School Library Journal
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Gr 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 (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly
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PW said that the debut novel in the series, The Clique, "takes cliquish, snobbish behavior to Hollywood extremes." In the third novel, Revenge of the Wannabes by Lisi Harrison, Octavian Country Day School suffers a mild earthquake when seventh-grader Alicia decides to break away from her best friend's clique to begin one herself. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved