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Popular : a memoir : vintage wisdom for a modern geek / 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," Brownsville, Texas, newcomer Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the eighth grade 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525426813
- ISBN: 0525426817
- ISBN: 9780525427469
- ISBN: 0525427465
- Physical Description: 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dutton Juvenile, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction / by Betty Cornell -- Introduction (or how this whole thing came to be) -- September. Figure problems -- October. Hair -- November. Modeling tricks -- December. Skin problems & makeup -- January. Clothes & what to wear where -- February. Good grooming & away from home -- March. Money (how to earn extra) & on the job -- April. Popular attitude: look pretty-be pretty, are you shy? & personality -- May. It's a date & be a hostess -- Epilogue. |
| Target Audience Note: | 730L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 5 8 165434. Accelerated Reader 5.0. Reading Counts! 4.5. |
| Awards Note: | YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award Winner (2015) |
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| Genre: | Humor. Juvenile works. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cass County Library-Bookmobile | YA 155.5 VAN 2014 (Text) | 0002204922369 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Garden City | YA 155.5 VAN 2014 (Text) | 0002204922401 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA 155.5 VAN 2014 (Text) | 0002204922302 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA 155.5 VAN 2014 (Text) | 0002204922310 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Festus Public Library | Y Van (Text) | 32017000073096 | Young Adult | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Iberia | YA 155.5 WAG (Text) | 35555001711979 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Vienna | YA 155.5 WAG (Text) | 35555001711961 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| James Memorial Public Library | YA VAN (Text) | 37211000410802 | Young Adult | Available | - |
| Nevada Public Library | J FIC VAN (Text) | 32770114548621 | Juvenile Middle Reader | Available | - |
| North Kansas City Public Library | J 155.5 WAG (Text) | 0001002076220 | JUV Nonfiction | Available | - |
Popular : Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek
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Popular : Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek
And so, I embark on my grand experiment. Every month of this school year I will follow Betty Cornell's advice on the topics in her book: dieting, hair, makeup, posture, and attitude, among others -- no matter how embarrassing or difficult. I definitely have my work cut out for me. That is if I'm not already beyond help. I am 5'2" with light brown skin that breaks out in acne on a regular basis. I am gawky, slouchy, and just a little bit lumpy. I have non-existent hips and a chest almost as flat as the cover of Betty Cornell's book. I wear glasses and braces. I do all my clothes shopping at Walmart and second-hand stores. I spend more time on algebra than I do on my hair. Maybe things will change. Can popularity advice from more than half a century ago still be relevant? I'll find out. Crazier things have happened, right? Men have walked on the moon and society has found a way to grow square watermelons. Betty Cornell has become my new soul mate, and I am married to her every word. For better or worse. Excerpted from Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
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