'Deep Down Popular' is a well written novel. The novel kept myself, reading its contents and had its grip on me. They understood how each other felt and how alike they were, putting their differences aside for once, instead of rivaling against each other. My favorite event would have to be when Jessie Lou and her sister connected. The book kept myself guessing and asking questions because it was somebody's life, which could have changed at any second. My favorite character was Jessie Lou as she seemed more realistic than most characters and as the story was told from her perspective. Characters had called there mother 'mama' and grandfathers 'granddaddy.' 'Y'all' was common throughout the novel as it was part of the colloquial language that helped give an understanding of the characters personality's and how they spoke. 'Y'all have yourself a real nice day Jessie,' was spoken by Jessie Lou's part-time friends, Elizabeth and Sarah. The characters had a southern accent and background. Describing the smell with imagery was also common. This line caused the reader to visualize Jessie Lou splitting in half and shows the difficulty poet have when they write, including herself. 'Sometimes a poem will wait and hover under the surface, making me feel like I might split into two getting it out' was one of the imagery lines found. To make the readers feel involved, imagery was used. There was a lot of descriptive language inside the book, and it was also extremely poetic. 'Lonely old river' had also been another phrase used to explain the Virginia river. 'Inside-out with joy' was one way Jessie Lou had described herself, allowing the readers to understand her emotions.

The descriptive language used, helped to create a well written novel. To tell the story, Phoebe Stone uses descriptive language, imagery and colloquial language. 'Deep Down Popular' is set after school, as Jessie Lou is too shy ti talk to Conrad during school hours and only communicates with him after school, but she slowly grows confident throughout the book. The main theme of the story is not to judge people by the way they look, but by what they are on the inside.

Soon Jessie Lou, Conrad and an annoying fourth grader, other wise known as Quentin form a friendship and are on a mission to save the Baileys Hardware store from closing. Conrad is the most popular boy in the town Virginia, where as Jessie Lou has part-time friends only, but when Conrad is forced to wear a metal leg brace, his popularity goes crossing. The book follows the story of Jessie Lou Ferguson, who is deeply in love with Conrad Parker Smith since grade two. The nonfiction novel, 'Deep Down Popular' by Phoebe Stone is an inspiration story.

Deep Down Popular by Phoebe Stone