Popularity Papers 05 Awesomely Awful Melodies Of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham Chang

Fresh off their epic summer road trip, Lydia and Julie are back and ready to take seventh grade by storm. Well, Lydia is: She wants to start a band, and sheand#8217;s convinced Julie to join her. The Macramand#233; Owls are joined by Roland (expert at the hardingfele) and Jane (expert at drama). None of them, unfortunately, are experts at rocking out. The band needs more practice, but instead Lydia and Julie find themselves riding an unexpected wave of popularity to their own belated birthday party. The girls may have accidentally stumbled upon the secret to popularityand#151;if only the secret werenand#8217;t so completely humiliating. Hilarious, observant, and honest, this installment of the series has all of Amy Ignatowand#8217;s signature charm, while bringing our beloved heroines to a new turning point in their lives.

Praise for The Popularity Papers: Book Five

"Ignatowand#8217;s illustrations (attributed to Julie), humorous comments, and the storyand#8217;s sticky situations make this a gregarious addition to the series."

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Love is in the air! Julie and Roland are an official andldquo;couple,andrdquo; which means . . . well, theyandrsquo;re not exactly sure what, except that it makes Papa Dad extremely anxious. Meanwhile, Lydiaandrsquo;s mom announces that sheandrsquo;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 changeandmdash;and realize that even if the change seems terrible at first, it can still end up all right, as long as you have good friends at your side.

and#160; Love is in the air! Julie and Roland are an official and#147;couple,and#8221; which means . . . well, theyand#8217;re not exactly sure what, except that it makes Papa Dad extremely anxious. Meanwhile, Lydiaand#8217;s mom announces that sheand#8217;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 changeand#151;and that even if the change isnand#8217;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 Ignatowand#8217;s Popularity Papersand#133; fans of the series will be rewarded with plenty of giggle-worthy antics from Julie and Lydia."

--Kirkus Reviews

Amy Ignatow is a cartoonist and the author of the Popularity Papers series. She graduated from Moore College of Art and Design and was once a backup singer in a rock band called Todd Young and His Rock Band. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Mark, her daughter, Anya, and their cat, Mathilda, who is mellowing out despite herself. Kind of.