Booklist: April is for….PROM

It’s spring and Prom fever is in the air. Looking for the perfect dress, shoes, and date? Why not add a book to the list!:

Prom. Anderson, Laurie Halse. (2005).

Ashley doesn’t really care about prom until disaster strikes and it’s almost canceled. Can she pull together a last minute, truly unforgettable prom for her school with just her family, friends, and some serious determination to get things done? Recommended for grades 8+

24 Girls in 7 Days. Bradley, Alex. (2005).

It’s just a week away and Jack can’t find a date to the prom. When his friends put an ad in the school paper to help him get a date, he’s stunned when he finds out that what he thought would be a disaster turns out to be the total opposite. Now Jack has 24 girls to date and seven days. How did he go from slightly nerdy to dreamboat? And how can one teenage guy handle dating 24 girls? Recommended for grades 9+

Fake Boyfriend. Brian, Kate. (2007).

Prom is just around the corner and Isabelle (Izzy) has been planning forever. But when her no-good boyfriend breaks up with her, it’s up to her two best friends Lane and Vivi, to save the day—and they’ve found, er created the perfect boyfriend for Izzy—the only problem: he isn’t real. Will Lane and Vivi be able to pull together their elaborate plan in time for prom or have they just made things worse? Recommended for grades 8+

Prom Kings and Drama Queens. Cirrone, Dorian. (2008).

Emily has a “To Do” list and it’s important that she sticks to it. She’s already crossed off getting the top job at the school newspaper, kissing her crush, and planning an Alternative Prom. But what can she do when she can’t seem to follow her list and she finds herself torn in two directions between two boys? Recommended for grades 8+

Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress. Ferraro, Tina (2007).

What do you do with an absolutely enchanting prom dress that you didn’t get to wear to because your date stood you up? For Nicolette this is the least of her problems. There is trouble at home, problems with her friends, not to mention her romantic life. It’s too much to deal with. Could the answer to everything possibly be an unworn prom dress? Recommended for grades 9+

How I Created my Perfect Prom Date. Strasser, Todd. (1998).

Getting ready for prom means planning everything in advance—dress, shoes, hair. But what do you do when the biggest part of your plan—your dream date—asks someone else instead? Nicole isn’t ready to give up, instead she sets her sights elsewhere, on transforming her not-so-dreamy next-door neighbor into the perfect prom date. Recommended for grades 9+

Prom Dates from Hell. Clement-Moore, Rosemary. (2007).

Maggie isn’t the kind of girl who gets excited about prom or who cares about what the in-crowd thinks. But Maggie also has something special, a gift of premonition, and she can’t help but notice that something is not right at her school. The popular kids are having all sorts of strange, dangerous accidents and she’s pretty sure it’s a demon. With things going downhill fast, Maggie may find herself at the prom after all, saving everyone. Recommended for grades 9+

Cindy Ella. Palmer, Robin. (2008).

Cindy lives in LA with her stepmother and irritating stepsisters. With prom on the horizon it seems that everyone, except for Cindy, is obsessed. When she submits an anti-prom letter to the school paper, she doesn’t quite attract the response she was hoping for, but she might just catch the eye of her crush. Can fairy tales really come true? Recommended for grades 9+