SuitabookHow Not to Be Popular
Jennifer Ziegler
- Reading
- Read together in stages, pausing to notice how Maggie responds to the new place and to other people. Revisit the ending together and discuss how the story resolves her response to moving.
- Themes
- Moving and belonging: Maggie’s family relocates frequently, and she decides to avoid forming connections after arriving in Austin. The setup centres the difficulty of repeated change and Maggie’s effort to protect herself from attachment. Readers can consider whether keeping her distance helps her feel at home.
- Worth knowing
- Repeated relocations and leaving friends, school and a boyfriend behind are central to Maggie’s situation. Consider whether those changes feel familiar or difficult for your reader to discuss.