ADD Does Not Mean ADDvantage

Learning Differences can have a huge impact on our girls that goes way beyond grades. It eats away at their self-esteem...


This blog from a 12-year-old girl from New York:
"ADD does not mean ADDvantae... i am friends w/ this girl who has ADD. it is horrible that ppl think that just b/c she doesn't catch on as quickly as everyone else, they can be mean to her. they often say "hidden insults" to her, insults that aren't so obvious. she doesn't realize that their insults, but others do. they also never want to hang out w/ her b/c she's "stupid", but whenever they want something from her, they act all sugar sweet and act like their really her friends. she gets hurt a lot in the end when they turn on her. just b/c she has ADD and probably won't recongnize that you're teasing her, doesn't mean you should tease her. when you see someone w/ ADD, don't take advantage of them."

And this from an 11-year-old girl from South Carolina... “i know one of my friendz has it and the teacherz say that she needz extra help since shes ADD. THAT IZ SOOOO NOT TRUE!!!! She iz ttly smart and she iiz capable of what ever she has to do.”

Bathing Beauties

We asked the allykatzz.com girls... What's YOUR SWIMSUIT? No surprises here...
Bikini - 59%
Tankini - 25%
One Piece - 16%

My Precious Little Girl...

I'm switching things around today... instead of the tween girl's view... here's what EMO looks and feels like... from a parent, Laure. When I asked Laure for permission to share her email, she said: "If I can help someone else, it can't be anything but good." Thanks Laure.

"Jeez, I just dropped into the More magazine website to see how I can go about doing some freelance writing for them, since I am a very knowledgeable, worldly, seen it all 46 year old who thinks she has loads of wisdom to share with all her other over-40 friends...then I stumble upon your column about 'tween girls, emos and cutting and I'm reading all about my 14 year old. I just remembered that I don't have all the answers yet.

I found out that my precious little girl cuts when she gets upset--it started in the 8th grade, and it really emerged once she found a best friend, who has a habit of ditching her until the girl feels like hanging out with my daughter. The girl is very possessive so when my daughter tries to cut the cord, and do her own thing, this girl will step in again and take up all of her time, get in the middle of any other friends, and shoo away any boys my da ughter likes. My daughter then gets left on her own, alone, and this causes her to cut. I have finally observed that any time she gets rejected she cuts.

It's very frustrating because I have been in an abusive relationship before and I've tried to teach her to beware of getting into that sort of thing--never did I imagine that it wouldn't necessarily be a boy to mess with her head, but a trusted friend. Even though I have always been supportive, caring, loving and I think she is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, and I don't just say that because I am the mom--she doesn't always believe it herself. She is very pretty but many times does not feel like she is. It is a shame because I can't do anything else to make her feel good about herself. I feel in my heart that this is something she will eventually work out of. To be honest, I personally feel that she heard about it awhile ago and thought it would be a dramatic way to do something scary and cool to maybe win people's attention or pity. I guess she is rather emo, when I think about it.

I have talked to her quite a bit about it. Most of the summer she will be away at camp, home on weekends, and I know she is having a blast at camp--thank God. I am hoping she can put this behind her to begin high school next year. The most important thing I can tell her is to tell me when something is bothering her, no matter what, because when she doesn't talk, and keeps something in, is when she seems to get the most upset. I don't know if its because she doesn't want me to be worried about her, or whatever, but she seems to keep a stiff upper lip around me even if she is very upset about something.

The one really great thing is that we have a good relationship and that I am capable of helping her through this. But I will tell you something--I always thought my daughter was stronge r than me, able to speak her mind all the time, not painfully shy like I was when I was her age...so this situation has blown me out of the water. I think we will be able to work on this together though--because I am not going to be able to do the counseling thing right now. I believe that the more I know about and read about this issue, the better informed I will be about it, and the more I can help her. She has total faith and trust in me.

