She's the real deal, folks, a teenage John Green for the next generation. Rachel Hartman, NYT bestselling author of Seraphina Geeky and dorky, but never wimpy, Maya Van Wagenen is as powerful and honest as she is quirky and funny-and startlingly gifted. Funny, determined, and wry, Van Wagenan has written a wise, heartfelt guide for other kids eager to keep up. Her year-long experiment in popularity is timeless the intelligent and humane way she gets to the heart of the matter is uniquely her. Gretchen Rubin, #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project Maya Van Waganen's memoir, POPULAR, would have been wonderful to read as a kid, and so reassuring to Nerdy Teenage Me.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Įveryone's happiness project looks different, and I was utterly charmed by Maya Van Wagenen's honest, funny, and thought-provoking account of her efforts to become 'popular'. ' margaret stohl, bestselling co-author of the a teenage john green for the next generation. Told with humour and grace, maya's journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence.
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. and my school is no exception'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 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. New york times bestsellerpopular: vintage wisdom for a modern geek is a touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author maya van wagenen.
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