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The Popularity Papers

Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang
by Amy Ignatow
208p. 978-0-81098-421-9.
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Gr 4-6 Fifth-graders Lydia and Julie, best friends, decide to observe "the popular girls" at their school in preparation for junior high. Julie, who lives with her two dads, loves to draw, and Lydia, who lives with her mom and sister, loves to sing. In this "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (Abrams, 2007) for girls, the story is told entirely in full-color drawings and in each girl's individual handwriting as they pass their notebook back and forth to record their observations. Of course, things don't go as plannedthough the girls' quest for popularity leads them to new hobbies and new friends, it also challenges their own friendship. This entertaining look at the social hierarchy of preteens and the challenges of growing up will entice even the most reluctant readers."Laurie Slagenwhite, Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham, MI" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
Lydia lives with her mom and goth sister; Julie lives with her two dads. The girls are best friends on the cusp of junior high. Aspiring to understand popularity, they scientifically observe the cool kids. They track their data in a journal/scrapbook, and their research is presented, in sketches and alternating handwriting, in this clever and humorous volume.

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