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Friday, July 24, 2015

Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek (a Memoir) by Maya Van Wagenen

Publication Date:  April 15, 2014
Publisher:  Dutton Books for Young Readers
Series:  Stand Alone
Pages:  262
Genre:  Nonfiction 
Synopsis:  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?