The Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang
Illustrator
Amy Ignatow
Publisher
Amulet Books
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780810997233
Pages
204 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Two best friends embark on a project to study the behavior and taste of the popular girls at their elementary school so that by the time they get to middle school they too will be in the right crowd. Novel appears in the form of a scrapbook.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Lexile Measure
630L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Divorce; Adoption; Gay/Lesbian; single mother; divorced parents; gay; gay adults; two fathers; gay parents
Main Character
female children
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother, two fathers
LGBTQ+
gay males
Awards
Choices, 2011
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2010
Rainbow List, 2011
100 Magnificent Childrens Books, 2010
Children's Choices, 2011
Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books, 2009
NYPL Children's Books 2012, 2012
Maine Student Book Award, 2011-2012, Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award, 2011-2012, Nominee
Sasquatch Reading Award, 2013, Nominee
Delaware Diamonds, 2012-2013, Nominee
Reading Olympics Booklist, 2016, None
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
National Parenting Publications Award, 2010, Gold Award, Fiction
Keywords
friendship; elementary school; popularity; scrapbooks; experiments; opposites; research
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Ignatow, Amy, "The Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang" (2010). Diverse Families. 795.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/795