Teen Queens and Has-Beens (Truth Dare Kiss Or Promise) [Hardcover]

Cathy Hopkins (Author)

Book Description

Series: Truth Dare Kiss Or Promise | Publication Date: May 22, 2003

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In the third installment of the Truth or Dare series by the bestselling author of the Mates, Dates books, Lia gains the interest of the school heartthrob after a game of truth-or-dare, which prompts the school's ""teen queen"" to start a campaign of bullyi

--This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.

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About the Author

Cathy Hopkins lives in North London with her handsome husband and three deranged cats. She has had nineteen books published. The fifth book

in the Mates, Dates series, Mates, Dates, and Sole Survivors, was recently released in the U.K. Piccadilly Press has launched a new series from Hopkins,

based on the classic sleepover game of Truth or Consequences. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Piccadilly Press Ltd (May 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853407976
• ISBN-13: 978-1853407970
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,345,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable story tackling serious issues, December 10, 2004

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This review is from: Teen Queens and Has-Beens (Truth or Dare) (Mass Market Paperback)

The third installment in Cathy Hopkins's Truth or Dare series features Lia, daughter of a famous '80s rocker. Lia recently started going to school near her home after years of boarding in London. She loves her friends --- Cat, Becca, Squidge and Mac --- and just wants to fit in.

Popular "teen queen" Kaylie mentions that she likes Jonno, who in turn asks Lia out. Now Kaylie has it in for Lia, and starts a subtle bullying campaign that has Lia in knots every time she goes to school.

The pranks increase and get more serious, and Lia now thinks about returning to her school in London. But her new friends are not ready to give her up yet, and encourage her to stand up for herself. She tries to reason with Kaylie, but the girl is bent on humiliating Lia in any way she can. Lia also tries avoidance and shrinks within herself, attempting not to attract notice. The last thing Lia wants is a big confrontation, but soon she realizes that lots of other girls are bullied by Kaylie and her friends as well. It's time for it all to end.

Hopkins tackles the serious issue of girl bullying in the midst of an enjoyable story. This series remains strong.

American fans should realize that 'been' comes close to rhyming with 'Queen' in England, where the story is set.

--- Reviewed by Amy Alessio

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Problems, Great Message, November 23, 2004

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Nancy Machlis Rechtman (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teen Queens and Has-Beens (Truth or Dare) (Mass Market Paperback)

It's Valentine's Day and Lia Axford is depressed because no one has sent her a Valentine's Day card. She is still adjusting to her new life in Cornwall. Lia had loved her old school, but ended up boarding there when her parents moved to a new home, far from London. She missed her family and decided to live at home and start over at a new school. She has made some great friends there, particularly Cat, Becca, Mac and Squidge. But she wonders how she will fit in at this new school. Her dad is a famous rock star. Her mother is beautiful, her brother and sister are popular and outgoing and Lia feels invisible, no matter how beautiful everyone says she is. She wants to conceal her parents' wealth and her father's fame from her new schoolmates, hoping to fit in with the rest of the crowd.

Kaylie O'Hara is teen queen of the new school, along with her group of Clones. She has set her sights on newly unattached Jonno Appleton, the most popular boy in their class. But to Lia's surprise, Jonno is interested in her, not Kaylie. While Lia is flattered by the attention, she fears that Kaylie will be out for revenge. Sure enough, Kaylie and the Clones set out to make Lia's life miserable. No matter what Lia does, Kaylie has zeroed in on her as target and the bullying begins. Kaylie starts rumors, humiliates Lia at every turn, making sure that whatever she does cannot be pinned on her. This causes Lia's self-confidence to take a nosedive, wondering if she is imagining that Kaylie is behind this mess. She is also confused over who her real friends are. In the satisfying resolution of this book, Kaylie gets her comeuppance and is exposed for the bully she is, and has always been.

It is sad and disturbing to realize how prevalent this kind of bullying is these days, typified not only by the experiences of so many young girls, but brought jarringly to our attention by recent movies such as Mean Girls and 13 Going on 30. It is important to teach children that bullying of any kind is never acceptable and that keeping silent is toxic to their self-esteem and relationships with others.

American readers might have a bit of trouble understanding some of the British colloquialisms, but the message in this book is well worth the effort. The writing is authentic and it is apparent that Cathy Hopkins has done her research well, delving into the psyches of young teens and creating characters who will be immediately recognizable to her readers.

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST BOOK EVER!, September 23, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Teen Queens and Has-Beens (Truth or Dare) (Mass Market Paperback)

i learned a lot from this book especially about cliques, and friends, and that its hard sometimes for girls at that age to get along. Every book in the entire series, are great! cathy hopkins is my idol!!. White lies and barefaced truths, is the first. Then it's the princess of pop, then its teen queens and has beens. and then the fourth, starstruck is my second favorite out of the whole series, and then its double dare. After that its midsummer meltdown which is my favorite out of the whole thing, becuase its the most jam packed, out of the series and it has so many exciting things happening at the same time. This series is sooo0o0o0 good!!