The Popularity Rules
By Abby McDonald (Random House RRP $28.99)
REVIEWED BY MICHELLE LEE
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Ever wondered what it's like to be popular?
To look from the inside out rather than being a geeky spectator is an obstacle Kat Elliot is about to face – she has lost her job, her flat, her independence and to top it all off her best-friend from boarding school Lauren Anderville, who ceremoniously dumped her and became popular, is back in her life.
Kat realises she has been living in a bubble, thinking she would get ahead with nothing but hard work and integrity. Lauren, with perfect timing, shows up with the secretive Popularity Rules handbook.
Slowly, Kat's life is transformed. But will she be happy? Does being popular matter more than anything?
This is a lovely escapism book where Sex and the City meets My Fair Lady.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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