Prom
by Laurie Halse AndersonMiss Crane, Ashley's math teacher, has pulled a surprise test on the class. Not good. When a cop comes in and pulls Miss Crane out of class, the class bursts into gaiety. Except Nat, who sits in shock. After class, Nat explains: Miss Crane stole the prom money. Without some serious hustling, there will be no prom. This is a major bummer for Nat. And since Nat is bummed, Ash is bummed. Ashley outdoes herself working towards prom and in the meantime sorts out her life.
This book is narrated by Ashley in a teenage tone that I can't follow. Ashley's motives are even harder for me to follow. Although I gathered what was happening, there was a lot that I missed. This would probably also be the case for any adult or really out of it teenager. However, since the general moral of the story is glaringly obvious(grown ups aren't bad and teenagers shouldn't shack up with boyfriends and education is good), maybe it needs that teen-friendly packaging. I don't know. Although the book is advertised as a Cinderella story, it isn't based on Cinderella at all.
I would recommend this book to what Ashley calls normal kids, the kind that speak the lingo of this book.
Happy reading
