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the clique movie news

so we've kind of noticed that the idea of a movie being made from burger interviewee Lisi Harrison's Clique books is topic A in the comments portion of our site. This question has been so burning hot for so long that just thinking about it makes our breakfast waffles toast to a nice crispy golden brown.

Anyhow, as some of the clever commenters on our clique page have mentioned, movie plans were announced this summer, and open auditions continue until September 5. You can go to this site and upload a video of yourself being sassy as Massie or square like Claire (can't help it--we just like to rhyme). 

One little tiny detail that's not mentioned on the site: the movie will be STRAIGHT TO VIDEO. So don't go out your Oscar gown just yet...but it wouldn't be half bad to see your bad self on your local Blockbuster shelf.

Other tidbits we've gleaned: The Clique #9 :Bratfest at Tiffany's  will be in stores in February, and then there will be a set of five novellas next summer, one written from the POV of each darling-but-nasty member of the Pretty Committee. It will be called The Clique Summer Collection...and it's only 12 months away!

30 Sec Lit Crit: The Clique #7: It's Not Easy Being Mean by Lisi Harrison

[Here's a review by Leila Roy, dropping in from Bookshelves of Doom]

Yes, I read another one.  No, I don't know what is wrong with me.

This time, the girls have been un-expelled from OCD, but they have been forced to join an extracurricular activity.  They've also been given a quest by the eighth-grade alpha, Skye Hamilton:  To earn the right to take charge of the Secret Room* at OCD, the girls have to find the key, which Skye has hidden under the mattress of a boy she's kissed.  The list is LONG, and the Pretty Committee is not the only group looking for it.

Meanwhile, Claire's acting career is taking off.  She's set to audition for a movie with a multi-Oscar-winning director, which is awesome, but she's feeling left out of all of the Pretty Committee fun**.

• Still with the brand names.  There were at least fifteen fashion labels mentioned in the first chapter alone.  That's not counting the plethora of consumables, electronics, magazines, etc.  Also, there are fifteen pages of ads at the end of the book.  (I fully admit that it could be worse -- at least the ads are for other books.)
• Lisi Harrison does have a real talent for extremely catty -- but extremely funny --description:

"Stand up, you!" bellowed Kori Gedman as she approached their table.  A tight tan sweater accentuated her notoriously bad posture.  She looked like a croissant.

• Why in the WORLD would the girls choose soccer as their extracurricular activity?  (Discounting Kristin, of course, who is already a star player on the team.)  They mention that it'll burn calories and get them closer to the boys, but I find it odd that they wouldn't have considered the embarrassment factor.  Massie's a beast, but she's not stupid.
• Massie's crush, Derrington.  Good God, that boy is obsessed with butts.  Every time he appears, he's shaking his butt at someone or something.  And then, when he's talking about kissing Another Girl, he says, "Her lips were too puffy.  They felt like a butt."  Le sigh.  This is what dreams are made of.
• Speaking of Derrington, I'll be surprised if he and Dylan don't get together, ultimately.  They have that whole bathroom humor thing in common -- he's obsessed with butts, she's obsessed with burping at people.

In the Q&A at the end, Lisi Harrison says that there will be eight Clique books.  Only one more, and my torment will end.  Oh, wait.  She follows that up by saying: "But if you want more, I'll write more".  Damn.

She does sound like a good egg, though -- in the section on Becoming a Writer, she says "If someone tells you you'll never be a writer, put on your pointiest boots, take a deep breathe, and kick them in the shin.  Write about that!"

I'm curious to see if I'll be able to exert my will power and avoid the next one.  Either this one wasn't as entertaining as the last couple, or I've matured.  (I'm going to go with less entertaining.)

*A room that the teachers don't know about.  Yeah, I don't quite get it either.

**Because it's so much fun to be bossed around and mocked 24/7?  I still don't get it.

april is poetry month...

and dang if you burgerfolk aren't getting all poetic on us...we love your CLIQUE haikus! If you haven't written one yet, get your quill pointy and get scribblin...you've got until May 1 to enter. The winning poet wins all seven Clique novels!

the clique movie: "serious advanced scoop" and a BIG POETIC GIVEAWAY

You asked for more info: will The Clique books ever make it to the silver screen? We went right to source, author Lisi Harrison, and begged her to spill the beans on movie deals (and we threw in a couple of other questions just for fun). So here's what she told us--and remember...you heard it at the burger first!! [oh yeah and check below for a delish giveaway too].

The world needs to know: will the Clique books ever become a Clique movie? If so, details, please! Will there be auditions?

