{"product_id":"the-geeks-shall-inherit-the-earth-popularity-quirk-theory-and-why-outsiders-thrive-after-high-school","title":"The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School","description":"These intertwining narratives \"beautifully demonstrate . . . that the people who are excluded and bullied for their offbeat passions and refusal to conform are often the ones who are embraced and lauded for those very qualities in college and beyond\" (The New York Times).\n\nIn a smart, entertaining, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and explain the fascinating psychology and science behind popularity and outcasthood. She reveals that the things that set students apart in high school are the things that help them stand out later in life.\n\nRobbins follows seven real people grappling with the uncertainties of high school social life, including:\n\nThe Loner, who has withdrawn from classmates since they persuaded her to unwittingly join her own hate club\n\nThe Popular Bitch, a cheerleading captain both seduced by and trapped within her clique's perceived prestige\n\nThe Nerd, whose differences cause students to laugh at him and his mother to needle him for not being \"normal\"\n\nThe New Girl, determined to stay positive as classmates harass her for her mannerisms and target her because of her race\n\nThe Gamer, an underachiever in danger of not graduating, despite his intellect and his yearning to connect with other students\n\nThe Weird Girl, who battles discrimination and gossipy politics in school but leads a joyous life outside of it\n\nThe Band Geek, who is alternately branded too serious and too emo, yet annually runs for class president\n\nIn the middle of the year, Robbins surprises her subjects with a secret challenge -- experiments that force them to change how classmates see them.\n\nRobbins intertwines these narratives -- often triumphant, occasionally heartbreaking, and always captivating -- with essays exploring subjects like the secrets of popularity, 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.\n\nThe Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth is not just essential reading for students, teachers, parents, and anyone who deals with teenagers, but for all of us, because at some point in our lives we've all been on the outside looking in.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1401302025\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1401302025.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Robbins, Alexandra\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. This is an ex-library book with stickers and markings. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45922386772145,"sku":"RDV.1401302025.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1401302025-0.jpg?v=1751650791","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-geeks-shall-inherit-the-earth-popularity-quirk-theory-and-why-outsiders-thrive-after-high-school","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}