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1950s popularity guide transforms modern geek's life.

If you've ever felt like an outsider, Maya Van Wagenen's journey will resonate with you. She took the unconventional route, using advice from a 1950s guide to navigate the social labyrinth of high school. It's a mix of cringe-worthy moments, laughter, and growing pains that will have you rooting for her from start to finish. Her experiment is a reminder that sometimes, the most interesting stories come from the bravest attempts to fit in.

  • 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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ISBN: 9780525426813
Authors: Maya Van Wagenen
Date of Publication: 2014-04-15
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 4.0
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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 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? 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.
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1950s popularity guide transforms modern geek's life.

If you've ever felt like an outsider, Maya Van Wagenen's journey will resonate with you. She took the unconventional route, using advice from a 1950s guide to navigate the social labyrinth of high school. It's a mix of cringe-worthy moments, laughter, and growing pains that will have you rooting for her from start to finish. Her experiment is a reminder that sometimes, the most interesting stories come from the bravest attempts to fit in.

  • 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.