Mates, Dates Boxed Set One: Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras; Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses; Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas; Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets [Box set] [Mass Market Paperback]

Cathy Hopkins (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 800 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse (October 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689037333
• ISBN-13: 978-0689037337
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.3 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,105,390 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series for young teens, May 10, 2006

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L. Kragh "lokra" (denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mates, Dates Boxed Set One: Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras; Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses; Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas; Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets (Mass Market Paperback)

As i bookseller with specialty in kids and teens, I must really give this series the "thumbs up"!

They are great "light reading", but with substantial contents for their target group. A series with all the right messages - trust in yourself, value your good friendships, be your own person, don't succumb to group pressure etc. BUT they are not annoyingly politically correct, and they are written in a way that will appeal to most age 11-14 girls.
They deal with friendships, first loves, puberty, parents, siblings, school and issues like 'what am I good at' and 'what do I want to be professionally' etc.
The first 6 books are narrated by 4 different girls (who are all friends), which gives a good insight to how different girls in a group see, react towards and percieve the various situations and issues.

Reading "guidelines":
The first five books are good from age 11 and up, from book six the girls mature somewhat and, depending on the individual of course, readers should be a year or two older.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun youthful dating adventures, September 7, 2008

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Anne Lagache "Yenne" (Orinda, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mates, Dates Boxed Set One: Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras; Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses; Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas; Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets (Mass Market Paperback)

I rented Dates, Mates and Cosmic Kisses from the library for my commute entertainment and really enjoyed the author's accent and storytelling. I bought the boxed set to get a bunch of her books cheaper. I'm 45 and I enjoy these wonderful stories of teens and they're dating situations. I'd recommend these books to the teens and anyone who enjoys light reading. It's just a fun series to read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love all of them!, July 13, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Mates, Dates Boxed Set One: Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras; Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses; Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas; Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets (Mass Market Paperback)

The first 4 books from the series are the best! Buy them!!!!!!!!!!!