{"product_id":"9780141353258-popular-vintage-wisdom-for-a-mod","title":"Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek (A Memoir)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStuck at the bottom of the social ladder at 'pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here,' the author decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. This book tells her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek\u003c\/i\u003e is a touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author Maya Van Wagenen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'School is the armpit of life . and my school is no exception'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuck 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The real deal. \u003cb\u003eA teenage John Green\u003c\/b\u003e for the next generation. \u003cb\u003eStunning\u003c\/b\u003e.'  Margaret Stohl, bestselling co-author of the bestselling Beautiful Creatures series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePopular\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e. It is \u003cb\u003echarming\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003etouching\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eentertaining\u003c\/b\u003e - 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, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was \u003cb\u003einspired\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Made me smile, giggle and question what my idea of popularity really is .  \u003cb\u003eA must read\u003c\/b\u003e this summer' \u003ci\u003eGuardian Books Blog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Honest\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e.' Gretchen Rubin, #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Her year-long experiment in popularity is \u003cb\u003etimeless\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eintelligent\u003c\/b\u003e and humane way she gets to the heart of the matter is uniquely her. \u003cb\u003eFunny\u003c\/b\u003e, determined, and wry, Van Wagenan has written a \u003cb\u003ewise\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eheartfelt\u003c\/b\u003e guide for other kids eager to keep up.'\u003cb\u003e Rachel Hartman, NYT bestselling author of Seraphina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A talented writer, she's funny, thoughtful and self-effacing . Teens will readily identify with her' \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMaya 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943014051937,"sku":"9780141353258","price":8.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32225313.jpg?v=1738131702","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141353258-popular-vintage-wisdom-for-a-mod","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}