Maya’s mother suggests she follow the book’s suggestions and see what happens, and Maya decides she has nothing to lose as she’s one of the lowest on her school’s social ladder (just above substitute teachers). Cornell was a model who started writing self-help books for teenagers like “The Glamour Guide for Teens” and “The Teen-age Popularity Guide”. While her parents are cleaning out their office, they find an old social etiquette book from the fifties written by Betty Cornell. Maya wrote this book about her eighth grade year in a small Texas border town. I can’t really criticize the book since I’m practically as old as Betty herself. It’s a bit hard to fairly review a book written by a middle-schooler. First, a major disclaimer: I am NOT the target audience for this book. There aren’t that many books out there that feel fresh and original, and this one did. I’ve been recommending this book a lot lately, especially to my friends with daughters.
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