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Prom

by Laurie Halse Anderson
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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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  • Release date

    February 2, 2006

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781101157244

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781101157244
      • File size: 1188 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 690
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 24, 2005
      Ashley Hannigan has her future all planned out. She'll graduate by the skin of her teeth (if she can serve the detentions she's racked up and pay her overdue book fines), and then she'll move into an apartment with her 19-year-old dropout boyfriend, T.J. The last thing on Ashley's mind is Senior Prom... but that's before a crisis hits Carceras High. After Miss Crane, the math teacher, embezzles all of the prom money, Ashley's best friend, Nat (short for Natalia), begs Ashley to help the prom committee. Before Ashley understands the full impact of what's happening, she finds herself leading a frenzied campaign to reorganize, finance and pull off a whole new prom in less than two weeks' time. This energetic novel, narrated by Ashley, offers snappy commentary about high-school life, and some priceless scenes, one of which features Ashley (who had planned to skip the dance) being barraged by hand-me-down gowns from well-meaning relatives (none of which fit). Ashley shines brightly as the heroine who saves the prom, but memorable supporting characters—Ashley's very pregnant mother (expecting her fifth child), an entourage of loud Irish aunts, and Natalia's Russian grandmother, who has Alzheimer's and a taste for canned ravioli—also add sparkle. Whether or not readers have been infected by prom fever themselves, they will be enraptured and amused by Ashley's attitude-altering, life-changing commitment to a cause. Ages 12-up.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 6, 2006
      "This energetic novel, narrated by Ashley, offers snappy commentary about high-school life, and some priceless scenes," wrote PW
      . Ages 14-up.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4.1
  • Lexile® Measure:690
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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