My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan Contributor(s): Rudetsky, Seth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375899979 ISBN-13: 9780375899973 Publisher: Random House Children's Books OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Lgbt - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 810 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.40 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 148959 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Justin has two goals for sophomore year: to date Chuck, the hottest boy in school, and to become the king of Cool U, the table in the cafeteria where the in crowd sits. Unfortunately, he has the wrong look (short, plump, Brillo-pad curls), he has the wrong interests (Broadway, chorus, violin), and he has the wrong friends (Spencer, into Eastern religions, and Mary Ann, who doesn't shave her armpits). And Chuck? Well, he's not gay; he's dating Becky, a girl in chorus with whom Justin is friendly. But Justin is determined. In detention one day (because he saw Chuck get it first), Justin comes up with a perfect plan: to allow Becky to continue dating Chuck, whom Becky's dad hates. They will pretend that Becky is dating Justin, whom Becky's dad loves. And when Becky and Justin go out on a fake date, Chuck will meet up with them for a real date with Becky. Chuck's bound to find Justin irresistable, right? What could go wrong? Seth Rudetsky's first novel for young adults is endearingly human, and laugh-out-loud funny, and any kid who ever aspired to Cool U will find Justin a welcome ally in the fight for popularity. |