The Revenge of the Wannabes (The Clique, No. 3) [Paperback]

Lisi Harrison (Author)

Book Description

Series: Clique (Quality) | Publication Date: March 2, 2005

Weeks before Christmas. Alicia and Olivia are on their way to Manhattan so the Teen People editors can do a story on them about winning the Octavian Country Day uniform design contest. When Massie finally processes that the girls who hijacked her victory are also modeling for Teen People, she is livid. It should have been her. 'Ehmagod, what will everyone think when they find out it wasn't me who was asked to model? I will be SO over.' Massie decides it's time to get revenge. This snake can not lay idle in the weeds for one more second. Kristen and Dylan throw out terrible 'revenge' suggestions and Massie vetoes them all. She will think of something! But first she has to go home and exfoliate. The social minefields of Westchester County's most privileged middle school girls drive the page-turning action of this addictive series, set in New York City's most elite suburban county. The Clique . . . the only thing harder than getting in is staying in.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-8–They're back! The rich, designer name-dropping, thoroughly conceited and obnoxious seventh-grade girls of Octavian Country Day School in Westchester, NY, return to compete against one another for who'll be the reigning queen of the school's "in crowd." Super-wealthy, super-indulged Alicia Rivera switches ballot boxes in the vote for a school uniform so that she wins instead of super-wealthy, super-indulged Massie Block. Readers will battle through their annoyance with and desire to choke these two girls, for the believability and humanity found in Claire and Kristen keep the story line moving. Massie and Alicia make mistakes, everyone interferes in the others' lives and loves, and all of the characters learn about their own limitations. But this is not for every collection; not-so-wealthy urban teens might prefer stories by Jacqueline Woodson, and country teens might rather read Audrey Couloumbis's tales of growing and learning without the trappings of flaunted wealth.–Alice DiNizo, Plainfield Public Schools, NJ
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About the Author

Lisi Harrison was recently the Senior Director of Production Development at MTV, Music Television, and was responsible for creating and developing original programming for air on MTV. Ms. Harrison also served as Head Writer for MTV Production and before that she had her own column in JANE Magazine. She lives in New York City and is currently working full time on her fourth Clique novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Poppy; First Edition edition (March 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316701335
• ISBN-13: 978-0316155137
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1 x 7.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (139 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Lisi Harrison was the Senior Director of Production Development at MTV, Music Television, and was responsible for creating and developing original programming for air on MTV. She also served as Head Writer for MTV Production and before that had her own column in Jane Magazine.

Lisi lives in Laguna Beach, California, and is currently working on her next Alphas novel, coming in April 2010, as well as her next Clique novel.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Watch Your Back, 'The Clique' Is Coming, August 31, 2005

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Revenge of the Wannabes (The Clique, No. 3) (Paperback)

Massie Block, the leader of The Clique, is furious when she hears about Alicia's plans to form her own clique. After all, she's the leader, and that's how it should stay. Besides, doesn't Alicia realize that messing with Massie will do nothing more than leave her in one very undesired place - The Reject Pile? As for new-girl turned It-girl Claire Lyons, she's finally in. Not only is she a coveted member of the Clique, but she's also got Cam, a Briarwood boy, showering her with affection. But will Massie be willing to keep Claire in her inner circle, or dump her like last season's Sevens? Kristen Gregory, she's in the middle of two cliques, and her friendship is now more coveted than the new Louis Vuitton bag. The question is, whom will she choose? Dylan Marvil, she knows that Massie is up to something bad. Real bad. What it is, she has no idea. She might not stick around to find out. But if she leaves the Clique to join Alicia's new clique, will Massie replace her with a Dylan clone? Then there's Alicia Rivera. She may have credit cards and clothes galore. But does she truly have what it takes to be the leader of a clique?

I will be the first to admit that THE CLIQUE has become one of my biggest guilty pleasure reads. The characters are enjoyable vicious, stuck-up, and rich, with the chauffeur's, credit cards, and clothes to prove it. Their many rude confrontations with each other couldn't be more exciting to read about, and the amount of name-dropping they do will keep any celebrity monger on their toes. Lisi Harrison has struck gold with this series, and it only keeps getting better and better. If you're looking for something reminiscent of GOSSIP GIRL, check out THE CLIQUE. I dare you.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars the clique is just not clicking, February 23, 2005

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kittycat "KC" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Revenge of the Wannabes (The Clique, No. 3) (Paperback)

Alicia has had it with Massie. She is sick of always having to be 2nd. She decides to break out and start her own click. After all, no one should be "in" for such a long time, right? Meanwhile, Massie, Kristen, Dylan, and Claire (the newest member of the clique at last)are furious at Alicia for cheating on the fashion design contest. Alicia thinks she's got it going on, but she forgot how powerful Massie is. After she is formally ostracized from the Clique, its a battle between the "wannabes" and the Clique. Alicia recruits Olivia (Faux), and a group of look alikes to be in her group. Massie manages to crash Alicia's modeling shoot. Meanwhile, Massie still likes Cam- will she manage to break Claire and him up? When Alicia deviously manages to turn everyone against Massie, will it be the end of the Clique forever?

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fabulous for teens, August 30, 2005

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Peggy Tibbetts (Silt, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Revenge of the Wannabes (The Clique, No. 3) (Paperback)

This is the third book in the Clique series that revolves around the hilarious antics of the gutsy and gullible Massie Block and Alicia Rivera, who run the show at the Octavian Country Day School (OCD). In this episode, Alicia is fed up with being beta to Massie's alpha. She wants out of the Pretty Committee to start her own clique. She strikes first by switching the ballot boxes in the OCD school uniform design contest to make sure that Massie doesn't win and she does. As the so-called winner, Alicia is asked to model for Teen People magazine and also to invite a few friends to the fashion shoot, which she uses as bait to lure the unpopular girls into her clique. She soon discovers that the care and feeding of a clique is a lot harder than it looks. What with clever carpool conversation to conjure, juicy gossip to track, dirty tricks to plan, and oh so many backs to stab, Alicia has her hands full. Meanwhile Massie gets wind of the ballot box switcheroo, the photo shoot, and the new clique. She plots her revenge. What ensues is no ordinary cat fight because these girls are both ruthless AND rich. Armed with limos and credit cards, no evil mischief or expense is too over-the-top, no matter whom they trample in the process. When the fur flies, nobody's secret is safe.

A fast-paced, fun read, "Revenge of the Wannabes" is like "Absolutely Fabulous" for teens. Alicia and Massie are as outrageous and obnoxious as Patsy and Edina, which makes for non-stop, wacky comedy.