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Books (fiction): The series // Clique; // Harrison, Lisa.// The Clique. //Little, Brown and Company. Print. 2004.  // The Clique // ’s a series written by Lisa Harrison. The series revolves around five girls. Who are The Pretty Committee, an 'A-Lister' clique at the fictional, all girls middle school, Octavian Country Day, OCD. Claire Lyons is a non ‘A-Lister’ girl from Orlando, Florida has no clue what life in Westchester is like. Massie is the head of the clique, while Claire, a newcomer to the area, is initially considered an outcast due to her financial and fashion status. She is also not welcomed at first because of her attitude, which is that since she is living in Massie's guest house she should a member of the Pretty Committee. This series is relevant because it display just hoe catty girls can be towards each other and how dangerous a pack of girls can be. It also shows the devastating effects cliques have on teenagers. Books (non fiction): = Crosnoe, Robert//. Fitting In, Standing Out: Navigating the Social Challenges of High School. // =   This novel goes through all the in and outs of what it is like to take on a high school social ladder. It explains different situations and the absolute best way to deal with them. This would be a good novel for both freshman and teachers to read to have a better understanding of how hard tackling cliques and a natural high school social order really is. Magazine Articles: A world of Their Own: How High School Students Use Peer Pressure to Create Social Structure Cogito, Ergo. // A World of Their Own: How High School Students Use Peer Pressure to Create Social Structure. //Teenink. 2011. Web. March 23, 2011. http://www.teenink.com/opinion/social_issues_civic This article goes through the process of how teenagers create their own version of a social order by mimicking the one adults display around them. The article portrays cause and effects of the clique behavior and would be a great article for teachers to read to have a better understanding of why their students do what they do. Journal Articles: Beyond Economics Howard, Adam, Parker, Bruce. // Beyond Economics: Using Social Class Life-Based Literary Narratives with Pre-Service and Practicing Social Studies and English Teachers //. [|**The High School Journal**] [|, Volume 92, Number 3, February-March 2009], pp. 3-13. Newspaper Articles: Vicious attacks by girl Cliques seen Increasing Cramer, Maria. // Vicious attacks by girl cliques seen increasing. //The Boston Globe. September 4, 2007. Print. 2011.   This news article displays the shocking truth on how intense the issue of cliques are becoming. In this story one now see girls physically harming others who do not fit into their mold of human being. This would be a great eye opener for everyone in the school building and the surrounding community to read. Websites: Face book [|www.facebook.com] Facebook is a social networking site that allows these cliques and bullies to take their social differences online. Facebook greatly increases the feeling of division among high school students. Teachers and students should caution what is being posted to facebook and beware of the consequences. This site is great for talking to friends, but terrible when in the hands of a swarming high school clique who is ready to target anyone not just like them. Multimedia: Mean Girls Fey, Tina. // Mean Girls. //Paramount Pictures. Waters, Mike. April 30, 2004. Screen Play. 2011. //  Mean Girls  // is a perfect example of the different cliques and how the interact in high school. The lunch room scene is an exceptionally perfect display of how divided a school can become. This movie shows how dangerous it is to be both on the outside of the wrong and clique and the dangers of trying to hard to be something your not. In the end the movie displays a great life lesson on how everyone is best when their just being themselves. This is a great movie for every high school student to watch because there is something everyone can relate to.