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The Clique
The Clique Collection
A boxed set of first three books in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, including The Clique, Best Friends for Never, and Revenge of the Wannabes.
Brave the social minefields of Westchester County's most privileged middle school for girls in this addictive and bestselling series, set in suburban New York City's Westchester County.
The Clique... the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.
Brave the social minefields of Westchester County's most privileged middle school for girls in this addictive and bestselling series, set in suburban New York City's Westchester County.
The Clique... the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.
224 pages, Paperback
First published October 4, 2006
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About the author
Lisi Harrison
95 books2,843 followersLisi Harrison is the author of the #1 New York Times best-selling series "The Clique", "Alphas", "Monster High," Pretenders," and her first adult novel: "The Dirty Book Club" out 10.10.17. Lisi was born in Toronto, Canada, and lived in NYC for 15 years while she worked at MTV. She now lives in Laguna Beach, CA and is a member or her own Dirty Book Club.
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September 2, 2013
I love theses books! I could not put them down!
January 11, 2009
When I was in junior high, my friends and I read the Sweet Valley High series, about 16-year-old identical twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and friends in Sweet Valley, California. It wasn’t educational or thought-provoking, but that fluff did reinforce the values of honesty and loyalty among friends. Even Jessica, the more superficial twin with a new boyfriend every week, was essentially a good person who stuck up for her friends and had empathy for others.
Times have changed, and now we have The Clique, a series set in wealthy Westchester County, just north of New York City, and featuring a group of shallow 12-year-olds who spend their time using their parents’ credit cards to buy outfits from the latest issue of Vogue. This collection features the first three books: The Clique, Best Friends for Never, Revenge of the Wannabes. Massie Block is the leader of the clique, which also includes Kristen (the athletic one), Dylan (the slightly overweight redhead), and Alicia (who secretly wants to take Massie’s place as the group’s leader). Enter Claire, whose family has moved to the area from Florida. Claire’s father is an old friend of Massie’s dad, so Claire’s family (her parents and 10-year-old brother Todd) will be staying in the guesthouse of the Block family’s estate.
Massie is a spoiled diva with virtually no redeeming qualities. We grow to like her a bit as she is won over by Claire in the course of the first three books in this series (which currently numbers fourteen), but if she hadn’t been so superficial, she wouldn’t have spurned Claire in the first place simply because she isn’t rich or trendy enough for Massie. The fact that Massie is inexperienced and nervous around boys is the most successful method of gaining readers’ sympathy.
The reader immediately feels empathy for Claire. Who can’t relate to being the new girl (or guy), moving into an established group worrying about making friends? Claire’s brother Todd provides much-needed comic relief with his crush on Massie, as well as the sibling squabbling with Claire. Most of the characters, however, are stereotypes.
The stupidity of the adults is also staggering. Both Claire’s and Massie’s parents are oblivious to the hostility between the two girls. And when Massie makes barbed comments to Claire in front of them, they say nothing.
The most revolting aspect of the books is the way the characters accept Massie’s social domination as the natural order of things. After a failed attempt to lead a clique of her own, Alicia reflects that Massie is the natural alpha and is content to return to the beta position in her group. Even Claire, to whom Massie has been repeatedly, inexcusably rude, notes that Massie’s friendship has to be earned by those who deserve it.
I have friends with pre-teen girls and have worked with kids this age; they were nothing like the vapid, scheming, appearance-obsessed girls in The Clique Collection. Even accounting for differences in lifestyle, income bracket, and geography, the protagonists of these novels are completely unbelievable.
Review by Karen Duda
Times have changed, and now we have The Clique, a series set in wealthy Westchester County, just north of New York City, and featuring a group of shallow 12-year-olds who spend their time using their parents’ credit cards to buy outfits from the latest issue of Vogue. This collection features the first three books: The Clique, Best Friends for Never, Revenge of the Wannabes. Massie Block is the leader of the clique, which also includes Kristen (the athletic one), Dylan (the slightly overweight redhead), and Alicia (who secretly wants to take Massie’s place as the group’s leader). Enter Claire, whose family has moved to the area from Florida. Claire’s father is an old friend of Massie’s dad, so Claire’s family (her parents and 10-year-old brother Todd) will be staying in the guesthouse of the Block family’s estate.
