The Mother-Daughter Book Club

Title: The Mother-Daughter Book Club
Author: Heather Vogel Frederick
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Year of Publication: 2007
Reader's Rating: 3.5

In a Nutshell: Emma, Jess, Megan, and Cassidy are four very different girls. Emma is a major bookworm, Jess lives on a farm, Megan is the fashion-loving shopaholic, and Cassidy is the tomboyish sports fan. Even though they're not at all alike, they are united by a book club their mothers founded. Middle school soon starts and the four girls find that it's going to be much harder than they thought, but it's well worth it what with the adventures and mishaps of secret crush poems read aloud, a sleigh ride, Cassidy wearing a dress, and the four girls finally getting together to become friends.

The Good Stuff: A lot of modern girl books usually contain language and behavior that isn't very good (shopping all the time, too much text lingo, and siblings fighting a lot) like The Clique (sorry to all Clique fans!), but this book didn't really have that much bad behavior, and that's rare.

The Not-So-Good Stuff: I don't think it really has not-so-good stuff.

Reader's Say: I loved reading this book (plus, the cover is so cute)! I could relate to the characters, especially with Emma's love of books and writing and Megan's artistic style and fashion sketchbook. I would love to read it again and again because I feel like it inspires me somehow (I keep remembering Emma wanting to be a writer and Megan wanting to be an artist). All book-lovers will definitely enjoy reading this book.