Revenge of the Wannabes
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| Author | Lisi Harrison |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Clique Series |
| Genre(s) | Young adult novels |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication date | March 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-316-70133-5 |
| Preceded by | Best Friends for Never |
| Followed by | Invasion of the Boy Snatchers |
Revenge of the Wannabes by Lisi Harrison is a fictional book about seventh grade socialization published in March 2005 by Little, Brown and Company, New York.
Plot summary
The story starts out with Alicia Rivera in dance class with her friend Olivia. She loves dance class because Massie isn't there, and so Rivera is the most popular and best dancer. After class is over, while everyone is in the locker room rushing to get out, Alicia begins to wonder why she is being bossed around by Massie, and Olivia begins to convince her to have her own slumber party at her house. Alicia begins to get tired of everyone being so obsessed with Massie, so she agrees to the sleepover because people can finally realize how great of an alpha Alicia can be. She plans for a sleepover at her house with just her, Olivia, and two other girls from her dance class. However, when she gets home, she feels a bit guilty about what she has done, so she doesn't want to ride to school with Massie in the morning, so tells Massie in an IM that she cannot carpool with her because of a "doctor's appointment."
The next day at school, while Alicia is getting her books out of her locker and talking to the rest of the clique, Olivia, not knowing it was a secret, comes over and spills out all of Alicia's slumber party plans in front of Massie. Massie gets angry and calls Alicia an EW (Eternal Wannabe). She leaves with Kristen and Dylan, leaving Alicia feeling guilty for wanting attention. She wishes she had never bothered to start her own sleepover, but acts as though she couldn't care less. Massie notices this and is confused as to why Alicia isn't upset after their argument.
Alicia and Olivia won the uniform contest and now are off to meet Lucinda and the rest of the staff at Teen People. Lucinda loves the looks of both girls and offers them a photo shoot near Christmas. Lucinda tells them to get pictures of their other "pretty-in-a-real-way" friends. Alicia is worried that Massie knew that they cheated, but brushes away the thought. Then Lucinda gives them both a Dixon, which she says Avril Lavigne will be breaking in on their cover. Alicia agrees to get pictures of her friends but would rather die than ask Massie. After the interview Alicia calls Massie while she is at the tanning salon with Kristen and Dylan and subtly brags about her modeling offer. Massie decides that the time is right to confront Alicia about cheating in the contest.
Massie's parents decide to transform their barn into a gym. Massie claims the whole thing cost "a million dollars or something", which she explains as cheap. Before the mirrors go up, Massie, Claire, Dylan, and Kristen paint a mural on the walls of the barn, telling Alicia to come over because they need to talk. With the theme being "In with Claire, Out with Alicia" (this is part of Massie's infamous State Of The Union list), they humiliate her and Alicia gets kicked out of the Pretty Committee. After Alicia sees the mural, she runs outside crying. Todd (Claire's younger brother) and his little friend Nathan see her and promise to help her by spying on the Pretty Committee. Alicia and Todd strike up a deal leaving Rivera feeling a bit happier, and decides that the next day she will scout the school for more people apart from Olivia (whom she now calls Faux-livia as she bought fake Louis Vuitton scarves) to be in her new clique.
Olivia also plays a small part in helping Alicia get Harris Fisher's phone number from his younger brother, Cam, and also helps Alicia find an "Unbelievably Pretty Committee" by looking for replacements for Dylan and Kristen. Soon Alicia makes a plan to win Dylan and Kristen back to make their own Pretty Committee. Faux-livia proceeds to be part of this group, for which she's very excited.
Meanwhile, Massie still has a crush on Cam, and so does Claire. Cam asks Alicia to talk to Claire for him as he likes her, and she does, in front of Massie. Massie gets so jealous she makes Claire dump Cam, but her excuse was that Cam was an EW of Harris. Todd listens in on a sleepover with Kristen, Dylan and Massie while Claire sneaks off to see Cam (she ends up dumping him face to face). The three girls spill secrets, Massie's being that she used to have a crush on Cam. Todd tells this to Alicia, who tells Claire, who is heartbroken that she was made to dump Cam for no reason, so she begins to ignore Massie and starts hanging out with Alicia. Massie is now on her own as Alicia tells Kristen and Dylan that Massie told her the secrets, not Todd.
However, on the way to the Teen People shoot dinner, Olivia accidentally spills that Todd spied on the sleepover and that he was the one who told Alicia the secrets. Kristen and Dylan quickly apologize to Massie via text messaging. Massie then arrives to the restaurant along with a few guys, including Derrington and Cam. At the dinner, Claire runs to the restrooms crying because she isn't with Cam anymore and she hates Massie, but Massie admits everything to her and they make up, to Alicia's anger. Claire and Cam also make up. Now all Alicia has is Olivia and two other girls who joined her group, Strawberry and Kori who had been replacements for Kristen and Dylan. At the photo shoot, "all hell breaks loose" and the girls fight on set. Alicia pulls Massie's beloved crown charm off of her charm bracelet, and when Massie realizes it's gone, she starts to cry. Alicia comforts her then gives it back, remembering she had ripped the bracelet off Massie's writs and stuffed it in her boot. The two become friends again. Alicia gets rid of Kori and Strawberry, but not Faux-livia. Everyone is happy in the last chapter at the annual OCD tree lighting ceremony, until Todd tells Massie something he overheard.The Lyons family is moving to Chicago. Massie pleads Todd not to tell Claire, because "everything is finally perfect."
Main Characters
Massie Block, the gorgeous alpha of the Pretty Committee. She believes she is very pretty, and she is obsessed with fashion. Her crush in this book is Cam Fisher, then later on Derrington. When Massie finds out Alicia is trying to start her own clique, she could not be more shocked than if tapered pants suddenly became cool! Of course, she'll have to remind Alicia that messing with Massie can only lead to one place-The Reject Pile.
Alicia Rivera, a member of the clique. She tries to create her own clique but fails, due to Massie's unbelivable power. Her crush is Harris Fisher, Cam's older brother. She is very rich, and able to receive tickets to almost anything. She has a wallet stuffed with credit cards and a closet full of Marc Jacobs. But does she have what it takes to start a clique of her own?
Claire Lyons, the used-to-be-not-so-cool girl. She has finally arrived! She was able to join Massie's clique in the 2nd book. Her crush is Cam Fisher, a super-cute Briarwood boy, who likes her back as well. But will she be able to stay in Massie's inner circle?
Kristen Gregory, another member of the clique. She had pretended to be rich, but Massie and Dylan find out in this book that she is actually not that rich and cannot afford much in shopping trips. She has blonde hair which she usually puts in braids and is very active. She's caught in between two cliques, and suddenly her friendship is more sought after than the new Sevens. Whom will she choose?
Dylan Marvil, the member of the clique with the colorful hair. She has a bold personality. She and Kristen had liked Derrington in the previous book, but then found out that he had been using them to get to Massie. She's convinced that Massie is up to no good. Might join Alicia's clique. Will Massie replace her with a cheap Dylan knockoff?
Olivia, aka "faux-livia". She got that nickname by buying knock-off Louis Vuitton scarves in NYC. (They decided to spell Louis Viotton with one "t"). She is not approved by Massie, which means she is not welcomed by Claire, Kristen or Dylan either.
