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marisamoo's review against another edition
3.0
oh my /gosh/ i remember reading this?!!!!??????
and it wasn't GReAT but I loved it bc it was so cute and it inspired me to draw more and made me more comfortable with my art style
and it wasn't GReAT but I loved it bc it was so cute and it inspired me to draw more and made me more comfortable with my art style
anitabookmark's review against another edition
2.0
This reminds me of the Burn Book from Mean Girls...just sayin.
sinorcanut's review against another edition
I read this when I was young and now rereading it again, i realize how this literally changed the trajectory of my life.
tkittyshrimp's review against another edition
4.0
Diary of a Wimpy Kid with girls! Plus likable characters, minus toilet humor!
sc104906's review against another edition
3.0
Julie and Lydia are learning how to become popular before middle school. They are studying all of the popular girls and their male counterparts to find out what they need to change about themselves to become popular. Julie joins field hockey and Lydia tries to take the school by storm through drama. Will these girls find the secret to becoming popular and stay friends through it all?
This book was a great mixture of drawings and text. It isn't quite a graphic novel, but it has those qualities. There are LGBT themes because Julie's parents are both male. It was a great fun book. I really loved the art aspect.
This book was a great mixture of drawings and text. It isn't quite a graphic novel, but it has those qualities. There are LGBT themes because Julie's parents are both male. It was a great fun book. I really loved the art aspect.
biblialex's review against another edition
3.0
I wasn't blown away, but it's a solid, charming story, and I can 100% see the appeal for the 9-12 crowd. I could spot the outcome of Lydia and Julia's quest to become popular from the beginning, but that doesn't make it a less important lesson for this age group. The highlight of the book is the diverse cast of characters, each with different family backgrounds and personalities.
shroons's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
missprint_'s review against another edition
5.0
Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang. Julie's dads consider Lydia part of the family. Julie knows all about Lydia's crazy goth sister Melody. Together the girls make a decision to venture into the unknown as they try to crack the mysterious code of popularity in fifth grade.
With Lydia acting as chief experimenter and Julie recording their (mixed) results, the girls are confident they will succeed where others have failed. The only problems: Lydia winds up with a bald spot early on, Julie unexpectedly becomes the object of Roland Asbjørnsen's affections, all of their parents are mad (a lot). Worse, the more Julie and Lydia learn about the popular girls, the farther apart they seem to grow.
Lydia and Julie might be on the verge of being popular, but they're both starting to wonder if their friendship will survive in The Popularity Papers (2010) by Amy Ignatow.
The Popularity Papers is Ignatow's first novel as well as the first book about the ongoing adventures of Lydia and Julie.
Ignatow expertly combines drawings and handwritten notes and observations to create a book with a mixed-media feel as the girls pass letters, notes, and the book itself back and forth to tell their story. By combining the girls' exchanges with first-person accounts from both Lydia and Julie, Ignatow makes sure the concept behind her fun plot never becomes overdone.
The Popularity Papers is also funny, plain and simple. Filled with clever jokes and entertaining illustrations, this is a smart book that will appeal to readers young and old (provided they can get past the youngish-looking cover). A great choice for anyone looking for a laugh The Popularity Papers also houses my favorite ever love poem, a funny re-writing of a popular movie song, and possibly the best illustration of Thor of all time.
Possible Pairings: Dramacon by Svetlana Chmakova, Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks, Alice, I Think by Susany Juby, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison, Smile by Raina Telgemeier
With Lydia acting as chief experimenter and Julie recording their (mixed) results, the girls are confident they will succeed where others have failed. The only problems: Lydia winds up with a bald spot early on, Julie unexpectedly becomes the object of Roland Asbjørnsen's affections, all of their parents are mad (a lot). Worse, the more Julie and Lydia learn about the popular girls, the farther apart they seem to grow.
Lydia and Julie might be on the verge of being popular, but they're both starting to wonder if their friendship will survive in The Popularity Papers (2010) by Amy Ignatow.
The Popularity Papers is Ignatow's first novel as well as the first book about the ongoing adventures of Lydia and Julie.
Ignatow expertly combines drawings and handwritten notes and observations to create a book with a mixed-media feel as the girls pass letters, notes, and the book itself back and forth to tell their story. By combining the girls' exchanges with first-person accounts from both Lydia and Julie, Ignatow makes sure the concept behind her fun plot never becomes overdone.
The Popularity Papers is also funny, plain and simple. Filled with clever jokes and entertaining illustrations, this is a smart book that will appeal to readers young and old (provided they can get past the youngish-looking cover). A great choice for anyone looking for a laugh The Popularity Papers also houses my favorite ever love poem, a funny re-writing of a popular movie song, and possibly the best illustration of Thor of all time.
Possible Pairings: Dramacon by Svetlana Chmakova, Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks, Alice, I Think by Susany Juby, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison, Smile by Raina Telgemeier
lazygal's review against another edition
2.0
This was pretty standard fare: two girls want to be popular, so they try different things until they discover that they just need to be themselves. Of course they also learn that the people they think are so very cool/popular have their own issues, and they have a Big Misunderstanding. What will set this apart for most students is that it's written as a notebook, with handwritten text and drawings, rather than typeset.
I also think that the age range (8-13) is ambitious. 8-10, yes, but older? No.
ARC provided by publisher.
I also think that the age range (8-13) is ambitious. 8-10, yes, but older? No.
ARC provided by publisher.