SuitabookPlastic Polly
Jenny Lundquist
- Reading
- Try a few chapters together, then ask which choices Polly makes for herself and which seem shaped by other people’s expectations.
- Themes
- Popularity and self-expression: Polly has social status but tends to agree with Kelsey rather than express her own views. The book takes a critical view of this.
- Friendship and social rivalry: Polly’s friendship with Kelsey is tested while Polly leads the school competition; backstabbing friends are also mentioned. The friendship and rivalry create pressure, but the available plot details do not establish how the story judges each character’s behaviour.
- Worth knowing
- Popularity politics include reported backstabbing, social pressure and a complicated crush. The story also involves Kelsey being injured; the extent and emotional detail of this are unclear.