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Rating 4.5/5
As a fan of reality TV and competition shows and a fan of Laurie's debut novel, Blaze, I knew that her new book was going to be one fun ride. I expected many laughs while reading The Real Prom Queens of Westfield High and that is exactly what I got. Laurie had me hooked from the very beginning, when Shannon unwittingly and naively agrees to participate in the hidden-camera reality TV show.

In The Real Prom Queens, Laurie takes bits and pieces of reality shows to create this outlandish reality show: The Prom Queen Wannabes! As I continued to read, it was one laughable disaster after another and build-up after build-up knowing that it wasn't going to end well. But for every moment that is meant to make the reader laugh, we also get to find out about the behind the scenes manipulations that all but destroy the participants of the reality show competition.

The wannabe characters Shannon, Amy, and Kelly were fun to read. They weren't so different from everyone that you would want to be friends with. They just weren't high on the Prom Queen social ladder. What I really liked about their interactions was that there was a level of comraderie in their status. They were competition with each-other for the title of Prom Queen and the "One! Million! Dollar!" prize, but real friendships were built out of their common experience.

I loved the "supporting" cast/characters too. Josie, Shannon's popular younger sister, Marnie, the corporation and label-hating BFF, and the nerdy and cute, love interest, Rick, kept it interesting. Even the mean-girl competition, Grace, was run to read. She kept me guessing in how she was going to ruin Shannon next.

The Real Prom Queens of Westfield High was very entertaining and fun. It was easy to see that there isn't any reality in reality-tv. Even though this story isn't about a real person's experience with reality-tv competition, it still shows how easy it is to get swept up in the supposed glamour of being on television and the lengths a show's creator will go to create a story or create chaos for ratings and something that "makes good television."

Fans of Libba Bray's Beauty Queens should check this out.


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The Real Prom Queens of Westfield High Laurie Boyle Crompton Books Reviews

*4.5 Stars* Rounded up

If you like the movie Mean Girls you will probably like this book. It was kind of the same concept but still unique. A nice girl turns mean. (You'll have to read it yourself to see if she turns nice again or stays mean.) ;)

At first, it was a little hard to get into but once it started to pick up I didn't want to put it down. I think it was realistic in portraying how reality TV can hinder someone from being who they really are and actually changing their personality in the process.

I recommend this book it was such a fun and entertaining read with a message to be true to yourself.

Rating PG-13 (There's nothing really graphic besides some kissing but there are some suggestions of other things.)

Medium Re-Readability
Imagine your most embarrassing moment in high school, then imagine the entire student body picking up on it and not letting go. That's the situation Shannon finds herself in at the end of her junior year. She was playing dodgeball in phys ed when she slipped on the new floor and a finger cot slipped from her pocket. Unfortunately, it was Rick, the one guy she sorta likes who noticed it and before he realized what he was doing, pointed it out. Evil Grace, the nastiest of the popular girls, pounces on it and starts joking that it's an elf condom. Well you can guess where that went. Even though She has a very good reason for having it, Shannon is so intimidated, she can't defend herself.
When She's called to the guidance office out of her trigonometry class, she's puzzled. When she sees antisocial, multi-pierced gothgirl Kelly and extra shy and very heavy Amy sitting there as well, she's even more bemused. They're led to a back room by two glitzy women who inform them that their peers have voted them least likely to be prom queen, but if their parents sign a contract, the three girls will secretly get makeovers, poise, dancing and modeling lessons, tons of new clothing and makeup, a car and a shot at winning a million dollars if they're successful in getting elected prom queen, all as part of a new reality TV show.
What happens after the three sign on, how the producers manipulate things, what Shannon discovers about friendship, loyalty and who really counts, all make this a fast, funny and pretty intelligent read. There are no unique plot themes or twists here, but the author takes a number of standard ones and weaves them in excellent fashion. This is a dandy book for teens who like high school drama or who have been the butt of teasing or shunned by fellow students. The end scene when the queen is crowned is hilarious. This is a great book for both school and public libraries.
Rating 4.5/5
As a fan of reality TV and competition shows and a fan of Laurie's debut novel, Blaze, I knew that her new book was going to be one fun ride. I expected many laughs while reading The Real Prom Queens of Westfield High and that is exactly what I got. Laurie had me hooked from the very beginning, when Shannon unwittingly and naively agrees to participate in the hidden-camera reality TV show.

In The Real Prom Queens, Laurie takes bits and pieces of reality shows to create this outlandish reality show The Prom Queen Wannabes! As I continued to read, it was one laughable disaster after another and build-up after build-up knowing that it wasn't going to end well. But for every moment that is meant to make the reader laugh, we also get to find out about the behind the scenes manipulations that all but destroy the participants of the reality show competition.

The wannabe characters Shannon, Amy, and Kelly were fun to read. They weren't so different from everyone that you would want to be friends with. They just weren't high on the Prom Queen social ladder. What I really liked about their interactions was that there was a level of comraderie in their status. They were competition with each-other for the title of Prom Queen and the "One! Million! Dollar!" prize, but real friendships were built out of their common experience.

I loved the "supporting" cast/characters too. Josie, Shannon's popular younger sister, Marnie, the corporation and label-hating BFF, and the nerdy and cute, love interest, Rick, kept it interesting. Even the mean-girl competition, Grace, was run to read. She kept me guessing in how she was going to ruin Shannon next.

The Real Prom Queens of Westfield High was very entertaining and fun. It was easy to see that there isn't any reality in reality-tv. Even though this story isn't about a real person's experience with reality-tv competition, it still shows how easy it is to get swept up in the supposed glamour of being on television and the lengths a show's creator will go to create a story or create chaos for ratings and something that "makes good television."

Fans of Libba Bray's Beauty Queens should check this out.