One of the really great things about being over 40 (okay, over 45, dammit) is that we have seen and heard a lot, and if we are at least halfway well adjusted, we can take on anything that comes along.

Thanks for some very insightful information. It was very helpful to me to read what the girls were thinking. I am sure if you look at my daughter's myspace (which i loathe) some of those comments could have come from my daughter a couple of months ago. "


Posted by Denise Restauri

Good Day Paris!!!! I Said Good Day!!!

I'll be on ABC News Now today... "In The Newsroom"... 3pm EDT... to talk about what tween girls are saying and thinking about Paris NOW!

Here's the Paris Hilton pulse-check of the AllyKatzz.com tween girl community:

Girls are tired of celebrity lies:
“PARIS BROKE THE LAW???!!! HOW CAN PEOPLE PAY MONEY TO TALK TO A CELEBRITY WHO BROKE THE LAW!!!!! IT'S JUST STUPID!!! SHE'S GONNA BE LIKE "OH, IT WAS UNFAIR OF THEM TO PUT ME IN JAIL..... I NEVER WILL GO BACK...." AND THEY'RE PAYING BIG BUCKS TO LISTEN TO HER LIE???????” … age 10, Hawaii

Paris should pay to be interviewed! And all monies go to charity.
“this is so stupid! who cares about a famous rich brat who takes advantage of everything? i think this is insane! who wud pay her for an interview?! especially when she already has LOADS of money! the people who REALLY need money r the homeless, people with diseases, the elderly, and other charities…. if anything, they shud be TAKING money from her!”... age 13, West Virginia

How outraged are the girls? Enough to keep their families from watching the interview? The Girls Vote:
• I vote to LET my family watch the TV Interview – 40%
• I vote to NOT let my family watch the TV interview – 60%

Why are they so outraged, but still wiling to watch?
They are a part of our celeb obsessed society… the good, the bad and the tears:

"i think i want to see her cry after wat all she has done so im watching it!!!!!"

"I said yes causeI want to see how pathetic she is!!"

Important Note: the girls who are responding aren’t mean girls… but Paris’ behavior makes them think mean thoughts because it’s the only way they can feel like the world is fair. Plus, Paris disappointed them.

How do they feel about the Larry King Interview?
Here’s what a 12-year-old girl from Connecticut says:
“… Larry King is AWESOME! I'm so glad he's not paying her! Thats a sighn that he doesn't support her so hopefully he'll make her say the truth. I think He wants to show the real paris not just what the press wants us to see. So I'll watch that.”

How do girls feel about the products that Paris endorses? Companies should be really concerned about this question because Tweens spend $51B annually and have considerable sway over another $170B annually spent on them by parents and family. Tween girls made the High School Musical soundtrack this year’s top-selling compact disc.

We asked: Will girls buy products that Paris Hilton endorses?
The girls responded:
• No way! I won’t buy anything Paris endorses – 48%
• I buy products I love – doesn’t matter to me if Paris endorses them - 49%
• Yes – I want stuff that Paris Likes – 3%

What about Hilton Hotels? Do girls connect the Hilton dots?
from a 15-year-old girl from Ohio: “…i don't want to stay at Hilton Hotels!! If she [Paris] were nicer, i would know her dad - the owner - raised her well”

from a 13-year-old girl from Alabama who is NOT a Paris fan: “… I lyk soft beds and maid service as much next person. I just don't lyk the daughter of the owner.”

What TIPS do tween girls have for Paris?
1. Start a charity or start giving BIG time to a charity.
2. Walk the talk : “…WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO IS GO GET A JOB AT WAL-MART!!!! AND HER PARENTS NEED TO TAKE AWAY ALL OF HER FANCY STUFF, AND MAKE HER GET A JOB AT WAL-MART!!! THAT IS WHAT I THINK!! SHE NEEDS TO GO GET A MAJOR WAKE UP CALL, AND START ACTING LIKE SHE HAS SOME SENSE!!!! GOOD DAY PARIS! I SAID GOOD DAY!!!!” age 11, Georgia

For more about what tween girls are thinking and saying about Paris... watch ABC News Now!

