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.
When I first received this proof copy, I was
expecting a diary of a depressed teen – don’t ask me why, I don’t know! lol
I was pleasantly surprised as I read through and
couldn’t help cheering this girl on! Sometimes laughing out loud but mostly
cringing at her bravery in the attempt to be popular. She dons girdles, gloves
and pearls at the advice of a 1950’s model.It was truly inspiring and as I read I wish I had the maturity and confidence to do what Maya did. At the end of her experiment she had realized that “popularity” is a just a mindset and kindness is the key to friendship.
Both teens and adults could benefit from the lessons learned! 5¶ read!
KD
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