Project (Un)Popular Book #1 by Kristen Tracy (English) Paperback Book

Description: Project (Un)Popular Book #1 by Kristen Tracy Sixth-graders Perry and Venice, photographers for their middle-school yearbook, are frustrated to learn that only pictures of popular students are welcome, but when Venice gets involved with a boy Perry doesnt like, Perry puts their friendship at risk by siding with Anya, the editor-in-chief. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Perfect for summer reading is this first book in a fun new series about two middle school BFFs as they experience the highs and lows of friendship, boys, sixth grade politics, sister drama, and popularity. Middle school isnt a popularity contest. Its a war. Perry and her best friend, Venice, are excited to be yearbook photographers and tell the story of their school through their art. But thats before they find out the truth: the spontaneous moments theyre supposed to capture are all faked.Yearbooks should include everybody—even the dorks. But Perry feels totally stuck. Until she starts taking flattering shots of popular people, none of her candids will ever be chosen. Fighting back isnt going to win her any friends—she might even lose some. Its time to decide whats more important: fitting in . . . or standing out. Author Biography Kristen Tracy is the author of many popular novels, including the PROJECT (UN)POPULAR series and Too Cool for This School. She lives with her family in the popular state of California. Visit her online at kristentracy.com and on Twitter at @kristen_tracy (it will make her feel popular). Review "Middle grade readers will relate to the complexities of friendship showcased in this novel. Taking on everything from first boyfriends to the lure of popular older students, author Tracy successfully captures Perrys struggle to weigh options and choose sides. Perrys panicked phone calls to her older sister, her deleted and revised text messages, and her narration throughout reveal her character as a typical middle schooler - confident at times and completely uncertain at others. Despite her struggles, in the end, readers will be satisfied that Perry begins to find her way, and they will be eager to learn how she moves forward in the sequel. VERDICT: Fans of Tracys tween books will be excited to read the first installment in this new series." --School Library JournalPraise for the novels of Kristen Tracy: "Will have readers laughing aloud." —Booklist on Bessica Lefter Bites Back … "This book about friendship and loss kindly teaches that life is pretty much what one is willing to make of it." —SLJ, Starred review, on Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus … "Absolutely emotionally authentic. . . . Readers negotiating their own middle-school minefields or soaking up all the preparatory information they can find will breathlessly follow Bessicas escapades." —The Bulletin, Starred review, on The Reinvention of Bessica Lefter "Believable and drily funny . . . an empathetic and entertaining read." —PW on Too Cool for This School "High drama so compelling middle school readers wont realize theyre being exposed to a lesson in ethics." —Kirkus on Too Cool for This School "Snappy, intelligent prose . . . an excellent title." —The Bulletin on Too Cool for This School "Kristen Tracy reminds us of our best and worst moments in middle school, handling both the triumphs and the mortifying moments with just the right mix of surprise and worry." —readergirlz.com on Too Cool for This School Review Quote "Cursed orange hoodies, toxic triangles, and conspiracy theories infiltrate Perrys world when she begins sixth grade. As junior photographers for the yearbook, Perry and her best friend, Venice, quickly discover shooting pictures is not about focusing, framing, and capturing the best moments, but, rather, about posing the popular kids. Determined to take a stand, they decide to photograph only "nerds," but when Venice starts falling for Leo and an increasingly complex plan evolves, Perry questions her motive. The popular eighth-grade yearbook editor, Anya, preys on Perrys vulnerability, sending her spying and scheming. Perry gets behind in her schoolwork, worries that her friendship with Venice is "dunzo," and ultimately ends up in the principals office. Middle grade readers will relate to the complexities of friendship showcased in this novel. Taking on everything from first boyfriends to the lure of popular older students, author Tracy successfully captures Perrys struggle to weigh options and choose sides. Perrys panicked phone calls to her older sister, her deleted and revised text messages, and her narration throughout reveal her character as a typical middle schooler--confident at times and completely uncertain at others. Despite her struggles, in the end, readers will be satisfied that Perry begins to find her way, and they will be eager to learn how she moves forward in the sequel. VERDICT: Fans of Tracys tween books will be excited to read the first installment in this new series."