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

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

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Author: Maya Van Wagenen

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 272


GEEK GIRL meets JULIE AND JULIA - soon to be a MAJOR FILM "School is the armpit of life," my best friend Kenzie once told me. My School is no exception. A memoir, POPULAR is written by 15 year old Maya - a self-proclaimed 'geek' who's baffled at her school's Social Ladder. The jocks, the volleyball girls, the band kids, the outcasts, it felt like a jungle to her. Then Maya meets Betty - or more specifically, the 1952 edition of 'Betty Cornell's Guide to Teenage Popularity' andshe embarks on a brave - and secret - social experiment. Maya follows Betty's vintage wisdom - one chapter at a time (from 'poise' to 'personality' to 'hair' - and even her seat in the dreaded cafeteria) for each month of her school year ahead. In POPULAR, she chronicles the hilarious and poignant results - right up to the culmination of her grand experiment- prom.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Maya Van Wagenen

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 272


GEEK GIRL meets JULIE AND JULIA - soon to be a MAJOR FILM "School is the armpit of life," my best friend Kenzie once told me. My School is no exception. A memoir, POPULAR is written by 15 year old Maya - a self-proclaimed 'geek' who's baffled at her school's Social Ladder. The jocks, the volleyball girls, the band kids, the outcasts, it felt like a jungle to her. Then Maya meets Betty - or more specifically, the 1952 edition of 'Betty Cornell's Guide to Teenage Popularity' andshe embarks on a brave - and secret - social experiment. Maya follows Betty's vintage wisdom - one chapter at a time (from 'poise' to 'personality' to 'hair' - and even her seat in the dreaded cafeteria) for each month of her school year ahead. In POPULAR, she chronicles the hilarious and poignant results - right up to the culmination of her grand experiment- prom.