How many books are there about average kids Kids that are passing, arent in clubs and have no clue what they will do after high school.

Prom has everything that award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for-humor, poignancy, teen readers' tough issues dealt with head-on, and a voice teen readers will recognize as their own. Detailed Review Summary of Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Prom There are tons of books about the popular kids and some books about geeks. And in putting the prom together, Ash learns that she has choices about her life after high school. But she has help-from her large and loving (if exasperating ) family, from Nat's eccentric grandmother, from her fellow classmates. Then the faculty advisor is busted for taking the prom money, and Ash suddenly finds herself roped into putting together a gala dance out of absolutely nada. It's pretty much the only good thing at her urban Philadelphia high school, and everyone plans to make the most of it-especially Ash's best friend, Natalia, who's the head of the committee. High school senior Ashley Hannigan doesn't care about prom, but she's the exception. I think it may change your mind.Signed 'Dance!' with the author signature on the first blank page. I recommend this book for anyone who doesn't like to read. The plot is simple and moves fast, and the ending is a happy one (unusual for books that I read!). But the characters are likeable, 'normal' kids - ones who may not get straight As or want to go to college, but ones who may have a reserved seat in detention or are saving pennies from working at McDonald's to buy a car. It's not as serious as her most well-known book, Speak, about a student who is raped at a high school party.

Written by Laurie Halse Anderson, Prom is a fun, quick read. In the process, she changes her mind about the prom, her family and her future. With honesty, humor and some well-placed pastry bribes, Ashley works to save the dance. Tough, no-nonsense Ashley throws herself into planning a new, cheaper prom for her class. When a teacher is arrested for stealing all the money raised to pay for the prom just days before the big event, Nat and her planning committee are distraught. But to her best friend Nat and a bunch of other girls, the prom is an event they've been dreaming of, the one good thing in a life of crummy minimum wage jobs, dysfunctional families, and uncertain hopes for the future. The thought of spending all that money and getting all decked out is - to her - not only a waste, but ridiculously fake. High school senior Ashley may be in the minority, but she hates the idea of prom.

Prom book by laurie halse anderson