The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School Audiobook (Free)

These intertwining narratives ‘beautifully demonstrate . the fact that people who are excluded and bullied for their offbeat passions and refusal to conform are often the types who are embraced and lauded for all those very qualities in university and beyond’ (The New York Times).

In a smart, amusing, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and describe the exciting psychology and science behind popularity and outcasthood. She about The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Reputation, Quirk Theory, and just why Outsiders Thrive After SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reveals that things that established students apart in senior high school are the issues that help them stick out later in life.

Robbins follows seven real people grappling with the uncertainties of senior high school sociable life, including:The Loner, who has withdrawn from classmates since they persuaded her to unwittingly join her own hate clubThe Popular Bitch, a cheerleading captain both seduced by and trapped within her clique’s perceived prestigeThe Nerd, whose variations cause learners to laugh at him and his mom to needle him for not getting ‘normal’The New Young lady, determined to remain positive seeing that classmates harass her for her mannerisms and target her because of her raceThe Gamer, an underachiever at risk of not graduating, despite his intellect and his yearning to connect with other studentsThe Weird Girl, who battles discrimination and gossipy politics in school but prospects a joyous life outside of itThe Band Geek, who’s alternately branded too serious and too emo, yet annually works for class presidentIn the middle of the entire year, Robbins surprises her topics with a secret challenge — tests that drive 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, getting excluded doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with you, why outsiders succeed, how schools make the sociable 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 also for all of us, because sooner or later in our lives we’ve all been externally searching in.