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The Popularity Papers: Book Two: The Long-Distance Dispatch Between Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang
by
Amy Ignatow (Goodreads Author)
Best friends Julie and Lydia are back in this hilarious sequel to Amy Ignatow's breakout novel!
After spending all of fifth grade studying popularity together, Julie and Lydia are finally ready to put their hard-earned lessons to use in junior high. But before they can, tragedy strikes: Lydia's mom gets a job in London for six whole months! Before Lydia can say "fancy a cu...more
After spending all of fifth grade studying popularity together, Julie and Lydia are finally ready to put their hard-earned lessons to use in junior high. But before they can, tragedy strikes: Lydia's mom gets a job in London for six whole months! Before Lydia can say "fancy a cu...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
March 1st 2011
by Harry N. Abrams
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Julie and Lydia are best Friend but Lydia has to go to London because her mom was sent there for a project. Julie was sad to see her go but they promise that they will chat online. After Lydia gone, When school was started, Julie made new friends and they are called the bichons (a very popular group). And Lydia made not so popular group. They chat online almost every day and talk about everything that is happening to them. Julie try out for hockey but she didn't make the team. Lydia try out for...more
Lydia and Julie think they have a solid plan for popularity and they shared it in their first book: The Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang In that book, the girls made it a project to study the popular girls in their elementary school so that they could understand what to do in middle school to be popular. What sports should they play? What color should their hair be? How should they talk? What shows should they...more
I have a handful of burgeoning readers. I say burgeoning, because they are the ones who are hungry but don't yet have a full place setting at the table. They see their friends change books like...underwear...(yes, I live in a household of boys. What are you going to say about it?)and yet there they sit with a graphic novel in their hand. Chances are, this is the third or fourth go-round with the graphic novel. Sure, they've read "meatier" reads this year, but only because of their teacher's cons...more
Genre: Chick Lit; Humor
Summary: Just before they begin junior high, best friends Lydia and Julie are separated when Lydia's family moves to London for six months. Separated for the first time ever, the girls must face the challenges of new schools alone. Using numerous full-color illustrations, Lydia and Julie's shared journal entries, emails, and IMs tell their story.
The Good: Upper-elementary girls will LOVE the colorful, whimsical drawings and the easy-to-read text. The story has positive mes...more
Summary: Just before they begin junior high, best friends Lydia and Julie are separated when Lydia's family moves to London for six months. Separated for the first time ever, the girls must face the challenges of new schools alone. Using numerous full-color illustrations, Lydia and Julie's shared journal entries, emails, and IMs tell their story.
The Good: Upper-elementary girls will LOVE the colorful, whimsical drawings and the easy-to-read text. The story has positive mes...more
人気ペーパーの間に長距離ディスパッチリディアゴールドブラットやジュリーグレアム昌
Ninki Pepa No Ma Ni Chokyori Disupatchi Ridia Gorudoburatto Ya Juri Gureamu-Akira
Lydia's mother, Mrs. Goldblatt, has gotten an opportunity to work in England for six months, but this is bad news for Lydia and her best friend, Julie Graham-Chang, two girls who will be starting their first year of junior high. Lydia will have to make completely new friends and survive half a year without her best friend, and Julie will have to use her newfound knowledge of p...more
Ninki Pepa No Ma Ni Chokyori Disupatchi Ridia Gorudoburatto Ya Juri Gureamu-Akira
Lydia's mother, Mrs. Goldblatt, has gotten an opportunity to work in England for six months, but this is bad news for Lydia and her best friend, Julie Graham-Chang, two girls who will be starting their first year of junior high. Lydia will have to make completely new friends and survive half a year without her best friend, and Julie will have to use her newfound knowledge of p...more
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Lydia and Julie are back for a second instalment of their research into how to be popular, but this time they have to research in two different places as Lydia's mother has moved the family to London for six months for a job opportunity. This leaves Julie behind, and a little adrift, especially after she fails to make the field hockey team. Julie is then selected by a popular group of students, the Bichons, to be their new member. Meanwhile, Lydia has decided to adopt the bullied and outcast mem...more
This is totally still better than any of the Wimpy Kid books. Bite me, Greg Heffley.
This time, Lydia and Julie are separated when Lydia’s mother takes a temporary job in London, and the journal consists of airmail letters, chat messages and e-mails, as Julie tries to infiltrate the Bichon Frises (the cleverly named group of middle school Mean Girls. And one not-quite-as-mean fashion-obsessed boy.)