Posted by Denise Restauri

High six-figure deal for Paris???

New York Times Article this morning... ABC says it was outbid by NBC for Paris Hilton Interview because ABC was unwilling to make a "high six-figure deal" with Ms. Hiltons family. My daughter, Ally, who has the "Paris is a loser" attitude posted a blog on AllyKatzz to see what tween girls from across the nation think about this interview. Check out what tween girls are saying about Paris and her family.

PS: Book Review will now be every other Friday... so please stop back next week.

Posted by Denise Restauri

Summer Loving Tween Girl Style

AlltKatzz girls are dreaming and wishing and hoping for a summer love – the romance and fun that is straight from the opening scenes of Grease…
Summer loving had me a blast
Summer loving happened so fast
I met a girl crazy for me
Met a boy cute as can be
Summer days drifting away to oh oh the summer nights.

What beach? The one at the mall!
“Dating is so stressfull! Sometimes i think its better if i was just single all the time! But as soon as i see an ubercute boy walking down the mall, i forget all those crazy "no boyfriend!" thoughts and dive right in. But sumtimes boys are a let-down. They can be totally cute but then they r plain jerks! its hard to find a cute and nice/sweet boy, isnt it? Me and my friends have made an oath...We will find the perfect boy this summer! we just have to!”... age 12


Tell me more, tell me more… was it love at first site?

“My favorite kind of boys are the punky band type. i think spiky hair, some kinds of piercings, and tatoos look good on boys. I also love their unique spirits”… age 14

“nice, honest, funny-a little, faithful, understanding, sweet, cute, a really good friend, 1 or 2 years older then me b/c they r much more mature, helping me when im down like if i had a friend prob or someone died”... age 13

“ummm skater guys…hot and preppy”... age 14

“I LIKE two types.
1. the bad boy -piercings r hot
2. the preppy type mixed with a little bit of skater/surfer type. they r so cute. ”… age 15

“even tho i DONT want a boyfriend, i think the perfect guy would be older than me a little, be really funny, and really kind. With long hair, too. I dont know why, long hair is just cooler!~~peace-out”… age 12

“a year older or younger and super cute and not too nice but nice and he wouldnt be afraid to act like himself!”… age 15

“my perfect guy would have to be atleast a lil cute (im not that picky)honest.sweet.not afraid to tell the truth.great friend.easy to talk to.unpredictable.and i think thats it”... age 13

“my type is like black longish hair... and well CUTE... skater/surfer types are the ones i always fall 4... ((hott 2))”… age 12

OK, not all girls are thinking about summer love. Some girls are humming See You In September:

“I think once school starts again I'm going to be boy crazy -_- the only thing is..They've taken our pride, they've taken our dignity, and now they've taken our eye-liner what a rip!!”... age 14

Dying of Boredom

This blog is so funny. When tween girls are bored, you do NOT want to be the person, place or thing that causes their boredom! This blog is from a tween girl who calls herself skittles8:

"Over the weekend, I went to the Dean Martin Festival w/ my mom 'n my gramma in Stebunville, Ohio. let me give U guys a tip, NEVER GO THERE. IT SUCKS. its sooo boring. but let me give U the details...i didn't want to go from the start, but there was no one 7:30, which sucked because i usually wake up at ten. The drive there is two hours because Stebunville is right by the Ohio River, which is at the bottom of Ohio. the car ride was better than the festival! well, it is comfy in my mom's car. LOL. okay, so we got there, and we had to go to the church where Dean Martin went. If you don't know, dean martin was a famous singer way back when. okay, the church was boring. then we went to the parade. it was okay. then we went to this place called the Spot Bar, and behind it there was the place where people who looked and sounded like Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Marilyn Minroe were singing. And then Deanne Martin (his daughter) sung a few...BOREDOM AGAIN. Then we went to our hotel in West Virginia which was right across the Ohio River. I went in the pool which was the best part of the trip, i thought. After that we had to go to the night part of the festival. it was just like the afternoon's part. I was TOTALLY DYING OF BOREDOM. even my mom and gramma were. we wasted 30 dollars a seat on it! we went back to the hotel, fell asleep, woke up, drove back home, and that's it. Intreging, isn't it? SO NEVER GO THERE!! PLEASE DON'T. IF YOUR PARENTS THINK OF GOING, BEG THEM NOT TO. I wrote this blog for your own good."

