Massie is a power-hungry brat. She felt awful for it, like any friend would if they found out they were betrayed.

So, as Alicia is out, Claire comes in. Together, she and Massie devise a plot to sabotage Alicia and Olivia's planned photoshoot with Teen People by adding themselves into the shoot. Claire has become the new Alicia and couldn't be happier, she has also snagged herself Cam Fisher. But, as always, she'll fall down to rock bottom. Seriously, why can't Lisi leave Claire alone!?

Massie's secret crush on Cam becomes not-so-secret when Alicia discovers it. This makes Massie mad, as well as finding out that he like Claire instead of her. Massie makes Claire choose, and knowing Claire, she's too wimpy to fight for what she wants. Get some backbone woman!

Meanwhile, Alicia and Olivia psychotically deal with their own drama: re-creating a duplicate of their own Pretty Committee, as well as frolicking with 11th grader Harris Fisher, Cam's brother who is old than them by 4 years! Alicia is instantly crushing, and feels that she's Alpha enough to handle him. Good luck with that sister...

The Pretty Committee starts to fall apart: Massie forces Claire to give up Cam, Kristen and Dylan's secrets are let loose because they think Massie snitched, and Alicia manipulates her way to get what she wants. Total shallow-fest, if you ask me.

But really, girls deal with this: rumors, secrets, more backstabbing, boy drama, and even more. Lisi Harrison just puts too much pettiness on top to show the true message.

In the end, the Pretty Committee is reunited once again, due to a friendship fix at the photoshoot. Or should I say, photoshoot destruction. Literally, they destroyed Christmas via fashion shoot.

In the beginning, Massie seemed to lose a lot, but towards the end, she gained back even more: a new crush on Derrington (who has a crush on her), her Beta Alicia back, Claire as a new friend, and her life back on track.

Oh yeah, and Claire is moving to Chicago. Honestly, LEAVE CLAIRE ALONE!!!

Well, all in all, this book introduced more mature themes and foreshadowed problems for the upcoming book. These books are not really my style, yet I am addicted to them.

Alicia creates her own clique that imitates Massie's pretty committee. She is pretty smug after she cheats her way into victory with Olivia. She and Olivia may have fooled the judges, but they didn't fool Massie! The pretty committee is mad and after revenge. That's just what they get! Massie's revenge humiliates Alicia beyond all reason and in the blink of an eye she manipulate and threatens the whole rest of the pretty coommittee onto her side, leaving Massie all alone. Revenge of the wannabes;the thrilling third book in the clique series by Lisi Harrison is told in Alicia's point of view.

The characters in this book are spiteful, manipulative, and shallow. But even worse than that, I feel sorry for them, and sorry for any girl who feels like she has to be fake in order to have friends. How terrible that people won't like them for who they really are.. and how awful that must feel to think that one wrong move and your best friend is now your worst enemy. The author of these books has glorified being cruel and encouraged young girls to be scared of who they are. What a heartbreaking message to send girls as they try to discover who they are. Being kind, compassionate, funny, adventurous -these are the sorts of things that maintain a friendship. Under all the glam and the glitz, Massie's character seems so lonely. She is afraid to be real with her friends, her family, and herself. Girls thinking of buying this book: you are better than this. Love yourself enough to be proud of who you are and read books that encourage you to be the incredible girl you are! Parents, if you love your daughter, pay her not to read this.

Revenge of the Wannabees is a well written story that is fun, but cleverly educational about the relationship between 5 girls in a special cliuque that they formed at OCD middle school. This book is an interpersonal relationship fiction novel that shows teenage girls how to avoid fighting between Cliques. I believe that this novel has outdone both the other Clique novels. This book dives deep into the plot exposing the 5 girls true charectoristics and allow them to I would rate this book 4 out 5 stars because this is due to the way it shws how cliques really do act and how to avoid making fights with difficult groups of people. This book would be appropriate for anyone who has read and enjoyed any other books by Lisi Harrison and also for any teenage girls even though they may not be as popular or where as much designer clothes as other girls.

Revenge of the Wannabees is a great clique book by Lisia Harrison.The exposition of the story got me involved right away. Alicia and Olivia go to the office of Teen Vogue Magazine. A lot of cool things happen there.

In the story I think Massie and Claire have an important relationship because Claire lives in Massie' guest house and Claire and Massie both have a crush on Cam Fisher. In this story there is a lot of conversation. Alicia takls a lot about Massie and Massie talk a lot about Alicia. There is definitely more conversation then action.

In this story, I love how the author uses description. She describes everything really well. She describes the rooms and the character so well it makes me feel like I am actually there with the characters. The one thing I disliked about the book was that Massie and Alicia were mad at each other and always fighting. But other than that, I think the book was really cool.

During the story, I could never guess what happened next. It always was a great suprise. The book kept me on my toes. It made me want to keep reading all the time. This book left me happy because something really cool happens at the end, but I am not going to tell you because it would ruin the suprise.I would totally recomend this book to others because it was one of the most exciting, fun, interesting booksI have ever read.

Why are you so UGLY? Thats right pony girl!
What do ya have to say about that?
Maybe I'll just eat yer little dog Bean for breakfast.

Skye Hamilton gives Massie and the pretty committee a DVD about the contest for the key. The key unlocks OCD's secret room and Massie is physched. It's just what she needs to kick off the beggining of eighth grade in popularity! However, finding the key is simply harder than it seems. Skye claims to have hidden the key in the bedroom of a Briarwood boy in which she has kissed. While Claire is trying out for another movie, the pretty committee splits up the bedrooms of the Briarwood boys. Massie later gets jealous of Claire and kicks her out of the pretty committee. That means that Layne is the only friend she has left. One night at Layne's house Layne realizes something; OMG!!! The key might be in her brother's room! Sure enough it is! Claire and Layne try to use the key to bribe Claire back into the pretty committee. What's the deal that they made? Does the pretty committee accept? You'll never know until you read the book! :)

These kind of stories unfortunately are real and happening in schools. Kids need to know that they are not alone and that bullying of this kind is unacceptable.I think this series is great for teens. Also another book that all parents and teachers should read that clearly not only clarifies but offers solutions on how to handle this behavior is Bully-Proofing Children: A Practical, Hands-On Guide to Stop Bullying. Short stories with great messages for kids, along with scripts,strategies and activities..help kids to deal with this issue.

The characters in this book are spiteful, manipulative, and shallow. But even worse than that, I feel sorry for them, and sorry for any girl who feels like she has to be fake in order to have friends. How terrible that people won't like them for who they really are.. and how awful that must feel to think that one wrong move and your best friend is now your worst enemy. The author of these books has glorified being cruel and encouraged young girls to be scared of who they are. What a heartbreaking message to send girls as they try to discover who they are. Being kind, compassionate, funny, adventurous -these are the sorts of things that maintain a friendship. Under all the glam and the glitz, Massie's character seems so lonely. She is afraid to be real with her friends, her family, and herself. Girls thinking of buying this book: you are better than this. Love yourself enough to be proud of who you are and read books that encourage you to be the incredible girl you are! Parents, if you love your daughter, pay her not to read this.

A brilliant analysis of the deepest evils of our society. This is where it is born: not in the boardrooms of big corporations, but in the bedrooms of the slumber parties of nine year old girls. I love Massie - she's deliciously vulnerable and therefore deliciously, and ever humanly, evil.