March 3, 2026
Episode #35
Revenge of the Wannabes, the third novel in the Clique series, is a great example of why some people want to burn books, and why they ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT! The story doubles as a time machine set to 2005, when it was perfectly acceptable to objectify women’s body parts, poke fun at eating disorders, and use revenge as a form of ‘conflict resolution’. Shame on us for tolerating it and good on us for correcting it. But destroying the evidence? That erases our guilt, undermines our growth, and disrespects those who survived it.
This novel, and those like it, should be read annually. Come for the laughs and stay for the lessons. If you don’t know what we mean, you will when you hear the lines that made it onto this month’s No Fly List.
As always, our girls emerge a little stronger and a lot kinder, just like the rest of us.
xoxo Lisi & Ellen
