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Double-Dare Clare
Eighth grade has been awesome for Clare — she became an ace babysitter, landed a part in the school play, and was smitten with her leading man. Most of all, though, it’s Allison, Clare’s new BFF, who’s made the year so great. And now with winter break coming up, the year’s going to get even better. Clare and Allison have big plans to spend some quality girl time together — or at least they had big plans, until Clare’s old friend Paul rolled into town. Paul’s okay, for a dorky, totally un-date-worthy kind of guy. Or so Clare thinks. Allison, on the other hand, apparently possesses some weird X-ray vision that allows her to see through Paul’s über-dorkiness right into his tender, loving heart. Paul? And Allison? Together? Shudders. Luckily, Clare has Elsa to fall back on. Imaginary or not, she’s Clare’s oldest friend, and friends always stick together. Right? Clare’s battle to maintain her newfound sense of self in the face of jealousy and rejection is portrayed with wit, honesty, and empathy.
176 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2008
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Yvonne Prinz
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January 7, 2009
Clare and friends are back again in "Double-Dare Clare" by Yvonne Prinz. Having read and loved "Still There, Clare" and "Not Fair, Clare", I was anxious to dive right into the latest book in the Clare series.
It's almost winter break and Clare and Allison plan to spend some time together. Then again, plans can change, like when Clare's old friend, Paul, comes home for the holidays and Allison takes an instant liking to him. So, Paul and Allison spend a lot of time together and Clare, well, she's got her own stuff going on.
While volunteering with Allison as a gift-wrapper to raise money for breast cancer research, Clare meets one of Santa's elves and he invites her to a party. Even with a warning from Simon--who we meet in "Not Fair, Clare"--and Allison, that Vince the elf might not be the kind of guy for her, Clare decides to go. Good thing Elsa pops up from time to time to help Clare work things out.
I can't say enough great things about this series. It should be required reading in junior high because even though these readers might not realize it, they're learning some of life's lessons right alongside Clare.
Since Allison's mother is a breast cancer survivor--which we discover early on in the series--it's nice to see Clare, Allison, Clare's mom and her new friend Pam volunteering for the cause. In addition, readers get to see Clare make some less than smart choices in "Double-Dare Clare", and reap the consequences of her actions.
Prinz continues the development of Clare and her friendship with Allison, but she also takes the time to focus on other characters and lets the reader see how they have changed or not really changed, like Clare's mom and dad, Aunt Rusty, and Patience. The reader is reintroduced to Paul from Book One, but Clare gets to see Paul for the first time through someone else's eyes, namely Allison's. And it's a very strange experience for Clare because she has always seen Paul as this shy, geeky person; but Allison is able to give her a different perspective.
Eric, who is introduced as Clare's drama teacher in Book Two, makes a few brief appearances in this one. Eric and Prinicipal Davidson are the main ties to Clare's school life in this book, just as Mr. Bianchini (Clare's track and field coach and Phys. Ed. teacher) was in the first book.
As anxious as I was to read "Double-Dare Clare", I'm sorry to know that I don't have another Clare book to read right away. These characters have truly captured my attention and I'll be following Prinz and the Clare series, closely. The promotional flyer I received from Prinz's publicist states that a television series based upon the Clare books is in development with the Canadian Family Channel, so I'm eager to hear more about that.
The Clare series by Yvonne Prinz is on its way to becoming as much of a classic as "Anne of Green Gables", the "Little House" series, and the books of Judy Blume.
It's almost winter break and Clare and Allison plan to spend some time together. Then again, plans can change, like when Clare's old friend, Paul, comes home for the holidays and Allison takes an instant liking to him. So, Paul and Allison spend a lot of time together and Clare, well, she's got her own stuff going on.
While volunteering with Allison as a gift-wrapper to raise money for breast cancer research, Clare meets one of Santa's elves and he invites her to a party. Even with a warning from Simon--who we meet in "Not Fair, Clare"--and Allison, that Vince the elf might not be the kind of guy for her, Clare decides to go. Good thing Elsa pops up from time to time to help Clare work things out.
I can't say enough great things about this series. It should be required reading in junior high because even though these readers might not realize it, they're learning some of life's lessons right alongside Clare.
Since Allison's mother is a breast cancer survivor--which we discover early on in the series--it's nice to see Clare, Allison, Clare's mom and her new friend Pam volunteering for the cause. In addition, readers get to see Clare make some less than smart choices in "Double-Dare Clare", and reap the consequences of her actions.
Prinz continues the development of Clare and her friendship with Allison, but she also takes the time to focus on other characters and lets the reader see how they have changed or not really changed, like Clare's mom and dad, Aunt Rusty, and Patience. The reader is reintroduced to Paul from Book One, but Clare gets to see Paul for the first time through someone else's eyes, namely Allison's. And it's a very strange experience for Clare because she has always seen Paul as this shy, geeky person; but Allison is able to give her a different perspective.
Eric, who is introduced as Clare's drama teacher in Book Two, makes a few brief appearances in this one. Eric and Prinicipal Davidson are the main ties to Clare's school life in this book, just as Mr. Bianchini (Clare's track and field coach and Phys. Ed. teacher) was in the first book.
As anxious as I was to read "Double-Dare Clare", I'm sorry to know that I don't have another Clare book to read right away. These characters have truly captured my attention and I'll be following Prinz and the Clare series, closely. The promotional flyer I received from Prinz's publicist states that a television series based upon the Clare books is in development with the Canadian Family Channel, so I'm eager to hear more about that.
The Clare series by Yvonne Prinz is on its way to becoming as much of a classic as "Anne of Green Gables", the "Little House" series, and the books of Judy Blume.
July 22, 2016
The best series I've read in a really long time!!
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