215 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2005 by Viking.

ISBN:
978-0-670-05974-4
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1 star (1 review)

Ashley Hannigan is one of the few people in her urban Philadelphia high school who doesn't care about the prom. It's pretty much the only good thing that happens there, and everyone plans to make the most of it--especially Ash's best friend, Natalia, who's the head of the committee and has prom stars in her eyes. Then the faculty advisor is busted for taking the prom money and Ash finds herself roped into putting together a gala dance. But she has plenty of help--from her large and loving (if exasperating!) family, from Nat's eccentric grandmother, from the principal, from her fellow classmates. And in making the prom happen, Ash learns some surprising things about making her life happen, too.

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Review of 'Prom' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

what a disappointment.

written by the same author as Speak, i was looking forward to a much deeper book than this superficial tromp through prom-land.
plus her characters were not even appealing: an angry, disinterested near graduate (her anger never explained), a frenetic best friend (their relationship never given a base) and an boyfriend that doesn't seem like the heel (helping her dad with home renovations for free) that everyone - once she dumps him - finally claims he is. huh?

i guess it's a case of riding for free on her own coat tails... but she risks losing her audience as i'll be less likely to pick up anything else by her.

Subjects

  • Proms -- Fiction
  • High schools -- Fiction
  • Schools -- Fiction
  • Self-realization -- Fiction
  • Family life -- Pennsylvania -- Fiction
  • Pennsylvania -- Fiction