The Popularity Papers
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■ Sequel to breakout bestseller:
Best friends Julie and Lydia are back in this hilarious sequel to Amy Ignatow’s breakout novel
The first book was a hit and continues to find new fans ■ Critical success: The New York Times and other major media outlets have called Ignatow’s work “brilliant” and “captivating” ■ Promotable author: Ignatow has become a bookseller favorite and continues to tour ■ Hilarious and heartfelt: The friendship in the book rings true with girls
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After spending all of fifth grade studying popularity together, Julie and Lydia are finally ready to put their hard-earned lessons to use in junior high. But before they can, tragedy strikes: Lydia’s mom gets a job in London for six whole months! Before Lydia can say “fancy a cup of tea?” she’s thrust into a new
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school, where she earns a reputation as “the Violent American.” Meanwhile Julie’s stuck navigating the cliques of American junior high on her own, where she is adopted by a group of troublemaking eighth graders known as the Bichons. The two best friends will have to learn to keep in touch and stand on their own, assisted as always by their trusty notebook. Amy Ignatow’s signature sense of humor is on full display in this satisfying sequel.
The Popularity Papers Book One
Amy Ignatow is a cartoonist and the author of The Popularity Papers: Research for the
ISBN 978-0-8109-8421-9
Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-
ISBN 978-0-8109-8421-9
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Chang. She is a graduate of Moore College of Art and Design and lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Mark, and their cat, Mathilda, who is mostly very terrible.
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