Mix six teenaged girls and one ’60s fashion icon (retired, of course) in an old Victorian-era boarding home. Add guys and dating, a little high-school angst, and throw in a Kate Spade bag or two … and you’ve got The Carter House Girls, Melody Carlson’s chick lit series for young adults!The Carter House experiences a shake-up as one of its own returns home after an unnerving disappearing act. Then, friction grows as a school homecoming queen race heats up, turning friends and housemates against one another. DJ, Eliza, Taylor, Kriti, Rhiannon, and Casey show they have plenty of lessons to learn as the votes roll in. Will this latest competition turn some girls against each other for good?
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"This book is sooo good! I am almost finished. There is some suggestible stuff mentioned, but it's from a Biblical point of view-sometimes. But it is still really good."
— Sydney (5 out of 5 stars)
" Not as good as the 1st two books, but still entertaining. Hoping the next one will be. Still a good book for teens!! "
— Kristen, 11/11/2012" I'm thankful that this one had less of a homophobic vibe and the Christianity wasn't as bone jarring. Sweet story. "
— Jeanna, 9/27/2012" Love this series ;) good for Tweens and teens "
— Khaili, 7/26/2012" This is a really good book. There is a little twist... You'll never see it coming! "
— Brianna, 5/27/2012" I liked this book because DJ tries to save a little boy and teaches the other girls not to be sos selfish. "
— Lindsey, 1/29/2011" I think this book so far is very good. The girls in this book have a lot to think about. "
— Nicole, 1/2/2011" It was pretty good, not my favorite though. "
— Natalia, 11/4/2010" Not as good as the 1st two books, but still entertaining. Hoping the next one will be. Still a good book for teens!! "
— Kristen, 2/19/2010" I liked this book because DJ tries to save a little boy and teaches the other girls not to be sos selfish. "
— Lindsey, 10/9/2009" I think this book so far is very good. The girls in this book have a lot to think about. "
— Nicole, 7/2/2009Melody Carlson has published more than ninety books for children, teens, and adults. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband, where they enjoy skiing, gardening, camping, and biking in the beautiful Cascade mountains.
Tavia Gilbert is an acclaimed narrator of more than four hundred full-cast and multivoice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the industry. Named the 2018 Voice of Choice by Booklist magazine, she is also winner of the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has earned numerous Earphones Awards, a Voice Arts Award, and a Listen-Up Award. Audible.com has named her a Genre-Defining Narrator: Master of Memoir. In addition to voice acting, she is an accomplished producer, singer, and theater actor. She is also a producer, singer, photographer, and a writer, as well as the cofounder of a feminist publishing company, Animal Mineral.