Meanwhile, in London, Lydia stands up to a bunch of bullies and gets nicknamed The Violent American...more
This time, Lydia and Julie are separated when Lydia’s mother takes a temporary job in London, and the journal consists of airmail letters, chat messages and e-mails, as Julie tries to infiltrate the Bichon Frises (the cleverly named group of middle school Mean Girls. And one not-quite-as-mean fashion-obsessed boy.)
Meanwhile, in London, Lydia stands up to a bunch of bullies and gets nicknamed The Violent American...more
The second book in The Popularity Papers series, this was just as wonderful, fun-filled, and funny as the first! I was so happy to be meeting with Lydia and Julie again when I got my hands on this! This time, the girls are split up, as Lydia moves across the country for a full six months. Julie has to start out Junior High on her own, and she finds that the ultimate goal of Popularity isn't at all what she'd thought it would be like. At the same time, Lydia is taking care of bullies over in Engl...more
Julie and Lydia are best friends who about to enter middle school, and they are determined to enter the year strong and be POPULAR. But when Lydia is sent to England due to her Mom's job, their plan hits a snag. A very sweet, funny read; this book will be best suited for the 10-13 age range. A hybrid novel, the novel is full of color drawings (the goods ones are done by Julie, stick figures by Lydia), emails, and diary entries recounting what happened in their day. The book is about fitting in,...more
This is the second book about Julie and Lydia, best friends who have a goal. They want to become popular. Now they are heading to 6th grade, middle school. Unfortunately, Lydia is also heading to England for 6 months. This doesn't stop either of them from continuing on their quest to popularity.
The Popularity Papers are written similarly to Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but more geared to girls. It is a good book for reluctant readers who like the pictures and short letters back and forth. I recommend i...more
The Popularity Papers are written similarly to Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but more geared to girls. It is a good book for reluctant readers who like the pictures and short letters back and forth. I recommend i...more
In this sequel best friends Lydia and Julie face bad news as they are about to start junior high: Lydia's mom is moving her family to London for six months. Alone, both girls have to deal with a new school, new friends, and what it means to be "popular". As in the first book, the story is pretty routine, but the format is clever and engaging, full of drawings, hand-written entries, email exchanges, and comic-book style panels. It is a quick read and will probably appeal to female Diary of A Wimp...more
A quick and easy read that would definitely appeal to elementary aged girls and possibly struggling readers. Lydia and her best friend Julie are upset when they learn that Lydia's mom has a new job in London and the family will be leaving for the school year. This book is a conversation between Lydia and Julie via letters and chat/email conversations. I loved all of the visuals and different kinds of text that make the story feel short, to-the-point and interesting. I also enjoyed the take on so...more
Not quite as perfect as its predecessor, this book is still heads and tails better than most of the pseudo-journal titles out there (particularly those starring girls). In this newest adventure, Lydia finds that her family is England-bound for the school year. Julie, meanwhile, is left to fend for herself, and inadvertently ends up adopted as a kind of pet by the most popular clique in school. Saying quite a lot about power and how fear rules middle school, the book makes excellent use of its ko...more
Mar 23, 2011
Mary Ann
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4 of 5 stars
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Our students loved, loved, loved The Popularity Papers, by Amy Ignatow - for its humor, its illustrations and its message about friendship. And they were thrilled when I told them a sequel is coming out. So there were many excited kids when I told them that Amy Ignatow is coming to our school to talk with them about The Popularity Papers: Book Two. (yay! I'm doing a little chair dance!!)
Lydia and Julie are all set for Hannibal Hamlin Junior High - they've navigated the friendships of 5th grade,...more
Lydia and Julie are all set for Hannibal Hamlin Junior High - they've navigated the friendships of 5th grade,...more
Reviewed by Lauren Ashley for TeensReadToo.com
Lydia's mom has gotten a great job opportunity and will be going off to England with her two daughters, much to their dislike. One of the good things is that it will only be for six months, but that's still six months of middle school away from her best friend, Julie. While in England, Lydia forms a group of friends consisting of some of the kids on the outer fringe of popularity. As for Julie, she makes her way into one of the most popular cliques a...more
Lydia's mom has gotten a great job opportunity and will be going off to England with her two daughters, much to their dislike. One of the good things is that it will only be for six months, but that's still six months of middle school away from her best friend, Julie. While in England, Lydia forms a group of friends consisting of some of the kids on the outer fringe of popularity. As for Julie, she makes her way into one of the most popular cliques a...more
I liked this a lot more than I was expecting to. Fun realistic fiction for 4th and 5th graders about starting middle school. The characters were funny and the lessons on popularity and friendship were refreshing (and not condescending or preachy.) I wish I would have read the first one and may go back to it. I also loved the fact that both girls have non-traditional families (Lydia has a single mom and Julie has two dads) without it being a big deal. Will recommend often!