-- School Library Journal Excerpt from Book 1 Spirit Day Photos In a perfect world I wouldve digitally removed the booger from Derby Espositos nose days ago. Because if you didnt zoom in close and look for the booger, it was arguably the best picture anybody on Yearbook staff at Rocky Mountain Middle School had taken on Spirit Day. It totally captured the mood and the moment. Id framed Derby perfectly beneath our school banner, and caught him jumping off the stairs near the trophy case in midflight, his smile in perfect focus as his noodle-hair wig and full-body cape swirled around him. I mean, it told a story: Nerdy caped boy with noodle hair enthusiastically loves his school. "Nobody will see it. And it might not be a booger," Venice said, leaning forward to inspect the computer screen. "I think it looks like cupcake frosting. Maybe other people will think so too." Venice was sweet like that. She always assumed the best about everybody. Nobody was going to think that was frosting. "All these rules really hold me back artistically," I said. "Without them, I could be delivering much better work." Venice gave me a hug. She felt the same way. But there really wasnt anything I could do. Seriously. Removing that booger would have meant automatic detention. I mean, even though we were the yearbooks junior photographers, Venice and I didnt have much power. We werent allowed to change any of the photos without getting written permission from three people: Anya, our yearbook photography edit∨ Ms. Kenny, our yearbook faculty advis∨ and the person whose image we wanted to alter. I thought getting written permission from three people to remove a single booger felt lame. But Yearbook had a firm image-editing policy. Last year some of the junior photographers had gone rogue and used high-quality image-editing software to adjust a few seventh graders facial expressions. Also, somebody added a tiger to three basketball game photos. It wasnt like they made the tiger a jersey and turned it into a player. The tiger just sat in the stands, holding a soda and waving a foam finger. But the edited photos hadnt gone over well. Fingers were pointed. People got blamed. And that was why my best Spirit Day photo had to include Derby Espositos booger. Its amazing how a couple of people who came before us and behaved crazily could make it so we had to follow terrible rules. "You need to stop stressing out about every little detail," Venice said, clicking on a photo Id taken of Drea Quan. "Look at how amazing her hair looks upside down," Venice said. Id caught Drea mid-cartwheel at last weeks pep rally. She played the flute in the band. I was really surprised and impressed she could hold her instrument and do gymnastics. "Your work is magical," Venice said. "It belongs in magazines." I leaned my head against Venices shoulder. She was the most awesome best friend ever. Seriously. I couldnt imagine sixth grade without her. "Dont forget to fill out your performance evaluations," a voice said. "Ms. Kenny will collect them right after the bell." But I didnt even respond to that statement. Because I was really focused on looking at a photo that Venice had taken of a bunch of eighth-grade boys trying to climb the flagpole. "Thanks, Leo," Venice said. I rolled my eyes when I heard that. I didnt need Leo Banks to remind me of anything. Venice and I were both excellent students. We werent going to blow off turning in our first self-evaluations. I looked up and watched him wander off to join his friends at the business table. Why couldnt Leo be more like them? Javier, Eli, and Luke never bugged us. I think it was because they were normal seventh graders who looked cute and worked hard on their advertising and financial assignments. Unlike Leo, who, for some reason, was a seventh grader who didnt look cute and tried to offer annoying input almost every class. "I bet Anya takes a bunch of these," Venice said, clicking through the last photos in the folder. "I hope so," I said. So far shed been a superharsh judge of our work. She had found something wrong with every single photo Venice and I submitted. Weird shadows. Improper centering. Low-flying birds. Her reaction surprised me a ton. Because Anya, along with Ms. Kenny, had been responsible for picking us to be on Yearbook in the first place. When Anya whooshed into the room, you could totally feel the energy change. Instead of taking her assignment folder and hanging out with Sailor and Sabrina like she usually did, she walked right over to where we were sitting and bent down to look at our computer. When I say that Anya whooshed, I mean that she actually went whoosh. Every time she arrived somewhere she let out a dramatic breath. "Hi, Anya," Venice said, adjusting the