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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2005
Gr 8-Up Ashley is (in her own words) normal -a senior from a lower-middle-class family, dating a high school dropout, and gearing up for graduation but with no plans for college. But when the new math teacher steals the prom money, Ashley -who swears she doesn't care -finds herself sucked into turning nothing into the best prom ever because it means the world to her best friend, Nat. This is a light, fast read, with "chapters" that range from one line to five pages and a narrative voice that is only a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2005
Anderson's new novel weaves the singular spell of senior prom, captivating even jaded, street-smart, practical-minded Ashley Hannigan. Ashley, one of the "normal kids [who] weren't going to college, no matter what anybody said," is more concerned with finding an apartment with her boyfriend, T.J., than with the one night of romance that has all the other kids at her urban high school enthralled. The prom is suddenly threatened, however, when first a teacher steals all...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
