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| There's a New Name in School (The Ashleys, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Melissa De La Cruz
Publisher: Aladdin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 35482
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 1416934065
EAN: 9781416934066
ASIN: 1416934065
Publication Date: January 8, 2008
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The Ashleys rule Miss Gamble's Preparatory School for Girls. They are gorgeous, rich, impeccably fashion forward, and, yes, all named Ashley. Lauren Page has gone to the same school with them her whole life, and the Ashleys, if forced to remember, might recall only a faint memory of shoving mud in the poor girl's mouth in kindergarten.But Lauren Page is no longer the mud-eating loser she once was. And though she has completely changed her exterior from bargain-basement cast-offs to off-the-runway couture (props, of course, to her new personal shopper) she is still the same person on the inside. And that person has had enough of the current regime. Look out, Ashleys. There's a new name in school.
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 Courtesy of Teens Read Too December 28, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Meet the Ashleys, who rule the school and make life miserable for non-SOA (Seal Of Approval) girls. The three of them are gorgeous, wealthy, and have all the best clothing.
This year, the three Ashleys watch one girl step out of her limo looking like a movie star. Lauren has arrived at a new plateau, or so she hopes. Her plan is to infiltrate the Ashleys and then destroy them. With her father's newfound wealth, she's gone from bargain shopper to having a personal shopper. Can her new wealth help her gain access to the school's most exclusive club?
Melissa de la Cruz creates a brand new series that delves into the cliques of junior high and into a world where money is no object. If you've enjoyed the CLIQUE series, you MUST read this book as well.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel
 okay, but a total copy January 25, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
It's a okay book, with a pretty fast paced and interesting story line, but I think that this is just like The Clique, but not as funny and with meaner characters.
 Ash Bratz February 8, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ashleys Behaving Badly
Set in San Francisco, the Ashley Trio runs the school's social scene with attitude and a sense of entitlement.
Ashley Li (Lili) is gifted at whatever she attempts. Early in the book, she refers to herself as "only daughter," but later in the book we learn that she has 3-year-old twin sisters and two older sisters. Rude and selfish, she guards her place in the clique like a little pit bull.
Ashley Alioto (A.A.) so called as to distinguish her from the other Ashleys. A.A. is tall and busty, appearing much older than her 12 years. Less spoiled and snobby as the other Ashleys, A.A. has a good friend and a stepbrother who help keep her priorities straight.
Ashley - the only Ashley called Ashley as she views herself as the top dog. Rude, spoiled and spoonfed a sense of entitlement, this girl will stop at nothing to secure her spot at the top of the social totem pole. She also has a peanut allergy, the one thing that spoils her perfect facade to her peers at large.
Enter Lauren. A rags-to-riches girl whose father hit it big in the TV industry, she lives large and enjoys wealth. Her goal is to take down the Ashleys and infiltrate their clique. After all, they have been treating her like dogmeat since kindergarten, so her turn at bat is due.
Lauren manages to impress the Ashley trio and act a fool in the process. Lili, a diva with a sense of entitlement has hissy fits if someone else wears the same thing she does. She and Queen Ashley take pride in their ruthlessness; they revel in how they made a presidential namesake girl named Kennedy Taylor (good thing her name wasn't Truman Roosevelt, Carter Clinton or Lincoln Ford) transfer because they rebuffed her overtures. Lauren, however is NOT another Kennedy -- she hangs in there despite some shifts in dynamics and let's just say....Ashley to Ashley, Lauren to Lauren. Rather predictable, but entertaining all the same.
 The Compulsive Reader's Reviews May 16, 2008
The moment her father's website, YourTV, went global, Lauren Page's life changed. No longer is she the outcast scholarship student with frumpy clothing at the prestigious Miss Gamble's Preparatory School for Girls. No, thanks to a new personal shopper and a rather large cash influx, she has a plan for seventh grade: a plan that includes getting even with the three privileged Ashleys who have made her life miserable for seven years. But her plan of infiltrating their clique and extracting revenge might not be as easy as she thought. Because no matter how big her house is, how many jets her dad owns, or how much money her family now has, it will take more than possessions for Lauren to earn the materialistic Ashleys' Seal of Approval.
The Ashleys is hip and fresh, and a wonderfully entertaining book for those girls who are past the children's books but may not yet be ready for some of the more popular YA reads. An intriguing and attention holding story, The Ashleys sheds light on to the privileged world of preteens without being obnoxious or too boastful. Rather than blending the characters together, which happens often within this genre, the author gives each character her own strong voice, which is a refreshing change. Accurate, amusing, and quick witted, The Ashleys is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
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