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The Japanese of the Heian era held a Mogi ceremony for young women coming of age. Latina teenagers have quinceaneras. Jewish girls become bat mitzvahs. And Janice Wills of Melva, North Carolina . . . has to compete in the Miss Livermush pageant. Janice loves anthropology, and her observations help her identify useful rules and patterns in the chaotic world of high school. For instance: Dancing is an effective mating ritual--but only if you're good at it; Hot Theatre Guys will never speak to Unremarkable Smart Girls like Janic; and a Beautiful Rich Girl will always win Melva's annual Miss Livermush pageant. But when a Hot Theatre Guy named Jimmy Denton takes an interest in Janice, all her scientific certainties explode. For the first time, she has to be part of the high school culture that she's always observed; and all the charts and graphs in the world can't prove how tough--and how sweet--real participation and a real romance can be.

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