How Not to be Popular
by Jennifer Ziegler
by Jennifer Ziegler
HOW NOT TO BE POPULAR by Jennifer Ziegler
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 1/8/08
Publisher: Delacorte
Reviewed by: Chelsea Swiggett
Rating: 5 Stars
A lot of young adult books deal with regular teenagers trying to fit in. HOW NOT TO BE POPULAR, however, is the
exact opposite.
Maggie Dempsey can't ever remember being rooted down in one place. Her mother and father are constantly moving,
dragging Maggie along with them. But she's getting sick of it. She's emotionally drained from leaving her good friends over
and over again.
So when she packs up and moves to Austin, she has a plan. She's going to become a social pariah. She'll throw together
outrageous outfits and talk to all the wrong people. What's the point of making friends and getting hurt again if she's going
to be leaving in three months anyways?
But things aren't as easy as she thought they would be.
I loved this book. I was right next to Maggie the entire time, rooting for her as she tried to find herself and feeling her pain
as she realized her mistakes. I wish I had read this a few years ago; it teaches a lesson that all teenagers should learn and
know. Being you is one of the most important rules to follow.
HOW NOT TO BE POPULAR is definitely one of the most interesting books I've read this year. Complete with comical
situations and moral lessons, it's one I won't be forgetting anytime soon.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 1/8/08
Publisher: Delacorte
Reviewed by: Chelsea Swiggett
Rating: 5 Stars
A lot of young adult books deal with regular teenagers trying to fit in. HOW NOT TO BE POPULAR, however, is the
exact opposite.
Maggie Dempsey can't ever remember being rooted down in one place. Her mother and father are constantly moving,
dragging Maggie along with them. But she's getting sick of it. She's emotionally drained from leaving her good friends over
and over again.
So when she packs up and moves to Austin, she has a plan. She's going to become a social pariah. She'll throw together
outrageous outfits and talk to all the wrong people. What's the point of making friends and getting hurt again if she's going
to be leaving in three months anyways?
But things aren't as easy as she thought they would be.
I loved this book. I was right next to Maggie the entire time, rooting for her as she tried to find herself and feeling her pain
as she realized her mistakes. I wish I had read this a few years ago; it teaches a lesson that all teenagers should learn and
know. Being you is one of the most important rules to follow.
HOW NOT TO BE POPULAR is definitely one of the most interesting books I've read this year. Complete with comical
situations and moral lessons, it's one I won't be forgetting anytime soon.