Popular : How a Geek in Pearls Discovered the Secret to Confidence (Paperback)

from lizchris

A lovely, funny book by a remarkable young writer. Maya conducts an experiment, taking the advice of a 1950s Guide to Popularity. she records the changes she makes, her feelings about them and the reactions of her peers. This is a book is about being that awkward teenager on the outside but also ...

from KatieHeflin

I liked Maya's style of writing and thought she was a pretty talented and ambitious young woman. I related with her story quite a lot. The part where she writes on the bathroom wall, "remember the girl in pearls" I thought was a little self-absorbed though. Sure she made outcasts feel more involv...

from knitwit2

Maya Van Wagenen bravely, though unconsciously, conducted a middle school social experiment in her quest for popularity. While helping her parents clean their garage she finds a copy of "Betty Cornell's Teenage Popularity Guide" published in the 1950's. She wonders if the advice from over fifty y...

from rvhatha

When I first heard the premise of this book--middle-schooler picks up 1950s guide to becoming popular and decides to follow it to see if she can boost her own popularity--I assumed it was fiction. But it's the "true" account of the year now-15-year-old Maya Van Wagenen spent following the the adv...

from secondhandrose

A delightful read. Looking forward to the film adaptation.