I have one thing to say, I am so glad she's an AllyKatzz.com fan!

Posted by Denise Restauri

Tween Girls SUMMER READS

The books that the AllyKatzz gave TWO PAWS UP! for this week. Tween girls are kicking off the summer with these books:

LBD books
It is a 3 book series about 3 BFFs living in London and facing normal problems. they are really good. one of the LBD (that what they call themselves), Fleur, has this wacko dad and his antics are funny. Claude is the best charcter b/c she is like every girl u love 2 hate at first, but then u see what a gr8 girly she is. And Ronnie...she's probably like every one of you that are reading this blog. Reviewed by 11-year-old

The tail of emily Windsnap
This book kept me busy 4 days!!!!!! … about a girl {emily} who discovers she is human out of the water and a mermaid when her legs get wet!!! P.S Tail is spelt like that because she has a mermaid!!!!!!! Reviewed by 12-year-old

Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover Or Title!
during summer we had to do a book report for the book TANGERINE BY EDWARD BLOOR! I looked at it and thought! omg this is going to be so boring. SO i started to read it.....then i started to understand the book! It got interesting and more interesting and i couldn't put it down! So just because the title or cover of the book looks unappealing it could stil be a GREAT BOOK! SO READ ON THIS SUMMER!!! Reviewed by 12-year-old

Clique … it's about these rich bratty teens that hate their leader's Dad's, Friend's, Daughter named Claire. Avalabile at Target, Walmart, Barns-n-Noble, your local book store, or you local library. Reviewed by 10-year-old

From the Files of Madison Finn
This is a great series!! It is about a girl named Madison Finn who is a commited blogger and web site surfer (just like us!) and her 4 bff's. They go through adventures and mishaps all along the series! 2 paws up! Reviewed by 14-year-old

Elsewhere is this new book im really love. Its a bit sad but unless u are like really sensitive to books then u wont cry… its about this girl who dies and goes to this place called elsewhere where everyone gets younger until they are young enough to become reborn. Reviewed by 11-year-old

You know how sometimes you read a book, and it's like, wow, that's a one of a kind, it was totally awesome? Well, Maureen Johnson writes those kinds of books. I've read The Key to the Golden Firebird and 13 Little Blue Envelopes, and they rock! Reviewed by 13-year-old


Quick Rates: More AllyKatzz 2 Paws up Winners for this week:

SASS Girl Overboard - soooo good it had jus the right amount of love, friends,and excitement…

What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows - wonderful book that is great for girls that are about to hit their teen years!

This is a must read too! Twilight and New moon by Stephanie Meyer…I just Love EDWARD!

The Warriors – one of my fave book series

Now You See Her and Milkweed…Also, I'm a HUGE fan of the Princess Diaries books and the TTYL books.

THE FINAL SUMMER OF THE TRAVELiiNG PANTS♥

Uglies-Pretties-Specials!! The best books!!!

All american girl and ready or not … these are two FAB books for the teenage soul!!!

goose girl byshannon hale! it is totally awesome, and i would read till 12 pm cuz i couldnt put it down!! it is a must read!!

Chew on This. It's all about fast food. If you want a motivation to stop eating so much junk, I recomend this book!

For all publishers and authors... please check out the AllyKatzz Book Club and the AllySTREETKatzz special book review mission. If you want AllyKatzz girls to read/review your books, please send an email to lindsay@allykatzz.com. The girls will be forever grateful!!!

