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That summer, Hurricane Emily was in the news. The headlines shouted things like: "Emily Rocks South Florida." I wanted to be like that Emily in the headlines. I wanted to take the world by storm.
Not that I wanted to knock over mango trees or whip power lines across the sky like spaghetti. But I wanted to rock in my own way.
Emily Bennet has some impossible projects on her "To Do" list, like landing her longtime crush, Brian Harrington, and winning the job of editor in chief of the school newspaper over her arch nemesis, Daniel Cummings. And, on top of that, she's determined to do something special. Something important. Something good.
Suddenly, Emily's checking things off her list left and right. She's kissing Brian on a semiregular basis and she's raising money for a good cause by planning an Alternative Prom (but she would secretly rather go to the real one). The only item that remains is knocking Daniel Cummings off his pedestal. But when did he start to look, well, cute?
Emily's finding it harder and harder to stick to her list. And she still needs to conquer the most important item of all. Can she find her inner prom queen and figure out how to rock?
Two things dear to teen girls-quality extracurriculars that'll look good on college applications and budding romance-collide in Cirrone's (Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You) lighthearted look at figuring out what's important. Emily Bennet, high school junior, covets the editor-in-chief spot on her school newspaper. She's also ogling Brian, a star basketball player and in-crowd hottie, who also happens to be the boy next door, having recently moved into a McMansion in her Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. Brian shows an interest in Emily just as she and Daniel, a rival for the editor's job, are assigned to write about the upcoming junior prom. A consciousness-raising episode, in which Daniel and Emily witness the near-destruction of a rival school's property but do not act, lead them to spearhead a low-cost alternative prom with a public service component. Then Brian asks her to the "real" prom. Emily is a companionable narrator, witty and self-aware: "I was a reporter on a story. A girl on a mission.... Ahh. Who was I kidding? I was a girl following the crush next door." Although the author travels well-trod territory, Emily's navigation is fresh and will keep readers going. Ages 12-up. (Feb.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Emily Bennet has long desired to take the world by storm, but opportunities have been elusive until her junior year. While concentrating on beating her nemesis, Daniel, for the school paper editorship and attracting gorgeous basketball star, Brian, she takes a river cruise and is amazed to see Lily, Brian's grandmother, dancing uninhibitedly for ships passing by her yard. Also mesmerized, the ship's captain asks Emily to hand-carry a message to Lily, and she agrees, anticipating encountering Brian. His staid parents are embarrassed by nonconformist Lily and disapprove of the captain, but planning surreptitious message deliveries results in Brian and Emily dating. Meanwhile Emily and Daniel's competition evolves into partnership after witnessing basketball players' attempted destruction of a rival's priceless landmark and their story being squelched by team-protecting administrators. They next chronicle prom excesses and create an alternative dance, donating its funds to a nursing home. These events and Lily's advice allow Emily's realization that Daniel is a multifaceted leader, with Brian caring mostly for sports and himself. The ending shows Emily with Daniel, dancing for passing ships and waving to Lily and the captain, finally together. Emily is intelligent and personable, with her narration and commentary skewering and usually hilarious. Female readers will enjoy her circumstances, but they are also too predictable; stories featuring girls wrongly favoring stars over less-attractive males are beneficial but plentiful. Lily, the most intriguing character, barely appears; added interactions with family or the captain would strengthen the novel, moving itfrom entertaining but forgettable to a more substantial, thoughtful story. Reviewer: Lisa A. Hazlett
April 2008 (Vol. 31, No. 1)
Gr 6-9- Emily, a junior, doesn't fit in with the superficial students at posh Crestview Prep. She nurtures a crush on her next-door neighbor, its basketball star, and she aspires to be editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. Chance brings her and her dream boy together and gives her a lead on a potentially winning story. Following that lead takes her places she never expected: both good and bad, but always funny and enlightening. In the end she learns the value of being true to herself and helping others. Plot twists and turns are sometimes predictable, sometimes surprising, and occasionally inexplicable, such as why this boy is suddenly so interested in her. The story is told in accessible first person. Emily is likable, if a little bland, but will hold the interest of most readers. She changes in realistic adolescent fits and starts. Chapter headings are formatted like newspaper headlines tracking the path of Hurricane Emily, a charming homage to the teen's journalistic goals.-Amelia Jenkins, Juneau Public Library, AK
Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.Prom Kings and Drama Queens
Chapter One
Emily Poses Little Threat
Junior year was supposed to be all about Brian Harrington, the prom, and becoming editor in chief of the Crestview Courier. Instead, it was all about handcuffs, hormones, and headlines.
But in a good way.
Not in a skanky way.
Of course, none of it would have happened if it hadn't been for the summer before eighth grade. That's when twins Brandy and Randy Clausen, my former best friends forever, decided it would be fun to create an I Hate Emily club.
