The Mother-Daughter Book Club

Author:  Heather Vogel Frederick

Rating:  4

Summary:  The Mother-Daughter Book Club is from the point of view of four girls who are nothing alike.  There's Cassidy, the jock, Emma, the bookworm, Meg, the fashionista, and Jess, the smart farm girl.  The story starts when their moms come up with the brilliant idea of a mother daughter book club.  The book club starts out with the four hating each other, and ends with another member, and best friends.  Throughout the series, they read classics like, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, and  Anne of Green Gables.

           Sexual content:  Emma gets a boyfriend, and in one of the books they have a moment of very deep kissing.  That's it.

           Girl drama:  They all have crushes on boys at some point in the books, and sometimes it causes fights.  There are also fights about money, parent issues, and rivals.  Emma and Jess are bullied a lot for being such big nerds, and Meg begins as one of those bullies.  Cassidy also goes through a rough time when her mom is remarried only a couple years after her father's death.

           Morals:  These girls taught me that even if someone has wronged you, friendships can still heal.  It shows how great the right group of friends can be, and how amazing classics are.  It's really a big series about friendships and books- a great combination in my eyes.  They also do some amazing things, despite people telling them they couldn't do it.  You need to find friends who will always be there for you- no matter how far you go.

Girls, 9-12, contemporary