What do Tween Girls Think about Lindsay Lohan?

A year ago, here’s what allykatzz girls were saying about Lindsay Lohan:
“lindsay lohan is my fave actress and singer! shes so pretty shes so good in all her movies!!!!!!!!!!!!”







Here's what tween girls are saying about Lindsay Lohan TODAY:

• Love her always: 4%
• Like her: 14%
• She's so yesterday: 15%
• She's just so downright yucky: 29%
• Really, who cares? 38%

"I heard she went to jail, along with Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton. Totally, those three are "Witches of Eastwick" casting spells on people for "fans". Totally old school.”

"Really, Who cares about her? She's just one of those "old child actress's who turned tabloid material" I used to really like her but now I don't really care about her"

"i liked her in the parent trap. but now shes gone bad. i really think her movies r gettin worse. (and does she really think she can sing?!?)"

Tomorrow, Thursday, at 11 am EST, I’ll be on "Top Priority" for ABC News Now, ABC News' 24-hour broadband news service. "Top Priority" is a 15-minute live show that focuses on women's issues. Tomorrow’s segment is about parents talking to tweens about adult issues… including celebrity scandals. Hope you'll join us.

Posted by Denise Restauri

FRIENDS or DAD?

We asked AllyKatzz.com tween girls...
Would you rather have a Picnic with Your Friends OR... a Day with Dad?


The results: 55% are going on a picnic with friends and 45% are hanging with dad. Here are the thoughts behind the votes:


"It's a little harsh to spend a day with your friends than with your dad, but it SO much funner!"

"Picnic. My dad and I would have nothing to do. We just go shopping if he needs to, go to the animal sheter, and swim. A picnic would take an hour. So I could do both!"

"i would rether have a dad with my dad because you will always have friends but you will not always have a dad "

"my dad is awesome!! but my friends rock too!! it was so hard to choose. i chose dad, but i'd love to do both!! "

"i nvr see my dad and i allways miss him so i would love to spend a day with that!"

":((( I wish i could have a day with dad "

"dad is everything to us....any1 who didi'nt lyk ur dad...try 2 get close with them.....it will be the best thing u ever made "

"i would like to do both because i never get to spend time with my dad and we have a really hard time bonding but i want to spend time with my friends because i have the same problem with them i cant bond or anything so both kinda"

Posted by Denise Restauri

Tween Girls - Would you Rather?

The thoughts behind these AllyKatzz votes:

"I would have a sleep-over.It's more funner than having a day by my-self."

"I'm an only child, so i guess I have enough days to myself, lolz. I would totally have a sleepover! xoxoxo"

"S.L.E.E.P O.V.E.R!!!!! OOOO! I WOULD INVITE BOYS TO STAY OVER WITH ME AND THE GURLS!"

"Day to myself I'm more of a alone type plus I'd rather be w/ animals and myself rite now not really in the mood to be aound ppls I just moved and feeling sad I couldn't sleepover if I wanted to my friends are in another state(not trying to sound whiny or nething just saying wats true)"

"Hi I am millerprinces25 and I am really not that suprised because I don't think anyone would really want a day 2 their selfs!"

"i would have a day to my self cause if u have a day to urself, that means u can do ne thing u want, which is have a sleep over too, so u could do both"

"A day to myself...thats what I normally have! But if I had a someone invite ME to a sleepover, I would go! They would have to be best friends of mine! But I like being by myself, reading and listening to music and just thinking. It's more fun in nature, like camping in the woods and stuff!"

