Eh. Ma. Gawd.

Bratfest at Tiffany’s: A Clique Novel

by Lisi Harrison

Summary

As the girls of the Pretty Committee begin their eighth grade year (as the New Pretty Committee, NPC for short), they have a few problems on their hands: the boys from Briarwood will be invading Octavian Country Day School, not only threatening their space and good sense, but also their status as the most popular kids in school. NPC leader Massie will have none of it, and she declares a boyfast for her group.

Worth staying up past bedtime?

Everyone needs a book that qualifies as brain candy or mindless reading now and then. I honestly believe it’s good for the soul to indulge in a little guilty pleasure like that now and again. The Clique novels are that indulgence for middle school-aged girls. While the lifestyles of the characters are most likely foreign to at least 80 percent of readers (the girls of the Pretty Committee are rich, upstate New Yorkers who are denied nothing money can buy), author Harrison captures the elements and behaviors of young teens and pre-teens in a format that is no doubt loved and mimicked by readers.

Reviews

The only reviews I dug up for this book were written by other bloggers. I checked Amazon and Barnes & Noble for editorial reviews (such as Booklist or School Library Journal), but there were none for this book. The independent reviews I read, such as those written by young readers or bloggers, were positive, and I saw many comments from middle school-aged reviewers who haled the books as being “true” in their depiction of young girls today.

In the library

This book would be best suited for individual reading or an all-girl book club. Display with other series books that would appeal to middle school-aged girls, using a variety of themes and genres.

SLIS 5420

Module 13

Nov. 23-29