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Deep Down Popular Book Report

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Deep Down Popular, is about a girl named Jessie Lou who has a big crush on a sixth grade soccer star, Conrad Parker Smith. Jessie Lou considers herself an unpopular geek. She doesn’t hang with the “in” crowd, but instead prefers to sit by herself. She is a shy girl and also known as a little bit tomboyish. Conrad, on the other hand, is very cute, uniquely dressed and the most popular boy in the sixth grade, all because he scored the winning goal in a big soccer game. All that begins to change when he injures his leg, needs surgery and has to wear a leg brace until it heals. When he returns to school with a brace on his leg, his teacher, Mrs. Duster, assigns Jessie Lou to help Conrad bring home his books and school supplies. During this time, Conrad and his friends grow apart, because they change the way they see him and his …show more content…

After a while Jessie Lou and Conrad began to hang out more and more. They also became friends with a fourth grader named Quentin Duster. The three of them form a good friendship. As time goes on the three of them hang out after school, and sometimes before school. They even went to the Cabanash Country Sausage Festival together. Jessie soon realizes how nice it is to have friends and her feelings toward Conrad grow stronger. Conrad was starting to feel the same. Soon it was time for Conrad to go back to the Doctors and have his leg checked out. Conrad receives good news from the Doctor. He is able to get his brace removed the night before the big sixth grade school dance. Every girl wanted to go with him to the school dance, especially Jessie Lou. The night of the school dance came and Conrad showed up at Jessie Lou’s front door with a bag full of candy. Jessie Lou answered the door and Conrad asked her to the dance. Jessie Lou was so happy and excited, of course she said “YES”! That night turned out to be the best

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