Posted by Denise Restauri

This Week's TWEEN GIRL Book Review

Straight from their AllyKatzz.com blogs:

A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
I love this book. It's about a girl named Mia Winchell who has synesthesia, which means that she can see colors, more like blobs of difrent colors. Like for her she can see colors from words, and letters. Unlike ppl who don't see them. She try's to keep her secret when someone finds out and tells the whole 8th grade, then she is coverd in questions about her colors. I would give this book 2 paws up!! I really couln't put it down!! (2 paws up is highest AllyKatzz rating!) Review by 11-year-old girl from CA

Best Books EVR
2 of the best books i evr read: 1) The Wanderer (By: Sharon Creech) 2) Absolutely Normal Chaos (By: Sharon Creech). Review by 10-year-old girl from Minnesota

The Best Book I Have Ever Read!!
Uglies and Pretties!
I read the Uglies and the Pretties and I love them! They are awesome books! They are my favorite. I love the whole storyline, its so creative. The whole book only took me a few days to read! I cant wait until I read the Specials! Review by 13-year-old girl from Michigan

A 12-year-old girl from Canada beat her to it…
The Best Book I Have Ever Reasd Is Definitly SPECIALS BY SCOTT WESTERFELD!! I LOVED IT!! It made me laugh it made me cry [escpecially wen _____ died :'( ] I would rate it a 500000000000000000000000/10 and recomend it to everyone!

New Book Alert!
The sequel to WIcked has come out! It is titled "Son of a Witch". Clever play on words, huh? Review by 14-year-old from CA

THE TITAN'S CURSE = BEST BOOK EVER!!!!
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan is the best book ever! i read it in less than 3 hours, and it has more than 300 pages! The whole series of Percy Jackson and the Olypians is an awesome series, even if your not into greek mythology! but greek mythology is wicked awesome! i recommend the other 2 books b4 titan's curse too! The Lightning Thief and The Sea of Monsters!!! Review by 11-year-old girl from RI

Whose Read The Christy Miller Series?!?!?!
Well! I have to say ! Robin Jones Gunn is one heck of an author!!!!!! Her Christy Miller books rock! I recommend them for ages of 9-16!!! Read them,you'll fall in love!!! I'll read you the thing on the back of book 1:::"Summer Promise-14-year-old Christy Miller has the dream Summer ahead of her in sunkist California, staying with her aunt and uncle in their beachfront home. Aunt Marti loves to shop, and those curfers are cute- especially Todd. Christy promised her parents she wouldn't do anything that she would regret later, and some of her beach friends are a little wild. But Todd and his "God-Lover" friends are giving Christy a new image of all things eternal. Can this summer live up to it's promises?" This is a Christian book, and I am a Christian....it makes you think of being a Christian in a totally new way! Review by 10-year-old girl from Tennessee

Happily After All
This is an awesome book! It's called Happily After All. It's great, although I can't remember what the author's name was. It's a great book about this girl who's dad is a great guy and all, and then her dad dies. Which is sad, of course. Well, after her father's death, she finds out he might not have been perfect after all. It's pretty interesting, and a definit must-read!
Review by 10-year-old girl from Indiana

The Sisters Club
This book is kinda for 5th graders, but I still love it! It's about 3 sisters (Joey, Stevie, Alex) who make a club with just them. A lot of cute and funny things happen, like Joey and Stevie TRYING to make family dinner, and the oldest sister Alex trying to be Beauty in her school's Beauty and the Beast play and impress a boy (Scott Howell, but as her little sisters call him, Scott Towel). Even though it's for younger kids, it's still one of my fav books. Review by 12-year-old girl from Oregon

Tween Girl Vote: No Way!

Paris Hilton is out of JAIL ALREADY!!! DO you think it's fair she was in for only 3 DAYS?

That's what we asked the AllyKatzz girls today.

