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Cross
Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks, add
MTV’s MADE, a shocking
plot twist, and Alexandra Robbins’ signature
investigative style – and that only begins to describe GEEKS, a
smart, entertaining, reassuring book about the
secrets of students who are popular and the triumph of those who are
not. Robbins follows seven real people grappling with the uncertainties of high
school social life, including:
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Danielle, The
Loner, who has withdrawn
from classmates since they persuaded her to unwittingly join her own
hate club
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Whitney, The Popular Bitch,
a cheerleading captain both seduced by and trapped
within her clique’s perceived prestige
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Eli, The Nerd,
whose differences cause students to laugh at him and his mother to
needle him for not being “normal”
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Joy, The New
Girl, determined to stay
positive as classmates harass her for her mannerisms and target her
because of her race
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Mark, The
Gamer, an
underachiever in danger of not graduating, despite his intellect and
his yearning to connect with other students
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Regan, The Weird Girl,
who battles discrimination and gossipy politics in school but leads
a joyous life outside of it
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Noah, The Band Geek
, who is alternately
branded too serious and too emo, yet annually runs for class
president.
In the
middle of the year, Robbins surprises
her subjects with a secret challenge – experiments that force
them to change how classmates see them and teach us why the things
that set students apart in high school are the things that help them
stand out later in life.
Robbins intertwines these narratives – often victorious, occasionally
heartbreaking, and always captivating – with essays exploring
subjects like:
How do you get to be popular?
Being excluded doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong
with you
Why outsiders succeed
How schools make the social scene worse – and how to fix
it.
The
Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth is
more than just a book. It’s a movement. And whether you’re
a student or an adult, it will change the way you think about your
friends, your school, and – most of all – yourself.
The GEEKS have a Facebook page! For character updates, news, blog, and book
giveaways, visit us at facebook.com/TheGeeksShallInherit
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