Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes.

When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school.

When Matt Harper moves to Dragon Valley, he find himself competing with Riley in popularity and snowboarding.

Chamelia is used to being the star of her class so when Cooper, a new student, becomes the center of attention she is determined not to like him.

When thirteen-year-old Mickey starts working at her mother's fabulous hair salon and tells secrets she learns there to people at school in order to be more popular, her plans backfire.

A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.

"Nikki is in the spotlight. A reality TV crew will follow her and her friends for the whole month of March as they record their hit song together. But will the excitement also cause unexpected problems, now that cameras are everywhere Nikki and her friends go?"--

"Popular examines why popularity plays such a key role in our development and, ultimately, how it still influences our happiness and success today. In many ways -- some even beyond our conscious awareness -- those old dynamics of our youth continue to play out in every business meeting, every social gathering, in our personal relationships, and even how we raise our children. Our popularity even affects our DNA, our health, and our mortality in fascinating...

After her parents' divorce, eighth-grader Rachel Lee joins her mother's new housecleaning business, which has her scrubbing bathrooms in her more popular classmates' homes and learning useful secrets.

Sixth-grade friends Lyla and Jamie, both new to their school, stand up for each other when a clique of popular girls bullies them online.