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Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek (A Memoir)

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Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek (A Memoir)
Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek (A Memoir)

Teen's quirky experiment redefines vintage popularity guide.

If you've ever felt like an outsider looking in, "Popular" will resonate with you. Maya Van Wagenen's bravery in undertaking such a unique social experiment is as endearing as it is eye-opening. You'll laugh, cringe, and cheer for her as she navigates the treacherous waters of high school social hierarchy with a 1950s guidebook in hand. Her insights are fresh, her journey is impactful, and you might just find yourself rooting for her every step of the way. It's a memoir that's not just for teens but for anyone who remembers the bittersweet trials of growing up.

  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2016)
  • Truman Readers Award Nominee (2017)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2014)
  • YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek (A Memoir)

by Maya Van Wagenen
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ISBN: 9780141353258
Authors: Maya Van Wagenen
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 2014-04-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Memoir, Biography, Biography Memoir, Autobiography
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 11895 readers)

Description

A touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author Maya Van Wagenen. 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 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 humor and grace, Maya’s journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence.
 

Teen's quirky experiment redefines vintage popularity guide.

If you've ever felt like an outsider looking in, "Popular" will resonate with you. Maya Van Wagenen's bravery in undertaking such a unique social experiment is as endearing as it is eye-opening. You'll laugh, cringe, and cheer for her as she navigates the treacherous waters of high school social hierarchy with a 1950s guidebook in hand. Her insights are fresh, her journey is impactful, and you might just find yourself rooting for her every step of the way. It's a memoir that's not just for teens but for anyone who remembers the bittersweet trials of growing up.

  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2016)
  • Truman Readers Award Nominee (2017)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2014)
  • YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction (2015)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.