Massie is a spoiled diva with virtually no redeeming qualities. We grow to like her a bit as she is won over by Claire in the course of the first three books in this series (which currently numbers fourteen), but if she hadn’t been so superficial, she wouldn’t have spurned Claire in the first place simply because she isn’t rich or trendy enough for Massie. The fact that Massie is inexperienced and nervous around boys is the most successful method of gaining readers’ sympathy.
The reader immediately feels empathy for Claire. Who can’t relate to being the new girl (or guy), moving into an established group worrying about making friends? Claire’s brother Todd provides much-needed comic relief with his crush on Massie, as well as the sibling squabbling with Claire. Most of the characters, however, are stereotypes.
The stupidity of the adults is also staggering. Both Claire’s and Massie’s parents are oblivious to the hostility between the two girls. And when Massie makes barbed comments to Claire in front of them, they say nothing.
The most revolting aspect of the books is the way the characters accept Massie’s social domination as the natural order of things. After a failed attempt to lead a clique of her own, Alicia reflects that Massie is the natural alpha and is content to return to the beta position in her group. Even Claire, to whom Massie has been repeatedly, inexcusably rude, notes that Massie’s friendship has to be earned by those who deserve it.
I have friends with pre-teen girls and have worked with kids this age; they were nothing like the vapid, scheming, appearance-obsessed girls in The Clique Collection. Even accounting for differences in lifestyle, income bracket, and geography, the protagonists of these novels are completely unbelievable.
Review by Karen Duda
May 9, 2008
I loved this series! This is the first 3 books in the Clique series and I have to say that I am hooked! I am a twenty something year old mom and I want to buy all of the rest of the series! It really transports you to the world of the clique and back to middle-school and high-school.
Lisi Harrison does a great job on the story and does it in a very funny way that everyone can relate to from either side of a clique. I love the environment of the books and the Fashion slang that Lisi adds to the book. Very fun, easy read. A typical teenage drama book but I must say is written very well. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! :)
Lisi Harrison does a great job on the story and does it in a very funny way that everyone can relate to from either side of a clique. I love the environment of the books and the Fashion slang that Lisi adds to the book. Very fun, easy read. A typical teenage drama book but I must say is written very well. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! :)
June 4, 2008
This book is a event filled book. It tells you that when you get everything you want you just keep wanting more. Alicia shows this by going behind her best friends back and cheating to win a school best dressed modeling competition. Now that Massie found out about Alicia she is really mad and they aren't friends any more. Since Massie and Alicia are no longer friends Massie is starting to be a lot more nice to Claire who she was never nice to. Cliare moved in to Massie's guest house because her family didn't have enough money to buy their own house yet.
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June 26, 2008This book is a event filled book. It tells you that when you get everything you want you just keep wanting more. Alicia shows this by going behind her best friends back and cheating to win a school best dressed modeling competition. Now that Massie found out about Alicia she is really mad and they aren't friends any more. Since Massie and Alicia are no longer friends Massie is starting to be a lot more nice to Claire who she was never nice to.
May 23, 2008
girly. lolz
August 6, 2008
good books, but kind of inapropriate. kind of shallow, too. it makes you realize how nice you are. the girls are REALLY mean and catty.
October 1, 2008
I thought that this book was really good. I learned that you should just be yourself when you get involved with a clique.
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November 1, 2008Been there read that!
December 31, 2008
Addicting series for young, YOUNG adolescents. I read this couple years ago, but now it just seems... banal and unrealistic. However, I do remember it being very exciting.
February 20, 2009
It was good
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April 12, 2009REALLY GOOD BOOK. but really cheezy. U NEEDA be a girl to read this.its a chickk flick
May 11, 2010
SUPER GIRLY!!!!! BUT ITS A GOOD BOOK
August 10, 2010
This book is great! I love the plot line.
June 12, 2011
I've read the entire series.
March 29, 2014
Cute book, Really funny. pretty entertaining.
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May 21, 2015My DD Age 11 is just on the third book. She is HOOKED. Highly recommend for Summer reading etc. So Glad I found this series :D
December 22, 2008
this book was good but massie was so mean sometimes.
March 26, 2009
All of the clique books are great
December 23, 2009
I disliked it
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May 18, 2017i love these books so much they are funny and i can never out them down these 3 are really good they are never boring and i think the author dose a great job on keeping them funny and nice to read.
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