'-Īs a social experiment, Maya spends the school year following a 1950s popularity guide written by a former teen model. From girdles to pearls, Maya follows 'Betty Cornell's Teen-age Popularity Guide' exactly, with hilarious, and sometimes painfully cringe-inducing consequences. From girdles to pearls, Maya follows Betty Cornells Teen-age Popularity Guide exactly, with hilarious, and sometimes painfully cringe-inducing consequences. Told with humor and grace, Maya's journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence. Popular by the fabulous, inspirational Maya Van Wagenen is just a beautiful memoir. 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. ' A touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author 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,' 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. Popular a Memoir: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek Maya Van Wagenen Penguin, 2014 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 259 pages 15 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes.

Popular a memoir by maya van wagenen