Have you heard about the Clique series? They're like the Gossip Girl books, but (just barely) toned down for girls around middle school age. Yes, that still creeps me out. The other day at the Reference Desk, I had a girl around 12 or so ask me where the Clique books were. During our conversation, I realized that her eyebrows were plucked (somewhat messily) and that she was wearing a lot of mascara behind her glasses. She was a wonderfully nice girl too, which makes it even worse! I understand wanting to play and experiment with make-up at any age, but it still made me want to hit my head against the desk.
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Date: 2010-07-10 11:08 pm (UTC)Have you heard about the Clique series? They're like the Gossip Girl books, but (just barely) toned down for girls around middle school age. Yes, that still creeps me out. The other day at the Reference Desk, I had a girl around 12 or so ask me where the Clique books were. During our conversation, I realized that her eyebrows were plucked (somewhat messily) and that she was wearing a lot of mascara behind her glasses. She was a wonderfully nice girl too, which makes it even worse! I understand wanting to play and experiment with make-up at any age, but it still made me want to hit my head against the desk.