My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan

Audie Award Nominee Multi-voiced Performance 2013Justin has two goals for sophomore year: to date Chuck the hottest boy in school and to become the king of Cool U the table in the cafeteria where the in crowd sits. Unfortunately he has the wrong look (short plump Brillo-pad curls) he has the wrong interests (Broadway chorus violin) and he has the wrong friends (Spencer into Eastern religions and Mary Ann who doesn't shave her armpits). And Chuck? Well he's not gay; he's dating Becky a girl in chorus with whom Justin is friendly. But Justin is determined. In detention one day (because he saw Chuck get it first) Justin comes up with a perfect plan: to allow Becky to continue dating Chuck whom Becky's dad hates. They will pretend that Becky is dating Justin whom Becky's dad loves. And when Becky and Justin go out on a fake date Chuck will meet up with them for a real date with Becky. Chuck's bound to find Justin irresistable right? What could go wrong? Seth Rudetsky's first novel for young adults is endearingly human and laugh-out-loud funny. And any kid who ever aspired to Cool U will find Justin a welcome ally in the fight for popularity.