The Popularity Trap

Seventh-grader Christie Winchell has always been considered the quiet, brainy one in her group. She's also well-known and liked among the faculty members, especially by Mr. Bell, Wakeman Junior High's principal and a good friend of Christie's mother. That's why her four friends nominate her to run as president in the seventh grade class election; they're certain she'll be a shoe-in with her "connections". Christie is somewhat reluctant, though, but she doesn't want to disappoint anyone either. So, with the help of Jon Smith (the quiet seventh-grader Christie's been tutoring in math), Christie sets out to find a happy medium by creating a mystery candidate to run against her and prissy Melissa McConnell (part of The Fantastic Foursome, The Fabulous Five's arch rivals) in the upcoming class election.I thought "The Popularity Trap" was a pretty good children's book... if you're into the Fab Five series, you'll probably like this third installment. Recommended for 9 to 12-year-old girls.

When the rest of the Fabulous Five enter Christie into the class president competetion without asking her first, Christie is upset because she doesn't want to be president. But she doesn't want to make her friends mad, so she goes along with it. At the same time, she is tutoring this boy in her class who she sort of has a crush on, and discovers a secret about him. This is a pretty good book- I like how Christie handles things.