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4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent series for young teens, May 10 2006
By L. Kragh "lokra" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mates, Dates Boxed Set One: Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras; Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses; Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas; Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets (Mass Market Paperback)
As i bookseller with specialty in kids and teens, I must really give this series the "thumbs up"!
They are great "light reading", but with substantial contents for their target group. A series with all the right messages - trust in yourself, value your good friendships, be your own person, don't succumb to group pressure etc. BUT they are not annoyingly politically correct, and they are written in a way that will appeal to most age 11-14 girls.
They deal with friendships, first loves, puberty, parents, siblings, school and issues like 'what am I good at' and 'what do I want to be professionally' etc.
The first 6 books are narrated by 4 different girls (who are all friends), which gives a good insight to how different girls in a group see, react towards and percieve the various situations and issues.
Reading "guidelines":
The first five books are good from age 11 and up, from book six the girls mature somewhat and, depending on the individual of course, readers should be a year or two older.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun youthful dating adventures, Sep 7 2008
By Anne Lagache "Yenne" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mates, Dates Boxed Set One: Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras; Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses; Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas; Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets (Mass Market Paperback)
I rented Dates, Mates and Cosmic Kisses from the library for my commute entertainment and really enjoyed the author's accent and storytelling. I bought the boxed set to get a bunch of her books cheaper. I'm 45 and I enjoy these wonderful stories of teens and they're dating situations. I'd recommend these books to the teens and anyone who enjoys light reading. It's just a fun series to read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love all of them!, July 13 2006
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Mates, Dates Boxed Set One: Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras; Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses; Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas; Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets (Mass Market Paperback)
The first 4 books from the series are the best! Buy them!!!!!!!!!!!