'The Clique': Chick-lit For Teens and Tweens

"I can talk to her about everything," Hannah said of her mom. "I actually talk to her about the books and stuff. It's cool." So, the girls get it, this new kind of writing for children -- where the old certainties are left far behind.

"The moral of the story is," Harrison said, "accept yourself for you who are."

Accept yourself. For so many girls, that may just be the hardest task of all.