For no apparent reason, except perhaps that I did not get the memo that we were no longer wearing horizontal-striped shirts from the Limited Too, I had been thrust from the inner circle. After an entire eighth grade of being excluded from every shopping trip, sleepover, and party, I vowed I would someday get back at one or both twins.
Around the same time that summer, a hurricane named Emily was in the news. I watched the headlines every day as they shouted: Emily Roars Across Caribbean, Emily Blasts Through Gulf, or, My personal favorite, Emily Rocks South Florida. After reading those headlines each morning for days, I decided two things:
1. I really liked seeing my name in print. And,
2. I wanted to be like that Emily in the headlines.
To take the world by storm.
Not that I wanted to knock over mango trees or whip power lines across the sky like spaghetti. But I wanted to rock in my own way.
Somehow.
Prom Kings and Drama Queens. Copyright (c) by Dorian Cirrone . Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rightsreserved. Available now wherever books are sold.Emily Bennet has all kinds of goals for her junior year of high school. She wants to beat out obnoxious Daniel Cummings for editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. She wants Brian Harrington, the gorgeous boy next door (literally), to notice her. She wants revenge on the Mean Girls who ditched her in eighth grade. And, after reading a newspaper headline about a hurricane that shares her name, she wants ¿Emily Rocks South Florida¿ to describe her own life.
Of course, nothing is that simple, and on the way to achieving her goals, she ends up in handcuffs while chasing down a headline. She facilitates a secret romance between a boat captain and a dancing grandmother. She starts to realize that there's more to Daniel, the rival she's been so intent on beating, than she knew. And she ends up becoming passionate about a good deed she never intended to do.
Despite some overly cutesy elements (her snobby ex-friends are twins named Brandy and Randy), this is a light, fun read that keeps getting better as it continues. Ms. Cirrone keeps the book from getting weighted down with high school stereotypes and adds some interest with a subplot about Brian's grandmother and the captain of the junior class cruise.
In the end, Emily figures out how to rock not by beating someone at something or by getting revenge, but by doing something good and loving it. In a world driven by competition, that's a message we could all use.
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Posted September 6, 2008
Veni, vidi¿Or in English, I came, I saw, I read Prom Kings and Drama Queens. And it was fantastic. To tell the truth, I had my doubts about this book when I first saw it just because of the title. I thought it was going to be another one of those girly and overdramatic stories. But I was pleasantly surprised. This is the story of Emily Bennet, a junior in high school who aspires to be the editor in chief of her school newspaper and the girlfriend of the Boy Next Door and to do something great. The chapter titles as newspaper headlines about Hurricane Emily are cute and help compare Emily¿s life with a natural storm, meaning sometimes she knows where she¿s going and sometimes things are just unpredictable. I think the ending was a bit too cutesy and perfect for my taste, but it does wrap the story up well as the novel leaves Emily with a sense of self-accomplishment. I would recommend this book for younger teens and middle-schoolers. I found this book an easy and short read, so I don't think older teens would get to much into it.
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Posted April 15, 2008
It was a great book. Emily Bennet is a highschool student who wants to take the world by storm. This is her to do list. 1. Get the attention of Brian Harrington a.k.a basketball player, and eventually go to prom with him. 2. She wants to write an awesome story for her highschool newspaper so she can become editor next year instead of her arch enemy Daniel Cummings. I would recommend this book to anyone 12 and up. Its really good if you like to write for a newspaper like her someday.
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Posted January 6, 2010
I'm Taylor from South Carolina, and so far this is my FAVORITE book of all time! I love this book I think the author is a genius! (I would love to meet the author!) Anyways, Prom Kings and Drama Queens is a book I would recommend to anyone who loves a really fantastic story. I usually don't read I hate it but once I started reading this book I read for days and days! So get your self Prom Kings and Drama Queens!:)
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.The protagonist has set several goals to be met this school year. Along the way many lessons are learned and several unexpected things occur. A journalist sometimes must report the news but may also need to offer advice; and sometimes the journalist becomes the news. In this story not only are there prom kings and queens but drama queens and kings as well, and we are not talking about a deck of cards or may be we are. Take the ride to South Florida and meet the folks at Crestview and "see" how they are living and enjoy some laughs along the way to adventure, drama, and unexpected connections.
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Overview
That summer, Hurricane Emily was in the news. The headlines shouted things like: "Emily Rocks South Florida." I wanted to be like that Emily in the headlines. I wanted to take the world by storm.
Not that I wanted to knock over mango trees or whip power lines across the sky like spaghetti. But I wanted to rock in my own way.
Emily Bennet has some impossible projects on her "To Do" list, like landing her longtime crush, Brian Harrington, and winning the job of editor in chief of the school newspaper over her arch nemesis, Daniel Cummings. And, on top of that, she's determined to do ...