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=="The Clique" Series is a great series of books for any girl that is in Middle School or High School. It teaches you that no matter if you are popular or if you are a nerd that wears "baby" clothes, you can be who you want to be. I have learned a lot from reading these books. I treat people the way I want to be treated. It doesn't matter if you wear that jacket that everyone has, or wear the shoes everyone has, it only matters who you really are inside.==

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==Meet the seventh grade A-listers: Dylan Marvil, Kristen Gregory, Alicia Rivera, and the one and only Massie Block, the ruler of The Clique. On the surface, these girls are filthy rich, very gorgeous, snotty to the max, and so spoiled. They're also rude and evil to anyone who bothers them. Claire Lyons is a total outsider who is temporarily living in Massie's guest house. She would love to be part of the group even though she's not wealthy, gorgeous, snotty, or spoiled. What will happen?==



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==As Bethany approaches her thirteenth birthday, her parents begin acting more oddly than usual: Her mother cries constantly, and her father barely lets Bethany out of his sight. Then one morning he hustles the entire family into the car, drives across several state lines -- and leaves Bethany with an aunt she never knew existed. Bethany has no idea what's going on. She's worried that her mom and dad are running from some kind of trouble, but she can't find out because they won't tell her where they are going. Bethany's only clue is a few words she overheard her father tell her aunt Myrlie: "She doesn't know anything about Elizabeth." But Aunt Myrlie won't tell Bethany who Elizabeth is, and she won't explain why people in her small town react to Bethany as if they've seen a ghost. The mystery intensifies when Bethany gets a package from her father containing four different birth certificates from four states, with four different last names -- and thousands of dollars in cash. And when a strange man shows up asking questions, Bethany realizes she's not the only one who's desperate to unravel the secrets of her past. In this exhilarating thriller, Margaret Peterson Haddix crafts a taut story so full of twists and turns, readers will be gripped until the startling conclusion.==

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 * **Reading level:** Ages 9-12
 * **Hardcover:** 224 pages



==Teenage tennis-star Grace Ace Kincaid has the talent and looks that make her a hit both on the court and on Madison Avenue. But she is falling apart, breaking under the tremendous pressure of worldwide fame. She wants OUT. And she gets her wish–a total break from her lifestyle and identity. She becomes Emily O'Brien, everyday teenager, with nose-ring intact. She is transported to remote Medicine Hat, AK, where she lives with her new guardian, retired FBI-agent Ava Grady, in a rustic cabin, complete with outhouse and freezing-cold showers. At first shocked by her surroundings, Grace comes to love them, as it is here that she experiences a sense of normalcy in her life, including a love interest, solid friendships, and much-needed support from the local therapist. Shull's very short chapters with headings such as three zillion years later, are catchy, fun, and full of the ever-changing world of adolescent emotions. The novel offers a consistent sense of delight and the feeling that, no matter what, Grace will always come out on top. This is due in large part to her many fairy godmothers along the way, steering her toward a level of comfort with herself, her talents, her feelings, and her desire to live life on her own terms. A Cinderella story for this day and age, indeed.//–Tracy Karbel, Glenside Public Library District, Glendale Heights, IL//==