New York Times Bestseller Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek
is a touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout
teen author Maya Van Wagenen. 'School is the armpit of life . . .
and my school is no exception' Stuck at the bottom of the social
ladder at 'pretty much the lowest level of people at school who
aren't paid to be here,' Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique
social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s
popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can
curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help Maya on her
quest to be popular? The real-life results are painful, funny, and
include a wonderful and unexpected surprise-meeting and befriending
Betty Cornell herself. Told with humour and grace, Maya's journey
offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of
kindness and self-confidence. 'The real deal. . . A teenage John
Green for the next generation. Stunning.' Margaret Stohl,
bestselling co-author of the bestselling Beautiful Creatures series
'Popular is wonderful. It is charming, touching, entertaining - and
brought back a lot of memories about my own high school anxieties.
I will be saving my copy to give to my daughter when she is a
little older' Jo Elvin, Glamour 'I was inspired by [Maya's] journey
and made a point of saving a copy of 'Popular' for my sister, who
starts middle school this fall. Maybe if I had read it when I was
her age, it could have saved me from a world of hurt, or at least
put that world in perspective.' Maude Apatow, New York Times Book
Review 'Made me smile, giggle and question what my idea of
popularity really is . . A must read this summer' Guardian Books
Blog 'Honest, funny, and thought-provoking.' Gretchen Rubin, #1
bestselling author of The Happiness Project 'Her year-long
experiment in popularity is timeless; the intelligent and humane
way she gets to the heart of the matter is uniquely her. Funny,
determined, and wry, Van Wagenan has written a wise, heartfelt
guide for other kids eager to keep up.' Rachel Hartman, NYT
bestselling author of Seraphina 'A talented writer, she's funny,
thoughtful and self-effacing . . . Teens will readily identify with
her' Kirkus About the author: Maya Van Wagenen is fifteen years
old. When she was eleven, her family moved to Brownsville, Texas,
the setting of Popular. When not hunched over a desktop writing,
Maya enjoys reading, British Television, and chocolate. She now
lives with her parents and two siblings in a rural Georgia. She is
a sophomore in high school but still shares a room with her sixth
grade brother. Remarkably they have not yet killed each other.
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