Dial L for Loser (6th book of the Clique series)
By: Lisi Harrison
Pages: 272 pages

An unfortunate incident from the 5th book left the Pretty Committee expelled from Octavian Country Day School…but no worries, the girls are living it all up. The mall is the new school, fashion is the new subject, food court is the new cafeteria, sales clerk are the new teachers, and visa cards are the new student i.d.s. They even got a chance to meet the cast of the upcoming movie: Dial L for Loser at Dylan’s mom talk show. Something unexpected happened there and the girls landed an audition for one of the leading roles in the movie. However, the catch is that out of the 3 girls going only one will be it. Dylan and Kristen were not allowed to go, so they were left in Westchester. With Massie, Alicia, and Claire off to Las Vegas for the auditions, they can flirt with their crushes as much as they want. Back in the main scene, not within anyone’s guesses, Claire got the role and was suddenly the center of attention. Everybody loved her, including the director, the crew and cast, not to mention Abby and Conner – the hot actor and actress opposite of her in the movie. Massie and Alicia were devastated when the director picked Claire over them, and they were even more shocked when she stopped hanging out with them to be with Abby and Conner. Filled with jealousy and hurt, Massie finally felt like a loser – and that should never happen to her. So along with Alicia, they plan to ruin Claire’s fun time in Hollywood with their evil schemes. They most definitely can’t let her steal the spotlight.

The plot is more interesting than the previous books, not to mention different. But there is still a sense of “unreal-ness” to it all. It seems as if the author can’t really figure what to do with the girls after she got them expelled in the 5th book. So she plopped them in Hollywood for this book just for a change. Still, I’m glad that this book didn’t take place in the Westchester school again. And hey, the newest book of the series just came out this month – It’s Not Easy Being Mean, can’t wait to read that one!
Rating: 7.5/10

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