How Not to be Popular

Sick of all those preppy, clique books where the heroine is trying to rise above her nerd status to be something better? Well then, here's some refreshing news to you. This book isn't about a 'loser' trying to rise above all the obstacles life throws at her. No, it's quite the opposite actually.

Sugar Magnolia Dempsey, aka Maggie, has lived in more places and left more friends than sane for a high school senior. When her crazy hippie parents, Rosie and Les, move the close-knit family of three to Austin, Texas, Maggie takes matters into her own hands.

Instead of making friends and being heartbroken when the inevitable uproot occurs, Maggie decides that it would be best for all if she became unpopular and make as little friends as necessary. But she didn't account for Penny, the oddball who doesn't even notice Maggie's attempts at being uncool, or the strange Young Republican, Jack. As Maggie joins the Helping Hands club (Napoleon Dynomite flashback, anyone?) and takes up water aerobics, she can't help but like all the 'losers' she's hanging out with.

Overall, this book was mildly entertaining. I couldn't help but enjoy Maggie's radical clothing choices and her 'dates' with Jack. The beginning was really boring, and there were parts that I skipped over altogether. The middle and the end were great, and almost made up for Maggie's moping over her ex-boyfriend, Trevor. It was a nice change to read a book where the main character isn't always obsessing over friends and looks. For more reviews, check out Amazon. Like the feedback? Go buy it; you won't regret it.