Dumped by Popular Demand

The Social Experiments of Dorie Dilts #1

by P.G. Kain

Dorie Dilts is about to move from California to New Jersey, and instead of seeing this as the worst thing to happen to her in her 13 years, Dorie sees this as a great opportunity--an opportunity to reinvent herself as one of the popular crowd, that is. When she arrives at her new school, she immediately sets out to determine who is the most popular and how they got that way. She quickly deduces it's a group of girls whom she dubs the Holly Trinity. And the one thing that connects them is their shared experience of having gone out with and been dumped by the arrogant Grant Braddish. One she determines this, Dorie is quickly on her way with a plan to win the heart of, and then get dumped by, Grant.

Dorie soon discovers Grant isn't as arrogant as some would think and maybe she would rather be with him than with the popular girls.

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jennifer Wardrip · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reviewed by The Compulsive Reader for TeensReadToo.com

Most 13-year-old girls would be devastated to learn that their family has to move across the country from sunny California to New Jersey.

But most girls aren't Dorie Dilts.

Dorie is a scientist, and a bit of a loner. She has long been observing the popular girls at school, envious of their friendships. So moving to a completely different school makes her excited, because now she has the perfect opportunity to put her scientific experiment into play.

Objectives: To get popular. Hypothesis: If she gets dumped by Grant, then she will become popular. Results: Inconclusive...perhaps?

The first in THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS OF DORIE DILTS, DUMPED BY POPULAR DEMAND is inventive, smart, and funny. While Dorie may be wise in all things academia, her social awkwardness is something that girls of any age can relate to.

Dorie's discovery of true friendship and the meaning of popularity will be unforgettable in this humorous novel that has more heat than an exothermic reaction!

[ⓘsⓐbεℓℓⓐ · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book that will have u interested about science as u r in gossip.

[Jules · Rating 5 out of 5]

Way, way, way better than I thought it would be! This is one of my fave books!

[Erica Dancel]

i love grant bradish!!

[Kitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

a total pink book. so much fun. actually, it reminds me of this american life episode with the same premise. hopefully the library will continue to get this series.

[Emma Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked up this book because of the bubblegum-colored cover, thinking it would be a nice, breezy beach read about shallow, mean cliques. It is a lot more than that. I gave it 5 stars because it is pretty cool to read about a girl using science to navigate the waters of middle school. It was fun to see Grant go from a jerk to a nice person and Holly from a well-liked nice girl to the rude leader of the Holly Trinity. Dorie is a great character and the little bit of the sequel at the end made sure I will read it.

[Sabrine · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG! I absolutely loved reading this book for a second time. I thought h it was so cute how Dorie learned to love Grant for himself and didn't care about the popular crowd. And I absolutely am in love with Dixie. I honestly wish I had a boy fashionista who I ate lunch with in the library and was my best friend! I am like Dorie Dilts because I absolutely love Science and I enjoy wearing cute clothes like Dixie! I love him and this book:)

[Hannah Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first read this book when I was very young, and I loved it. When I was younger instead of reading new books I would just re-read my favourites and I know I have read this at least 10 times, the story may not be groundbreaking but it's fun and interesting and to this day I still pick it up when I'm feeling nostalgic.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

It`s so cool. I learned more science stuffs but I`m still not smart. :| :)) I like this book. I just bought it cause the cover`s pink. :)) It`s the first thick book that I`ve read. And I read that when I was... Grade 5. :)) Anyway, Go Doris! =))Oh Grant. :) :">

[Jinx · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book read it 3 times, it never gets tiring. DOrie is a strong protangist and is determined in her goal. Grant and dorie are a great couple since the kinda understand each other. It also gave me a new veiw in sceince and showed me how to organize my goal when I was in grade 6.

[Callie Yow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned to be yourself. When you let life take you where it may, your life will be filled with much more happiness.

[Brianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

[Hima · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! It's amazing how this girl treats verything scientifically! Dixie is awesome

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and adorable read! Protagonist Dorie hilariously uses scientific methods to become popular, but she gets hit with a real twist in the end. I totally recommend it to teens!

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It was really fun!

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this such a long time ago and still remember it! Great read!

[Moonmoon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book in 5th grade. Couldn't stop reading it.

[Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best books I have ever read. It is about this girl who moves to a very high society area in California. She was nowhere close to popular at her old school. She doesn't want to go there again so she starts off with a little journal. That little journal gets her into a very sticky situation. She wants to be popular. Dorie is not alone though. When your reading this book, you'll see the relationship Dixie and Dorie grow. It starts of strong, then weak, then strong again then weak again and so on. The main point in the book is that all of the popular girls part of the clique, or the Holly Trinity, dated hottie mc hot pants Grant and got dumped by him (that is how the Holly Trinity started), so Dorie Dilts wants to become on of THEM. See what Dorie has to go through trying to become one of the girls out of the Holly Trinity. I would recommend this book to someone that reads most about growing up, being yourself and never giving up. I also recommend this book to girls ages 10 - 13. I don't read alot, but this book had me on the edge of the seat. There is some inappropriate content in this book. Overall, I really like Dorie Dilts Dumped By Popular Demand, and all of The Social Experiments Books

[$hanel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually read this book last year (6th grade) and The Social Experiments of Dorie Dilts is about a girl named Dorie who is your average teenage girl and will do anything to figure out why the popular kids are "popular" at her new school. Dorie`s plan is to hook up with the hottest guy at her school, Grant, and take notes on how to make him become her boyfriend and then make him dump her and instantly become part of the popular crowd. I know this is a very mean plan and I dont know how someone could have such a mean mind like this in real life! When Dorie becomes friends with the most popular girl at her new school, Holly and her mean little popular girl crowd, they start to give her tips on how Grant can dump her. Find out how the girls at Dorie`s new school are really "popular."

[Mae]

I liked this book. It wasn't my favorite though. I was really surprised and happy when Grant turned out to be a nice person in the end. I think that Dorie was way too wrapped up in being popular when she already had alot fo friends who were nicer to her than the mean girls. I think anyone who likes girl books and books about overcoming fears should read this.

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

AWESOME! The perfect feel good book. I highly recommend it.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book is actually a 4.5, but you cant't do that with the stars, so I'm telling you here!

[Sadie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really Funny!

[Mari Cuthbert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly I liked this book because it was based around a girl who just loves science. I also loves science. It was also immature and petty, like most teen books, but easy to read.

[Nora14 · Rating 4 out of 5]

funny,read in a day so good

[Kate Hastings]

RL 880

[Bestfriends1997 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the novel and i think it was extremely interesting and it was all self explanatory.
I loved this book and would recommend it to all my friends.

[Ramisa]

dorry might make new

[Madison Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this back in middle school...omg is that cover so cheesy lol. I enjoyed it very much as a young tween, but never read any of the sequels.

[milana waller · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. It has a creative plot but still delivers the general plot that every middle school book should. The only thing I didn't like about it was the rushed ending and dragged out beginning. Dorie should have had more time to see The Holly Trinitys bad side and Dix and Grant forgave too easily..