Cara has never been one of
thosegirls: confident, self-possessed, and always ready with the perfect thing to say. A girl at the very top of the popularity tower. One of the Populazzi.Now, junior year could change everything. Cara’s moving to a new school, and her best friend urges her to seize the moment—with the help of the Ladder. Its rungs are relationships, and if Cara transforms into the perfect girlfriend for guys ever-higher on the tower, she’ll reach the ultimate goal: Supreme Populazzi.The Ladder seems like a lighthearted social experiment, a straight climb up, but it quickly becomes gnarled and twisted. And when everything goes wrong, only the most audacious act Cara can think of has a chance of setting things even a little bit right.
Cara has to climb The Ladder of guys to become the most popular girl in school, in a hilarious, heartbreaking, and hopeful coming-of-age story by the co-writer of Hilary Duff's first novel for teens, Elixir.
Fresh, funny, and sometimes wrenching,
Populazzinails what it's like to try to find yourself while navigating the crazy world of high school. I loved it. —Hilary Duff
Populazzi is a fresh, fun peek behind the popularity curtain. Elise Allen is a welcome new voice in YA fiction. —Eileen Cook, Author ofThe Education of Hailey Kendrick
Populazziis a smart, fun, and energetic ride through the twisting hallways of high school popularity. —Deb Caletti, author ofThe Secret Life of Prince Charming
Hilarious, physiologically chewy, downright Machiavellian, and heartfelt in all the most satisfying ways. —Matthew Quick, author ofSorta Like a Rock Star
In her first solo novel, Allen (coauthor of Elixir with Hilary Duff) offers a smart mix of hilarity and tragedy in this Macbeth—meets—Mean Girls tale. —Publishers Weekly
The story unflinchingll³-
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