Alexandra
Robbins, Best Selling Author of "The Geeks Shall Inherit the
Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive
after High School"
Tuesday, February 7,
7:30pm, Library
What really goes on in
high school? Alexandra Robbins employs her signature
investigative style and follows 7 young adults from various
socially defined groups over the course of a school year to
track their social/emotional development and challenges. The
popular girl risks her social status by reaching out to
another in a different group; the band geek is made fun of
and the new girl is ostracized because of her race. Ms.
Robbins will discuss findings from her book that will open
parents' and educators' eyes to the social and emotional
pressures our adolescents face as they navigate their way
through high school.