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7th out of 14 books
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Meanicures
by
Catherine Clark (Goodreads Author)
Whenthree best friends get together, the first thing they talk about these days is always the mean girls in their lives. They decide to banish their enemies by holding a ceremony and burning slips of paper with the mean girls' names on them. But soon afterwards, they discover themselves becoming mean, and they must find a way--with a little help from the owner of their loc...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
October 12th 2010
by EgmontUSA
(first published October 7th 2010)
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We all have people we don't like in life. Sometimes we wish we can make them all just go away (along with the rest of life's problems.)But can simply writing the person's name on a piece of paper and tearing it up really make that happen?
That's exactly what the heroines in Meanicures did.
Meanicures is a story of a Jr. High kid named Madison, and all she talks about is how mean this group of girls can be--from making her believe a certain boy wants to ask her to a dance to making fun of her green...more
That's exactly what the heroines in Meanicures did.
Meanicures is a story of a Jr. High kid named Madison, and all she talks about is how mean this group of girls can be--from making her believe a certain boy wants to ask her to a dance to making fun of her green...more
I was initially intrigued by Meanicures’s cover so when I had the chance to read this book through an ARC tour I thought, “Why not?” Once I received the book and started reading it I realized it was probably aimed at more of a middle grade than a YA audience, which is not what I expected. However, I still had high expectations after reading a few chapters. I can relate to Madison’s experience of not quite being the coolest kid in school, and the story was set in Maine. I have a particular soft s...more
Think Mean Girls meets middle school. Cat fights, dirty tricks and pranks that destroy reputations. Madison and her two best friends go to school every day knowing that the "mean girls" won't hesitate to make their lives a living hell just for their own sheer entertainment. Everyone knows kids can be cruel and let's face it, girls can be downright devious when they want to be.
Cassidy and her tag long "mean girls" never hesitate or miss an opportunity to humiliate and ridicule her former best fri...more
Cassidy and her tag long "mean girls" never hesitate or miss an opportunity to humiliate and ridicule her former best fri...more
Meanicures is a cute little read. And when I say little, I mean short - it was very short. This was the big downfall for me.
The author didn't give herself enough pages or words to flesh out the characters as much as I enjoy. The idea was kind of fun, but right as I was figuring out which character name went to which girl, the book was basically over.
A cute read, Meanicures may be better suited for a middle grade reader rather than a young adult because of the simple nature of the plot and chara...more
The author didn't give herself enough pages or words to flesh out the characters as much as I enjoy. The idea was kind of fun, but right as I was figuring out which character name went to which girl, the book was basically over.
A cute read, Meanicures may be better suited for a middle grade reader rather than a young adult because of the simple nature of the plot and chara...more
A middle grade/tween read!
Concept/Ideas: 4/5
Storyline/Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Writing Style: 4/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
Cover art: Well, it's cute! It does relate to the book, so I give it that. I love the colors of the cover, and it's definitely fun and girly, perfect for attention grabbing to any tweenage girl. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the covers that are have designed/drawn/digitally created people on them though. I find it hard to picture a real life character in my mind when they do a...more
Concept/Ideas: 4/5
Storyline/Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Writing Style: 4/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
Cover art: Well, it's cute! It does relate to the book, so I give it that. I love the colors of the cover, and it's definitely fun and girly, perfect for attention grabbing to any tweenage girl. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the covers that are have designed/drawn/digitally created people on them though. I find it hard to picture a real life character in my mind when they do a...more
Meanicures is a short novel that is really fun to read and is actually age appropriate. This book was interesting and had a unique concept. I think I would have definitely enjoyed it at age 10 or 11.
The characters were really believable. Their reactions to the embarrassing moments around them where ones I would expect from seventh grade students. I think the way the author described all the characters gives you an exact impression of what they would look like in real life.
I think the length of...more
The characters were really believable. Their reactions to the embarrassing moments around them where ones I would expect from seventh grade students. I think the way the author described all the characters gives you an exact impression of what they would look like in real life.
I think the length of...more
This was an enjoyable way to blow a couple of hours. This book was wrote more for tweens than it was for teens, but it was light and funny, and I had a good time reading it. Madison, Olivia, and Taylor are tired of being humiliated by the mean girls, worse yet, those mean girls used to be their best friends. Now they can't even walk near them with having an insult fly their way.
Embarrassed after the worst Monday ever, the girls decide to have a cleansing party, cutting theirselves off from thei...more
Embarrassed after the worst Monday ever, the girls decide to have a cleansing party, cutting theirselves off from thei...more
Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com
Catherine Clark makes her debut in middle grade fiction with MEANICURES. What happens when some of your so-called friends turn into the mean girls?
Seventh grade is bound to begin with changes, but Madison definitely wasn't expecting some of the changes she encountered. Most of her friends understand the challenges Madison faces when it comes to her mom and her crazy hair experiments, but when seventh grade begins with Madison trying...more
Catherine Clark makes her debut in middle grade fiction with MEANICURES. What happens when some of your so-called friends turn into the mean girls?
Seventh grade is bound to begin with changes, but Madison definitely wasn't expecting some of the changes she encountered. Most of her friends understand the challenges Madison faces when it comes to her mom and her crazy hair experiments, but when seventh grade begins with Madison trying...more
Meh. Middle school girls who were best friends and are now growing apart. Madison decides to try and get them out of her life, so she writes their names on pieces of paper and throws them in the fireplace. But suddenly the mean girls are acting nice, and Madison and her friends are being rude back. The only way to fix things is to have a manicure party to get read of the meanness - or a meanicure party.
I don't often read books for middle grade readers, and when I do, I often give up after a chapter or two because it is predictable, boring or just plain poorly written. I happily read through Meanicures, engaged by the characters, humor, and set up of the action. And it seemed true to life, in that it didn't tie things up all pretty in the end, just enough to be satisfying.
I was first intrigued by the cover, I love the cover of this book. Then after reading the description I knew that I had to get my hands on a copy of this book. I really enjoyed this book, but I feel that it should have been longer. It could have easily been longer and still enjoyable. The beginning was very fun and a fast read, but as it got to the part where Madison and her friends were the mean girls, the book basically ended. There wasn't really a lot of depth into the book or the characters....more
This was just horrible and boring. It will never be that easy to get rid of people, ofcourse something will rebound on you. :\ I really liked the characters at the beginning, but after the whole mess I started to dislike them.
it was a really good book. It reminded me of me and my BFF!
Feb 11, 2011
Maya
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i think it was good
New "mean girls" book for middle school/upper elem
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