Episode 227: Revenge of the Wannabes (The Clique #3)

Revenge of the Wannabes (The Clique #3)

On Episode 227, guest Iman Hariri-Kia makes a strong case for Lisi Harrison’s Clique series as social commentary and tween empowerment narrative. She and Alli focus on Book #3 — Revenge of the Wannabes — but also talk about the world of Massie Block and Octavia Country Day more broadly, touching on matters of insecurity, tenderness, and empathy. They also have frank conversations about portrayals of sexualization, objectification, and disordered eating in the book.

Iman Hariri-Kia is an award-winning journalist and the author of A Hundred Other Girls. Follow her on Instagram (@imanharirikia).

TW: disordered eating, body insecurity

CHECK OUT OTHER EPISODES ABOUT THE CLIQUE:

Episode 76: The Clique (with Rachel Wainz)

Episode 142: Best Friends for Never (The Clique #2) (with Frannie + Sophie from Girls Like Us Pod)

CHECK OUT IMAN’S BOOK A HUNDRED OTHER GIRLS HERE!

CHECK OUT IMAN’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

MORE READING:

“Revenge of the Wannabes” (The Clique Wiki)

“How the Clique Books Taught Me to Hate Other Girls and Myself” (The New York Times, 2021)

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