"The third most popular girl in school's choice between the hottest boy in town and a lonely but romantic mistfit ends in tragedy and self-realizaition"--

Hugo is not happy about being dragged halfway across the state of Colorado just because his dad had a midlife crisis and decided to become a ski instructor. It's be different if Hugo wasn't so tiny: if girls didn't thing he was adorable, like a puppy in a purse, and guys didn't call him "leprechaun"--or worse. The bullying was bad enough at his old school. Hugo hopes it won't be worse at his new one. At least he has his cousin Vijay to show him the...

Sixth-grader Peter Lee, in a desperate attempt to regain the popularity he had in elementary school, discovers that serving detention can win him important friends, much to the dismay of his over-achieving eighth-grade sister, Sunny.

In order to be named "Most Popular Rotten Egg" in the school yearbook, fourth-grader Bernie Bridges must figure out a way to prove that he is the most popular student at Rotten School.

Kristy's family moves to a new neighborhood where the kids make fun of Louie, Kristy's pet collie, who's going blind. The Baby-sitters are not going to let them get away with it.

Fifteen-year-old Chelsea, daughter of a paranormal specialist, risks her hard-won popularity and more when she is drawn into a paranormal romance after discovering her own ability to communicate with ghosts.

After finally getting a cell phone, Babymouse tries to increase her popularity in middle school by becoming the queen of social media.

"Women are perceived as either strong and cold or weak and warm. An award-winning journalist and cohost of PBS's Amanpour and Company examines likeability and empowers readers to reject an outdated image of leadership instead of reinventing themselves"-- Even competent women must appear likeable to successfully negotiate a salary, ask for a promotion, or take credit for a job well done, and this minefield is doubly loaded when likeability intersects...

"Becca moves to an upscale Silicon Valley suburb and is surprised when she develops a bond with girls who belong to the popular clique-and even more surprised when she learns their secrets"--

Starting a new school year, Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," is determined to get picked for kickball and hang out with the cool kids.