In 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.

Robbins follows seven real people grappling with the uncertainties of high
school social life, including:

* The Loner, who has withdrawn from classmates since they persuaded her
to unwittingly join her own hate club;
* The Popular Bitch, a cheerleading captain both seduced by and trapped
within her clique's perceived prestige;
* The Nerd, whose differences cause students to laugh at him and his mother
to needle him for not being "normal";
* The New Girl, determined to stay positive as classmates harass her for her
mannerisms and target her because of her race;
* The Gamer, an underachiever in danger of not graduating, despite his
intellect and his yearning to connect with other students;
* The Weird Girl, who battles discrimination and gossipy politics in school
but leads a joyous life outside of it;
* The Band Geek, who is alternately branded too serious and too emo, yet
annually runs for class president.

In the middle of the year, Robbins surprises her subjects with a secret
challenge.experiments that force them to change how classmates see them.

Robbins 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.

The 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.

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