Here's the tween girl vote:
No way! She broke the law! - 60%
Not really, she should be treated like everybody else - 23%
Well, it's ok if he learned her lesson - 2%
Of course, she doesn't belong in a jail! - 3%
Hello? WHO CARES? - 12%

Tween Girls Want R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Tween girls want respect! But where are they getting their strength to fight for the respect they deserve? In this blog, a 14-year-old girl from Illinois is finding strength in the words from the song U+Ur Hand by Pink. The words are strong. But wait! You have to check out the music video... talk about mixed messages. And we wonder why our tween girls -and boys- are so confused. The blog from AllyKatzz:

"You know what i just realized how hard it is to have a MEANINGFUL relationship with a guy all they care about is being able to tell all their friends that their going out with the prettiest girl or the most popular girl. Like the other day i went to the movies with my friends and the three of us had to go get popcorn so we needed someone to save our seats so i turned around and asked the guy right behind us to save our seats he looked down at my chest (i was wearing a very low-cut shirt) and then he says yes! Then the other day my friends and i were having a water fight in my friends yard and these guys we knew came over and started to pour water on us (we were totally ok with that it was fun with them there) but then one guy says raise your hand if your wearing a white t-shirt! none of us raised our hands. Da** why don't girls wear white shirts anymore! you do the math white shirts + water= see through!!! At this time I am listening to P!nk U+Ur hand it goes - I'm not here for your entertainment you don't really want mess with me tonight just stop and take a second I was fine before you walked into my life. I wish us girls were respected a little more by guys! Well i'm working on it! "

Why does School Have to End?????

Before you assume your daughter is jumping up and down because the school year is ending and homework is history, remember that school isn't just about homework...

"Why does school have to end !!!!!!!!!¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
This stinks.... Want to know why..... This was our last year here at our school and I love this place... I have been here since kindergarden so like yea.. and all the teachers here are awesome and like i really like this guy and now im probably never going to see him again............ and like well i might never see him again... this is so not fare im so sad now. . . . . . . last full day so un fare" by a 14-year-old girl from Pennsylvania


" Running out of time!!!
I'm so stressed out!! I really want Erik, my loooongtime crush to ask me out or at least give me his phone number b4 the end of school, but I'm running out of time!!! I don't want school to end!!! Can someone help me and QUICK! I don't know what to do!!" by an 11-year-old girl from MA.

Tween Girls' 2 PAWS UP Book List

AllyKatzz girls are blogging about these books THIS WEEK...

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. A Gotta Read!!! Marcy Lewis hates school,her father is a tyrant,and she despairs of ever being thin. Then along comes Ms.Finney,an English teacher who's willing to try anything in the classroom and who treats the kids like human beings.Marcy has never met anyone like her. Suddenly,life has a new meaning…" (Reviewer: age 11)

Diary of a teenage Girl. O/k if you are looking for a Christian, but teen life story you need to check out The diary of a teenage girl. By Melody Carlson. I recently found out it is a series. I bought the second book for my bff. I read it then my bff read it then my other friend read it. i think we payed an overdue charge at the library.It is a must read. i promise. (Reviewer: age 12)

Angels and Demons... its soooo good. Only thing is you its about religion vs. science so if you r very religious i suggest not reading it. (Reviewer: age 14)

The Clique. It's such a good book. It's about four girls. Massie, Alicia, Dylan, and Kristen. Massie is the alpha. She has a perfect life, until Claire Lyons moves in. She's totally screwing up Massie and her friends. In the 3rd book, Claire is finally "in." Then in the 5th book, Massie, Alicia, and Claire go to Hollywood. Claire gets the part of a loser. Well, why am I telling you this...go read the book yourself! (Reviewer: age 13)

the BEST SERIES I HAVE EVER READ (and i read a lot) is the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU series by Meg Cabot. there r 5 books and they r sooooooooo good. its about a girl named jess who gets struck by lightning and gets physcic powers 2 find missing ppl. its really cool. it may sound child-ish and stupid, but its not. i would suggest not reading it if ur under 12 years old or dont like books that r a little scary. they r soooooo amazing i read each 1 in like 4 days!!!! i even passed them on to 2 of my friends who also LUVED them. (Reviewer: age 12)

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster boy is a really good book!!! ...it's about a Boy named Turner Buckminster who becomes friends with a girl named Lizzie...though they are forbbidden 2 see each other. I give this book 2 paws up!!! (Reviewer: age 10)

Posted by Denise Restauri