HOW NOT TO BE POPULAR: Jennifer Ziegler: Delacorte Press: Young Adult: 339 pagesMaggie has moved more times than she cares to remember. Her hippie parents, Rosie and Les, love moving and experiencing new things. Although Maggie enjoyed this when she was younger, she resents moving (and leaving behind a boyfriend and her popularity) as she begins her senior year in a new school in Austin. Hurt at this recent move she decides not to make any friends in Austin so that when she eventually leaves it won’t hurt again. She dresses in the craziest outfits, eats alone (although misfit Penny joins her each day) and avoids Jack, a young-Republican type, who seems to be interested in her. Pressured to strengthen her college application, Maggie joins the Helping Hands club and finds herself making friends. How she resolves this situation is both realistic, but hard to read. Maggie is a funny and realistic portrayal of a teen who wants a permanent home.
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