Deep Down Popular
by:
Phoebe Stone (author)
6th-grader Jessie Lou is deeply, madly, passionately in love with Conrad Parker Smith. Too bad she's a tomboy with only one on-again, off-again friend, and hair so short you can't spit on it. Too bad he's the most popular boy in their small-town school. But then Conrad hurts his leg and suddenly...
show more
6th-grader Jessie Lou is deeply, madly, passionately in love with Conrad Parker Smith. Too bad she's a tomboy with only one on-again, off-again friend, and hair so short you can't spit on it. Too bad he's the most popular boy in their small-town school. But then Conrad hurts his leg and suddenly can't keep up with his old pursuits anymore. Jessie Lou and Conrad start spending a lot more time together, but she can't help wonder -- is she just a substitute friend? And will Conrad forget her when his leg brace comes off and he's king of the school once again?
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780439802451 (0439802458)
Publish date: March 1st 2008
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Romance,
Middle Grade,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
I bought this book because i thought it would be about 2 kids learning to like each other despite the implicit rule of school "popular don't go with unpopular". But instead it was about this girl, who thinks like a preschooler, really attracted to this popular guy, who is as interesting as a white p...
please read my review at thebookbabesreads.blogspot.com