Rachel's comments:
There have been many books published lately that try to appeal to fans of the diary-centered Wimpy Kid fans. Unfortunately, many of these books are not nearly as good as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and only get checked out a few times before heading to the library booksale. But, occasionally, a wonderful diary-centered book will make it to the market that is unique, fun, and (dare I say it) even better than the Wimpy Kid series. The Popularity Papers is one of those books.
Kydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang are best friends that have decided that they are not nearly popular enough, and they want to figure out how to maintain popularity when they start middle school next year. This leads to the development of the Popularity Papers, a shared diary that chronicles their observations of the popular kids and their attempts to copy them to achieve popularity. Like Greg Heffley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the girls make many silly and unproductive attempts at popularity. But their strong friendship is what ultimately pulls them through, as they come to the realization that their real friends are the coolest people you know.
On a side note, Julie Graham-Chang was adopted by two gay dads, Daddy and Papa Dad. Papa Dad adds a lot of humor to the story with his antics, and was probably my favorite character in the story. It is probably because of this relationship that this book was one of ten to make the American Library Association's Rainbow List of 2011.
JUV New Fiction, J IGN
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