I love the books it gives you something to think about. While I'm reading I think about what it would be like if i was those characters.

I wonder if Lisi Harrison gets paid extra for including so many brand names in her books. Literally, every page is like an ad for cell phones, jeans, iPods, shampoo, conditioner, you name it. Tween girls love these books, but I can't see why. They're boring and dumb. There's also a lot of offensive material. The girls flirt with boys whenever possible, spend all their afterschool time shopping, backstab their friends and much more. Much better books in this genre are: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series The Babysitters' Club books

Common Sense, you missed some language in that book. That one has a lot more language than most of them, actually, so I guess maybe you didn't read the book thoroughly. This is the raciest one in the series, but I still like it a lot.

Okay, I know that a lot of parents don't like this series. But as a teenager and young adult, I've found that it's good to have been exposed to something beyond the bubble my parents had built for me. An "unlit cigarette"? Really? Lots of children have parents who smoke, AND drink alcohol (not saying it's a good thing, but it's not like they haven't been exposed to that sort of thing) ! In my opinion, it's better not to stumble through life without knowing how others live. Plus, anybody with common sense would know that walking in public in only a bra is a bad idea... Honestly, if you don't think your kids aren't going to sneak these books behind your back, then good luck to you. All in all, it's just a bunch of harmless preteens who like to wear fancy clothes and compete against one another socially. Get off your high horses.

Parents should know that this book is full of girls that are mean to anyone they think is a loser, fat, nerdy, or poor. They are fixated on having the newest, most expensive clothes, and the hot boys from the boys' school. They discuss kissing and sex in ways that are inappropriate for the target age group. Worst of all, these girls are in middle school, far too young to be buying Marc Jacobs and Prada, not to mention being "felt up!" Keep tweens away, the book has no redeeming value.

I'm not going to lie and say Lisi Harrison is talentless. The Clique is actually a very well-written series-- the words paint vivid images in your mind, and it's easy to get into the story. However, though the stories themselves were carefully constructed, the characters' behaviour was not, thus making this an iffy book for especially young girls. All the girls in the Clique are extremely rude, thoughtless, and malicious; they're terrible 'friends' to one another. Not to mention that one of the girls, Dylan, is very preoccupied with dieting (not a healthy idea to put into the heads of a target audience where eating disorders are widespread). None of the Clique girls have any redeeming qualities, and to be honest, the character Claire (a newbie to this Clique, who apparently the readers are supposed to somewhat identify with) isn't very admirable either. If your daughter is very impressionable or young, don't encourage her to read The Clique series. Although this could be a fun series to read for some teenagers, pre-teens need books like these like a hole in the head.

I hate this book. it's just about a bunch of spoiled low life vain girls who only care about brand names and them selfs. never read this!

Dial L for Loser is a well-written guilty pleasure novel that is an enjoyable and entertaining read for 6th grade and up. Kids will enjoy the tongue-in-cheek comebacks and the fun details of the wealthy and privileged. Your children should be smart enough to realize that this is guilty pleasure fiction and should not be taken seriously. A+