Betty Cornell's Teen-age Popularity Guide
Title | Betty Cornell's Teen-age Popularity Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Betty Cornell |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 168 |
Release | 1953 |
Genre | Beauty, Personal |
ISBN |
Popular a Memoir
Title | Popular a Memoir PDF eBook |
Author | Maya Van Wagenen |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0525426817 |
Documents a high school student's year-long attempt to change her social status from that of a misfit to a member of the "in" crowd by following advice in a 1950s popularity guide, an experiment that triggered embarrassment, humor and unexpected surprises.
Betty Cornell Teen-Age Popularity Guide
Title | Betty Cornell Teen-Age Popularity Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Betty Cornell |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 2014-04-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0141355972 |
Available again for a whole new generation of readers, the original 1950s popularity guide that was the inspiration for teen author Maya Van Wagenen's memoir Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek. Filled with fun tips and vintage wisdom, Betty Cornell's Teen-Age Popularity Guide offers advice and guidance for teens who want to be poised, self-confident, and "shiny bright." Betty covers topics ranging from "Figure Problems," "Good Grooming," and "What to Wear Where" to hints on dating, hosting a great party, and becoming "the most popular girl in your set!" BETTY CORNELL HUSTON was a teenage fashion model in the late 1940s and the early 1950s, working for the John Robert Powers, Harry Conover, and Ford Modeling agencies. As a well-known junior model, Betty was invited to conduct good grooming classes that ultimately led to a career as an author of advice books. She continued to model through the 1980s. Betty married John J. Huston in 1952 and settled in the suburbs of Philadelphia where they raised three children. Betty has nine grandchildren, volunteers at her local school, and finds time to paint watercolors. Betty currently resides in Audubon, Pennsylvania.
Popular
Title | Popular PDF eBook |
Author | Maya Van Wagenen |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 273 |
Release | 2015-04-21 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0147512549 |
New York Times Bestseller A breakout teen author explores the true meaning of popularity and how to survive middle school in this hysterically funny, touchingly honest contemporary memoir. “I was inspired by [Maya's] journey and made a point of saving a copy of ‘Popular’ for my sister, who starts middle school this fall. Maybe if I had read it when I was her age, it could have saved me from a world of hurt, or at least put that world in perspective.” —Maude Apatow, New York Times Book Review Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help a shy girl become popular? Maya Van Wagenen is about to find out. Stuck near the bottom of the social ladder at “pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren’t paid to be here,” Maya has never been popular. But before starting eighth grade, she decides to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. The real-life results are hilarious, painful, and filled with unexpected surprises. Told with humor and grace, Maya’s journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence, along with a better understanding of what it means to be popular.
Dear Author
Title | Dear Author PDF eBook |
Author | Joan F. Kaywell |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 242 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780399237058 |
A collection of today's most celebrated authors, such as Laurie Halse Anderson and Chris Crutcher, respond to an array of tough and meaningful questions by their young fans, giving a glimpse into the hearts and souls of kids today and the writers who have changed their lives.
The Teen Vogue Handbook
Title | The Teen Vogue Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Teen Vogue |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 2014-11-28 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0698197224 |
Amy Astley, former Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief, says: “The Teen Vogue Handbook is a dream book, a truly creative book filled with tips on the stylish life from the top people in the industry.” The key to this book is the mix of beautiful pictures, career advice and profiles of everyone and every aspect of the fashion industry. There are hugely famous people interviewed (Marc Jacobs, Bruce Weber, Patrick DeMarchelier) alongside assistants and others who are just getting started. The book includes 6 sections: Designers, Editors, Stylists, Beauty, Photographers and Models. And in every section, the people in the profile share simple tips on how to live the Teen Vogue lifestyle, now.
The Ten-Year Century
Title | The Ten-Year Century PDF eBook |
Author | James B. Sutherland |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 191 |
Release | 2010-10-14 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1101457279 |
Remember worrying about the Y2K bug in 1999? Or life before Twitter? Ten years ago, September 11 was just another day, Facebook didn't exist, and Barack Obama was a little-known state senator. Some have called the jam-packed first decade of the new millennium the "ten-year century" for all of the history-making, life-changing developments it's contained. Now, James Sutherland explores these influential years for the audience that's grown up in it, putting history in context and explaining how the world is smaller, faster, and more connected than it's ever been-and why it matters.