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Meanicures follows three inseparable friends who mask their frustration with the harshness of high‑school cliques by hosting a symbolic burning of mean‑girl slips. The ceremony seems to rid them of their enemies, but the friends discover they have adopted the very behaviors they despised.
Faced with their own surprising mean streak, the trio teams up with the quirky owner of the local beauty shop to undo the ceremony and reclaim their sweeter, kinder personalities. Through playful adventures and lessons about friendship, they learn that true strength comes from embracing empathy rather than annihilation.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Catherine Clark
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