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Summary
Love is in the air! Julie and Roland are an official "couple," which means . . . well, they're not exactly sure what, except that it makes Papa Dad extremely anxious. Meanwhile, Lydia's mom announces that she's marrying Coach Eric (the soccer coach from England), and Lydia and her sister, Melody, are not happy about it. With the wedding date looming, the girls will have to figure out how to accept the inevitability of change-and that even if the change isn't what you thought you wanted, it can still end up all right, as long as you have good friends at your side. Praise for The Popularity Papers: Book Six
"Julie and Lydia discover just how rocky the road to romance can be in the sixth installment of Ignatow's Popularity Papers... fans of the series will be rewarded with plenty of giggle-worthy antics from Julie and Lydia."
--Kirkus Reviews
Author Notes
Amy Ignatow is a cartoonist and the author of the Popularity Papers series, the Odds trilogy, the Jedi Academy: A Christina Starspeeder Story trilogy, and The Cutest Thing Ever . She is a graduate of Moore College of Art and Design and lives in Philadelphia with her family and their loud cat.
Reviews (2)
Horn Book Review
In this latest installment, BFFs Lydia and Julie deal with love. Julie is with Roland now but doesn't know what the rules are in a couple, and Lydia isn't sure how she feels about her soccer coach and her mom getting married. Told in alternating hand-written and illustrated diary entries, Ignatow once again captures the joys and angst of young adolescence. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Julie and Lydia discover just how rocky the road to romance can be in the sixth installment of Ignatow's Popularity Papers. Things have gotten complicated ever since Roland kissed Julie. She isn't sure if he wants to be her boyfriend or just friendsuntil he asks her on a date to the movies. Julie navigates her first relationship, guided by plenty of questionable advice from meddling classmate Jane and rules from a very worried Papa Dad ("If at least one of Julie's fathers does not like her date then she is not allowed to date them. Ever"). Meanwhile, Lydia learns that her mother is marrying her former soccer coach, Eric. Lydia and her sister, Melody, implement Operation Sabotage to stop the wedding and keep Eric from leaving his children in Englandthe way their father left them years earlier. Through their shared notebook, Julie and Lydia detail the changes love brings to their lives. Although the girls have plenty of problems to solve, their quick banter keeps the tone light. Lydia's and Julie's brightly colored doodles bring Ignatow's story to life and showcase their personalities, but the book's passed-notebook format feels forced, especially as the girls rehash experiences they've shared together. Still, fans of the series will be rewarded with plenty of giggle-worthy antics from Julie and Lydia. A fizzy, quirky tale of adolescent angst that has, perhaps, outgrown its format. (Graphic fiction. 9-13)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