brightness on her flagpole photo, trying to lighten the sky. "Okay," Anya said, leaning in a little bit closer. "Please dont freak out, but we need to talk about something thats not very pleasant." I immediately thought about Derby and his booger. I looked at Venice. Why had she let me include that photo? "Is it about our photos?" Venice asked. Venice was bold like that. She always wanted to get straight to the point. "Venice," Anya said, frowning a little at the flagpole photo on the screen. "Perry," she said, looking down at me with a serious face. "I want to help you guys get to the next level. And do you know what I see when I look at the photos you submitted this week?" All I could think about was Derby and his unfortunate nose contents. "What?" Venice asked. "Room to improve," Anya said. Ring. Those were pretty crushing words. Maybe it was a sixth grader/eighth grader thing. Or maybe it was because she acted like my disappointed boss. But Anya OShea made me really nervous. Even her clothes made me feel that way. Once a week she liked to wear a bright white double-wrap crocodile-skin belt. Usually she wore it with jeans. But today she was wearing it with an electric-pink skirt. Im not saying it looked bad. Or that she wore it too much. Its just, I never would have considered buying an accessory that had once been a white crocodile. Venice and I dropped our evals into the wire basket on Ms. Kennys cluttered desk and then hunkered down at the back table. We had given ourselves fairly positive reviews. We were great at labeling and stickering all our materials. We turned everything in on time. We consistently worked extra hours after school and on weekends. Plus, our first signature unit was 80 percent complete. Venice reached out and looped her pinky around mine. Looking down and seeing our matching fingernails felt pretty reassuring. Wed taken turns painting each others nails two days ago, following some very detailed instructions Id found online. So our fingertips looked really stylish, and also like caterpillar heads, except for our right pinkies, which were emblazoned with a cool squiggly triangle called an Akoben that Venice said was an African symbol for strength. Anya sat down across from us and glanced at our nails but didnt give us a compliment. Her nails were plain. So I figured she was the kind of person who didnt know how to fully embrace nail art. She tucked a piece of her ridiculously shiny blond bob behind her ear and set two folders down in front of us. One was labeled Venice and the other was labeled Perry. "You know Im a fan of your work," she said. "Thats why you guys are here." Things felt really formal all of a sudden. Usually Anya sat next to us. Did she really need to sit across from us and present us with labeled folders? I mean, did we really need to pretend we were in a business meeting? "Lets pretend were in a business meeting," Anya said. I felt Venice reach out and gently touch my leg with her right pinky. I knew what she was doing. She was sending me secret squiggly strength. Venice was so good at sending me tiny messages. Seriously. She was the most awesome friend ever. Plus, she always smelled like cinnamon. "Okay. Some people show up to Yearbook thinking that its an arts-and-crafts free-for-all." Anya picked up a black marker and wrote the word fun on a piece of paper. Then she crumpled it into a ball and tossed it onto the big rectangular desk next to us. Venice and I both watched as Anya picked up a stapler and dramatically pounded the paper ball a few times. I thought Ms. Kenny would come over and say something. I mean, its very intimidating when an eighth grader starts slamming around office products. But Ms. Kenny didnt interrupt anything. She actually gave Anya a thumbs-up and said, "Check back in with me when youre finished." "Absolutely," Anya said. She picked up the flattened fun paper and threw it on the floor. Then she crushed it under the heel of her ankle boot. "This isnt playtime anymore." "Crap," Venice said. This really surprised me. Venice hardly ever used that word. She was classy. "You shouldnt say crap in a business meeting," Anya said, reaching for the folder labeled Venice. "But I think I just sat in gum," Venice said. Details ISBN0553510517 Author Kristen Tracy Short Title PROJECT (UN)POPULAR BK #1 Pages 336 Series Project (Un)Popular Language English ISBN-10 0553510517 ISBN-13 9780553510515 Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Series Number 1 Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-05-09 Imprint Yearling Audience Age 10 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2017-05-09 NZ Release Date 2017-05-09 US Release Date 2017-05-09 UK Release Date 2017-05-09 Place of Publication New York Publisher Random House USA Inc Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124985176;

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