Ghostgirl vs How to Be Popular: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Ghostgirl Ghostgirl Tonya Hurley · 2008 ★★★★☆ 4.1 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Light

Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep.And if I should die before I awake,I pray the popular attend my wake.Charlotte Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really is…

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Cover of How to Be Popular How to Be Popular Meg Cabot · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.6 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Light

Does being popular matter? It matters very much—to Steph. That's why this year, she has a plan to get in with the It Crowd in no time flat. She's got a secret weapon: an old book called—what else?—How to Be…

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The verdict

Scores by source

GhostgirlHow to Be Popular
Goodreads 4.9 (15) 3.5 (21871)
Hardcover 3.3 (34) 3.2 (41)
Google Books 5.0 (6) 5.0 (3)
Apple Books 4.5 (39) 4.5 (79)

Reception

GhostgirlHow to Be Popular
Ratings 39 21871
Editions 19 9
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 721 66
Pages 304 304

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