SuitabookThe clique
Melissa J. Morgan
- Reading
- Before reading, discuss what makes a promise important when friends have different needs. Afterwards, compare Natalie’s choices with what the reader thinks would be fair to everyone involved.
- Themes
- Changing friendships and belonging: Natalie begins spending time with older children and has less time for her fifth-division friends. The situation invites attention to shifting loyalties, but it is not clear whether the book endorses or criticises Natalie’s choices.
- Promises and responsibility: Natalie promises to help Tori, who has become captain of the Blue Team, while other social attractions compete for her attention. The premise sets up a conflict between commitment and personal priorities, without showing how the book judges Natalie’s conduct.
- Worth knowing
- Pay attention to how Natalie handles competing loyalties and whether the story treats her choices as understandable, harmful, repairable or unresolved. The ending and wider character development remain unclear.