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Oct 17, 2011
Reunited after being separated for six months, best friends Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang are ready to take sixth grade by storm. But some of Julie's actions while Lydia was away have earned her the enmity of the popular girl group, the Bichons, and the girls' original circle of friends, the Shih Tzus. When the mother of one of their friends dies, the two friends decide to change their priorities and quit worrying so much about what others think. But that's easier said than done, and as
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Jul 16, 2011
After spending six months apart in Book Two, best friends Julie and Lydia are reunited at last! Julie has said good-bye to the mean girls, and Lydia is ready to apply her hard-earned friendship lessons to founding their own crew. But bad news interrupts their reunion: their friend Sukie’s mother, ill for many years, has passed away. This shakes Lydia and Julie, who reevalu
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After spending six months apart in Book Two, best friends Julie and Lydia are reunited at last! Julie has More...
Dec 19, 2011
The third volume of the Popularity Papers didn't quite live up to the previous books. Or maybe it was just me. Julie and Lydia seemed particularly naive this go 'round, and seem to have forgotten some of what they learned in the previous books, especially when it comes to friendship. At least Lydia and Julie are comfortable in their own skin, or overalls, as the case may be.
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Unlike the first two books, there wasn't a central plot struggle (the lack of a descriptive title should have bee More...
Dec 14, 2011
So, I wasn't going to read this because I've already read the first two books in the series, and I have a lot of other books to get to, but I picked it up and I just couldn't resist. Somehow Amy Ignatow always manages to verbalize things in such a way that makes me go, "Yes. Yes, Amy. That is exactly how it is." If you're not going to read it, allow me to share my favorite passage in the whole book from page 162 about telling people secrets:
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Nov 18, 2011
It turned out to be nice because they found out what they really want to do. [Not to be as popular and to be nicer] I also thought it was hilarious when they made a "Trunk List" because they didn't know what a bucket list was.
Feb 02, 2012
I love this series. Perfect for middle grade kids. It is beautifully drawn and written, So witty. Love this series.
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