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by Maya Van Wagenen

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New York Times Bestseller

A breakout teen author explores the true meaning of popularity and how to survive middle school in this hysterically funny, touchingly honest contemporary memoir.

"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

Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help a shy girl become popular?
Maya Van Wagenen is about to find out.

Stuck near the bottom of the social ladder at "pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here," Maya has never been popular. But before starting eighth grade, she decides to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell.

The real-life results are hilarious, painful, and filled with unexpected surprises. Told with humor and grace, Maya's journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence, along with a better understanding of what it means to be popular.

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  • Title Popular: How a Geek in Pearls Discovered the Secret to Confidence
  • Author Maya Van Wagenen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Speak
  • Publication date 2015-04
  • ISBN 9780147512543 / 0147512549
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.8 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 2.03 cm)
  • Age range 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 730
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Girl's Interest
    • Topical: Teen
  • Category Young Adult Biography
  • Library of Congress subjects Teenage girls, Self-confidence
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Maya Van Wagenen is sixteen 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 rural Georgia. She is a junior in high school .
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