Popular Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Maya Van Wagenen
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
108

Popular by Maya Van Wagenen Book Summary

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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Book Name Popular
Genre Biographies for Young Adults
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 7.99 MB

Popular (Maya Van Wagenen) Book Reviews 2024

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POPULAR!. I heard this book was good but OMG! This is SO inspiring and I can't believe Maya is only fifteen! I LOVED it!!

Yes Yes Yes!. I have to say, I was excited from moment one. The prospect of the whole thing was extremely intriguing and I just couldn't help but indulge in my curiosity. A social experiment is always a fun thing to do and reading about them can be very fun if you have the right writer. Maya has definitely captured the perfect way to write and keep you reading. It's not only the information of reactions and such, but it's so much more. Thoughts and feelings are intertwined with comical dialogue and even cute little tidbits that can make you laugh out loud. A must read for anyone, especially teenage girls "popular" or not. You can really feel her heart through the pages, and that's what makes it so heartwarming in my opinion. Boy am I glad my Book Club chose this one!

Outstanding. I go to the same high school as the author and have had many classes with her. I never knew all these things about her. It was truly inspiring and I highly recommend it to anyone.

Fantastic read. I am 25 and I fully enjoyed everything about this book. I truly wish that my middle school self had read it. If you have a child going into middle school/high school, get them this book! It's full of beautiful lessons and observations that every teen should experience!

Best book ever!!!!👌🏻. I absolutely love this book!

Popular. I loved this book! It's a great read and I will be recommending it to friends. It made me laugh & brought back memories. I also bought Betty Cornell's book & can't wait to read it now. Thank you Maya...I hope to read more from you. You are very talented, funny and an inspiration to all ages!!!

So relatable. In my early years of middle school I was a complete nerdy wierd-o kind of like Maya. But in 7th grade I started coming out of my shell and making new friend. I am still by no means popular but I have a great group of friend that I love. I'm starting High School next year so this was a perfect transition book form middle school to high school. And now I kind of want some purls.

👍👍👍. This is my favorite book ever!!! It has every type of book packed into one! It is also very exiting, and teaches us great lessons! You HAVE to read this book!😄

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Summary of Popular by Maya Van Wagenen

The Popular book written by Maya Van Wagenen was published on 15 April 2014, Tuesday in the Biographies for Young Adults category. A total of 108 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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