Customer Reviews

The Rise and Fall of a 10th Grade Social Climber

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The characters came alive. I thought they were very very realistic. I especially loved the ending.
The thoughts of Mimi are so funny, so real and her doubts and ego go across the board to every one's own insecurities.
Mimi is so lovable and just like the rest of us stumbling around trying to find her way.
I have a 16 year old God daughter, who was reflected in each one of the characters.
Highly recommend this to every one, every age.

I read this book and found it fascinating! I would recommend this book to all teenagers. This book is different from most teen fiction because most teen fiction books have unrealistic endings or the main character has amazing good luck. In this book, the reader can relate to the character. This book was also suspenseful. I could not put it down, it was a page-turner. It influenced and inspired me for my first year in high school. Like any girl entering a new school, I was worried who I would hang out with. I am more comfortable and not as nervous now that I have read this book.

I graduated from highschool quite a while ago, but this book was a very, very fun read. Mimi has that perfect mix of insecurity and confidence that creates an engaging main character, and allows for the development of poignant relationships with the people surrounding her. By the fifth page, I wanted to meet her. By the last page, I wanted to be her friend. I highly recommend this book!

I picked up this book because it looked like it would be more intriguing than my usual diet of teenage trash/chick-lit, with a little edge.

However, as I progressed through the book, I found myself predicting the ending, what would happen to the characters, et cetera. The journal Mimi is forced to keep is also a big part of the plot, but there is almost journal content in the book.

I did like this book, because while it was predictable, it was enjoyable and I spent the better part of a day engrossed in Mimi's "rise and fall."

I'm twice the age of the target audience (and male) but I devoured this in a single sitting. Best debut since Goodbye Columbus. I forever have a window into the soul of the teenage female (and i like the view!). Laughed so loud I disturbed my Brooklyn neighbors. It's the antidote to "Kids". Highly recommended for all ages and genders!

i was really surpised by this book. it was referred to me through a friend so i took it on vacation with me and read it. it was really great, i think that every teenage girl should read it, it holds a lot of lessons you can learn. the only thing i didnt like was the ending, i thought it would have been a little different. but overall i would recommend it.

If you like the Gossip Girl Series, then you will love this book.

MimiDeals with being the new kid at her new school in New York after her parents get divorced and she moves from Texas to live with her father. Follow her on her journey as she gets picked up dropped and picked up by the "A list" girls in the tenth grade.

Like I said, its similar to Gossip Girls, both are great reads for girls in thier mid to upper teens.

When i first purchased the book "The Rise and Fall of a 10th Grade Social Climber" i got it because of the cover. At first i thought the book was slow and boring until i got to the middle of it. Mim's desire to become one of the popular girls at the Baldwin school drives her to do many crazy things. She gets a fake id, tries pot and cigarets, goes to trump tower and her friendship with her childhood best friend is tested. She also keeps a diary to write about the popular girls in. She learns that writing about your friends is never a good thing. This book tought me to always be honest and true to your friends because in the end, your true friends will stick by your side.

Have you ever wanted more than anything to fit in with the popular crowd? This is how Mimi Schulman felt when her parents got divorced and forced her to move all the way from Texas to New York City. She will do all it takes to get to be friends with all of the most popular girls in school. In the book The Rise and Fall of a 10th Grade Social Climber, by Lauren Mechling, it takes you along with Mimi as she experiences all of the things that high school has to bring her. It all starts out with her old friend from elementary school, Sam Geckman. He takes her to one of his schools parties, and points out to her the popular and the non-popular people. She studies what they where and how they talk, and decides that she wants to be exactly like them. Sam and Mimi end up betting whether or not Mimi can get into the popular group by the end of the semester. Part of the best was that Mimi had to keep a "coolie diary". The "coolie diary" was a diary that Mimi wrote in every day to record her interactions with the popular group: Lily, Pia, Jess, and Vivian. I would rate this book a 9 because it shows how you can go from the bottom of the popularity scale all the way to the top, and then back again in just a matter of weeks. This book is realistic fiction.

I think that the author, Lauren Mechling, did a great job writing this book. I think this because she made it very realistic, it's not just another one of those books when everything turns out perfectly and happy. That is not how things work in real life. And even though the popular group is pretty and rich, they have flaws too. Mimi realizes that even though you are popular you are a real person with real problems. I would recommend this book to middle school students. It is a little inappropriate for younger kids, but it is at a perfect level for middle school. I really enjoyed reading this book, and I hope that other people will too.

~THW

This book is based upon my high school, so I couldn't resist, even though it's hardly aimed at my age group. I have to admit it was a total guilty pleasure getting through it. I enjoyed every word. It was a great story, loads of fun to read, and completely
well conceived. The characters ring true, and tackle real emotional issues, all the while the tone remains fun enough that it's a page-turner. Honestly, I'm looking forward to the next one in the series.