The Popularity Papers was fun and hilarious, and the sequel is just as great! Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang are best friends who share a journal (an awesomely illustrated journal!). They've already discovered the secrets to being popular, now they just have to put them to use. This is harder than it sounds - Lydia's family is moving to London for 6 months, leaving both girls stranded by themselves. Can their friendship survive an ocean-wide separation?
--Review by Lauren
--Review by Lauren
I got this for Lydia because it has a 6 grader going abroad to London for half of the school year and talks about her anxieties and how she keeps in touch with her friend, etc. I thought it might help Lydia with this big change coming up for us. But I was not impressed with this book. It seems like a knock off girls version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid which was which was much funnier and better illustrated.
I adored the first Popularity Papers and the second installment in the series did not disappoint. The tension and love between the two friends now living across an ocean from on another was really well done. To gain a full understanding of all the characters, I do recommend reading the first book in the series before the second.
This was an intersting book! Lydia moves to Great Britan for six moths and is moving from her friend Julie. All the time when Lydia is gone they try to get popular at school and try to get Lydia to come back. Lydia's mom is dting a guy from great Britian. Do they brak up and leave or fall in love and stay? read to find out!
This book and the first one are VERY easy reads. They dont have much of a story line, so they arent the kind of book that you get hooked to. Every page has pictures on it, so it makes it even shorter. Also, it is almost like reading a long picture book. I really didnt like either of them.
See my review of the first in this series. I probably would give these books a 2 star review. But it doesn't matter if I like it or if you like it or if any other adult likes it. My daughter read this and kept reading until it was finished, something she seldom if ever does with a book!
I couldn't resist reading this. I read the first one because it's on my students' reading Olympics list, and it was so funny and cute and quick I decided to check out #2. Fun stuff, and so sweet and innocent compared to a lot of realistic middle grade fiction for girls. Lovely!
I thought this book was strange, but funny. The little drawings and blurbs are a lot like the drawings in Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries. From what Lydia, one of the characters, said about England, I would never move there.
Just as funny as the first book, this volume follows the tribulations of Julie and Lydia as Lydia moves to England with her family for 6 months. Long-distance friendship is not easy!
I'm just really enjoying this series. :)
I'm just really enjoying this series. :)
I really like these series. The girls are so silly and sweet, and the small mentions of the parents are refreshing- no talking back kids, or sassy remarks. The parents are treated respectfully and presented more realistically than in other kids' books. I'm glad my daughter, who's eleven, enjoys these books as well. The art work is fun, and the way the kids write and draw back and forth is done very well.
It is a very quick read, though, my daughter read it in a day. So, I got it from the library...more
It is a very quick read, though, my daughter read it in a day. So, I got it from the library...more
Recommended Ages: grades 4-7
After spending all of fifth grade studying popularity together, Julie and Lydia are finally ready to put their hard-earned lessons to use in junior high. But before they can, tragedy strikes: Lydia's mom gets a job in London for six whole months! Before Lydia can say "fancy a cup of tea?" she's thrust into a new school, where she earns a reputation as "the Violent American." Meanwhile Julie's stuck navigating the cliques of American junior high on her own, where she i...more
After spending all of fifth grade studying popularity together, Julie and Lydia are finally ready to put their hard-earned lessons to use in junior high. But before they can, tragedy strikes: Lydia's mom gets a job in London for six whole months! Before Lydia can say "fancy a cup of tea?" she's thrust into a new school, where she earns a reputation as "the Violent American." Meanwhile Julie's stuck navigating the cliques of American junior high on her own, where she i...more
this book is about two friends and what they go throught in junior high but to make thinhg worse linda moves away to ENGLAND!!! BUTjulie makes some new friends or more like kidk who like to boss her around
Funny, but isn't quite as good as the first. Rereading it was fun though :P Love the look on Devon's face. And Della Dawn is somewhat a hilarious name to me! Wish that I knew someone called Della Dawn...
I haven't read the first one so I can't really compare it but i will say that I don't feel like I missed out on a lot by not reading it. The concept and lay-out of The Popularity Papers is great. I love the handwritten sections and the illustrations. However, something was missing from it I can see upper elementary age girls and MS girls really loving this book.
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