So excited to round out a year of book talk on my podcast with a conversation about the first title in The Clique series! We chat about the mean girls cultural moment of the early aughts, why we love to read about money, all the weirdness of middle school, the sexualization of tweens, the politics of school uniforms, creepy dads, the moral responsibility (or not!) of middle grade authors, and more. Link to listen in my bio!
so-soI read this series in middle school... but I decided to read it again to see what I thought now that I‘m an adult... and oh my goodness gracionious, these girls are so unlike what middle school girls are actually like... at least from my experience. But it was nice to read something that brought back a little nostalgia.
Major catching up on #backtoreading : Day 17, those pesky cliques
I don't know about you, but I read the first one and it was TERRIBLE
I can't find anything on my shelves, print or Kindle, that fits for #thosepeskycliques, at least that I can tell. There may be something that is #TBR, but a Goodreads search pulled up this. Seems appropriate to the challenge. #backtoreading
And with that, I've done all the challenges I saved on my phone for today.
so-soThis is an okay book for the target audience. I enjoyed it when I read it in middle school. However, I probably wouldn't recommend for adults
so-soNot a big fan of the "mean girls" mentality, but it is unfortunately a reality. It's so important to be who you are, but finding out who that is can be a struggle.
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