How Not to be Popular, by Jennifer Ziegler

Maggie has just moved to Austin Texas, not very unusual right? Well, Maggie moves every few months all over the country with her hippie parents, Rosie and Les (that's what she calls them.) Her mother is taking classes to be a massage therapist while her dad is running a consignment clothing shop downstairs to the apartment where they live. Doesn't sound like too bad of a move, right? But Maggie was in love. She left behind Trevor, the boy she thought was the one. Only, he broke up with her before she left because he couldn't handle a long distance relationship. Maggie is tired of making new friends, joining new clubs, and trying to fit in...so she decides to do everything in her power to be unpopular. She finds the wackiest outfits from her father's store and wears them to school. She tries to sit alone at lunch. She joins the nerdiest club that she can find. She blows off the hottest guy in school. Her plan seems to be working...How Not to be Popular is a very fun read. I mean, I was truly LOL most of the time. Imagine bringing a rosemary plant to school and having your friend ask you if she can sniff it after you tell her about its medicinal qualities. Even if you are popular at school, you will enjoy Marilyn Manson style hating the beautiful people at Maggie's new school. I had a Bella flashback when the girl from the school paper asks Maggie for an interview, but Maggie actually gives her one...and it doesn't have the effect that Maggie had planned. While reading this book, I found myself having no idea what was going to happen next and then laughing uproariously. I'd recommend this book to anyone who had an embarrassing moment or an entirely dreadful high school experience. So, I guess that covers...everyone. Cheers, Audrey
p.s. fans of Dyan Sheldon's Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (1999) , Catherine Gilbert Murdock's Dairy Queen (2006), and Jaclyn Moriarty's The Year of Secret Assignments (2004) will like this book!