In this young adult novel, elementary schooler Claire Lyons moves from sunny Florida to the famous and chic suburb, Westchester County, New York. Obviously knowing that she doesn't fit into the high-society social circle, Claire's journey in this book is definitely not your ordinary fairytale.
Claire's family and herself moved to Westchester, and stayed with one of her dad's old friends. He has a daughter named Massie Block, who is the same age as Claire, and will be "schooling buddies" not very long after. Massie is known as the top of the food chain at her prestigious private school. Massie never fancied Claire, and always gave her a hard time.
Massie has her school-ruling buddies as well, or more oftenly known as The Pretty Committee, which consists of Alicia Rivera, the "second-in-command" after Massie, the exotic beauty who dresses in Ralph Lauren, Dylan Marvil, the gateway of the clique to the showbiz world, as her mother is a famous talkshow host, and lastly Kristen Gregory, an all-star football player, but this doesn't mean she is a tomboy, she is a designer-clothing aficionado and she is highly intelligent.
My favourite quote from this book is:
Did I ask you to take my temperature?
No
Then why are you all up my butt?
The Pretty Commitee conspires to ruin Claire's life, bit by bit. Until Claire fights back. Will Claire succeed in getting even with the Pretty Committee, or even turning out to be better than them?
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