Well world, the time has finally come when i can answer "yes" to this
Age old question. The rights were just purchased and it looks like this
Is finally going to happen. I wish i had more details for you but i Pinky swore i would keep my big mouth shut until the official Announcement was made. So consider yourselves lucky. This is some Serious advanced scoop.

Now about those auditions...i think it's early for that. But i will let You know as soon as i hear anything.

We know that the characters are totally your original creations, but did you have anyone in mind while you invented them--either friends or celebs?

I really didn't have anyone specific in mind. Each character is a Collection of personality traits that belong to me, people i have met. And my imagination.

MTV: is it as cool a place to work as we all imagine it to be?

Mtv was a very cool place to work. But it was "work". If you've been picturing me dancing in a bikini on a yacht with rappers as we sail the blue caribbean seas you should probably stop. But i did do a lot of traveling and quite a bit of dancing. However, in between i spent a ton of time sitting in boring meetings, writing scripts and waking up very early in the morning to go on shoots.

What did you eat for breakfast this morning (since we already asked you
our infamous burger question!)?
I ate oatmeal with raspberries and bananas (then i snuck a handful of chocolate covered almonds from the pantry when no one was looking).

MEGA-GIVEAWAY from Bookburger and Hachette Book Group: Win an ENTIRE CLIQUE SET (volumes 1 to 7).

How? In the comment area following this post, write a haiku about The Clique books. It can be about your favorite character, a plot twist, or anything else having to do with these nasty but irresistible novels. (Just in case, here's a refresher course in what makes a haiku.) We will choose one winner...enter as many haikus as you like. [UPDATE: THIS CONTEST IS OVER! Sorry clique-lets! We still love you.]

[please folks...keep 'em clean. We'll delete them if they get raunchy.]

the clique movie--and giveaway!

Will there EVER be a movie made of The Clique books? This is the burning question on the minds of many burgerfolk who've read our interview with Clique series author Lisi Harrison.  We flippers have made it our mission to answer this query, so we've been dialing our Hollywood sources (ok, our cousin in Redondo Beach) in a quest for info. While our investigation continues, we ask you this question:

who would YOU cast (other than yourself) to play Claire, Massie, Dylan and the other roles in the big-screen versions of the Clique books?

ATTENTION CLIQUE FANS:  Check out our HUGE giveaway, including five copies of The Clique #10: Sealed with a Diss...
 

between the buns with...Lisi Harrison

To introduce Lisi Harrison, author of the controversially snarly and hilarious series The Clique (newest edition, #6: Dial L for Loser, just sauntered onto the shelves), we thought it best to let this fan who posted on Amazon speak:

Being 13 and one of the self-proclaimed biggest fans of the Clique series, I would say that this one (#6) did not fail me at all! I mean, being from a part of California that's actually (gasp!) not Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, Orange County, or Beverly Hills, I really don't like reading books that talk about L.A., but, being a Clique lover, I just had to read it. I hearted it! People that don't like it most likely don't have any of these three things: style, imagination, or fun.

Hey, absolutely, Allison of California! So we dialed L for Lisi, she answered, and here's the result:

Who is your favorite writer that most people have never heard of? 

Every girl that has written me fan mail. Their letters are hilarious, honest, creative and sweet. They keep me going.

What kid or teen books rocked your world growing up?

Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh - Inspired me to become a writer. And taught me how much fun it can be to observe the people around you.

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'engle - Showed me the power of imagination.

Nancy Drew by-Carolyn G. Keene -Made me want to have a boy's name (how cool is the name George for a girl???)

What one thing do you wish you could say to your 15-year-old self?

Don't smoke. Trust me you will want to quit eventually and when you do you will gain 15 pounds, cry for weeks and curse the day you ever started. (FYI- I haven't had a cigarette in 8 years. YAY me!

Your life is a TV series. Name the theme song.

A mash-up of Material Girl by Madonna and Free To Be...You and Me

Burger-flippers want to know: have you ever had a job that required you to wear a geeky uniform? Details, please!

When I first started at MTV my old boss made me get inside a Butt-Head costume (as in Beavis and Butt-Head) and march in a parade through Aspen, Co. People were hanging out on balconies whipping snowballs at my massive head and it kept tipping over. Eventually two big dudes had to walk beside me to keep me from losing my balance and and eating pavement.

We'd like to name a burger in your honor.  What kind of fixins should it have?

Mac & Cheese with ketchup. Call it the Mac & Cheeseburger.

Thanks Lisi!

UPDATE: Click here, then add a comment about THE CLIQUE MOVIE to our latest Lisi Harrison post...and be entered to win the brand new Clique #7: It's Not Easy Being Mean--due out March 7! See details here.