Populazzi

Cara has never been one of those girls: confident, self-possessed, and always ready with the perfect thing to say. A girl at the very top of the popularity tower. One of the Populazzi. Now, junior year could change everything. Cara’s moving to a new school, and her best friend urges her to seize the moment—with the help of the Ladder. Its rungs are relationships, and if Cara transforms into the perfect girlfriend for guys ever-higher on the tower, she’ll reach the ultimate goal: Supreme Populazzi. The Ladder seems like a lighthearted social experiment, a straight climb up, but it quickly becomes gnarled and twisted. And when everything goes wrong, only the most audacious act Cara can think of has a chance of setting things even a little bit right. A Hilarious Social Experiment: The plan is simple: date a guy on a low rung of the social ladder, then trade up until she reaches the king of the school. Total Personality Makeover: To snag each new target, Cara has to become his perfect girl—transforming from a witty theater geek to a brooding emo fan at a moment's notice. An Unexpected Romance: She never planned on actually falling for one of her 'rungs' on the ladder, especially not a guy who sees right through her act. A Classic Coming of Age Story: As the lines between her real self and her fake personas blur, Cara must figure out what’s more important: being popular or being happy.