Status Updates From Space Demons (Space Demons ...

andrew and linda are a 7th grade couple. they're both high status; attractive, rich, mean. andrew's "bestie" ben likes new girl elaine but andrew is the alpha male who looks down on them both and wants to control everything. in this world you're low status if you are from an immigrant background, single parent family... maybe parent's job also? eg cleaning toilets vs being a doctor. this is really good

i remembered this as being about video games. reading it as an adult - that's the surface topic - but it's actually about class differences, how that affects how you treat other people and group dynamics. holy crap! it's shocking the difference it makes reading something as a child versus as an adult. so far it's excellent. the author is obviously quite observant and has some things to SAY