- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Push (Mar 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0439890292
- ISBN-13: 978-0439890298
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.6 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 91 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #130,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Starred Review. Grade 9 Up–In a collaboration that brings together an impressive array of 21 authors, Levithan and Ehrenhaft have produced a collection worthy of exploration. Ranging from sad to funny to truly disastrous, these memorable stories mark that oh-so-important right of passage for many teenagers. Starting with dress-hating, heel-hating, bra-hating Emilie in Elizabeth Craft's You Are a Prom Queen, Dance Dance Dance; moving on to Daniel Ehrenhaft's Better Be Good to Me, in which aging Zack remembers his prom and being in love with his best friend's girlfriend; and ending with rebel chicks Maggie and Carly, who throw the ultimate anti-prom party in John Green's The Great American Morp, readers are drawn into a wide cross section of prom nights from both male and female perspectives. A celebration of all that is good, bad, and sometimes unforgettable about these events, this fast-paced but carefully strung anthology speaks of pink dresses, tuxedos, first kisses, unrequited love, and the thrill of taking love to its ultimate climax. Clever writing featuring many unexpected twists and turns, as well as a stunning display of each writer's razor-sharp wit, makes this an enjoyable read. Older teens will flock to this book, which undoubtedly features some of the best teen fiction writers of our era.–Caryl Soriano, New York Public Library
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Description
It's a full prom spectrum, with outsiders, insiders, good dates, bad dates, unexpected dates, and a whole lot more in these twenty-one stories from today's bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors. Ann Brashares, Cecily Von Ziegessar, Libba Bray, Jacqueline Woodson, Holly Black, Ned Vizzini, John Green, Sarah Mlynowski, Melissa de la Cruz, Brent Hartinger, Lisa Sandell, E. Lockhart, Jodi Anderson, David Levithan, Daniel Ehrenhaft, Liz Craft, Aimee Friedman, Adrienne Vrettos, Will Leitch, and Leslie Margolis contribute.
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By TeensReadToo.com "Jennifer Wardrip" (Central Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 21 Proms (Paperback)
21 PROMS tells the stories of, well, twenty-one proms. Twenty-one fantastic authors contributed to this collection, and each and every one of the stories is fabulous and enjoyable. A few, however, really stick out in my mind after finishing this book.Holly Black's IN VODKA VERITAS is a creepy story about an evil Latin club. "MOM CALLED, SHE SAID YOU HAVE TO GO TO PROM" is Adrienne Maria Vrettos' contribution to the book. It's a great story that manages, in just a few pages, to create wonderfully three-dimensional characters that I'd love to read more about. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME by Daniel Ehrenhaft is a brilliantly written and romantic story. Aimee Friedman's THREE FATES is a hilarious story about what happens when Abby ends up with three dates instead of going dateless the way she thought she would. THE QUESTION is Brent Hartinger's one-act play that would be wonderful to see performed. PRIMATE THE PROM is Libba Bray's very interesting, original, and unusual story of a boy going to prom with his boyfriend -- who just happens to be a gorilla. THE BACKUP DATE, by Leslie Margolis, is a fabulously well-written story about Jasmine, a whiny but completely believable character, going to prom with her boyfriend and brother's best friend. As you can see, there are quite a few fabulous stories in this collection. The two that I loved the most, however, were these: Melissa de la Cruz told the absolutely true and absolutely hilarious story of her prom in A SIX-PACK OF BUD, A FIFTH OF WHISKEY, AND ME. THE GREAT AMERICAN MORP is John Green's absolutely brilliant story and one of my two favorites about a couple of girls having a "morp," a party that is a backwards prom. In this funny and fantastic story, he introduces characters that I'd absolutely love to see again. I did notice one thing that is interesting, and I want to know why this is: people seem much more likely to write about two gay guys than two lesbians. Quite a few of the stories had gay guys in them, but I can't think of any about two girls who wanted to go to prom together; I don't know why. In fact, I can only think of one book that I've read where the main character is a lesbian: KEEPING YOU A SECRET, by Julie Anne Peters. A good short story, one that has good characters or a hold-your-breath-suspenseful plot or something, has to do it in just a few pages. These were some of the best short stories I can ever remember reading! Reviewed by: Jocelyn Pearce
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Skip It,
By A. Dickens "jubduck" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 21 Proms (Paperback)
I was rather disappointed with this collection. Most of the stories were either overly contrived, or simply boring. There are only three that really stand out as "good" in my mind, which are "Three Fates", "Mom Called, She Said You Have to Go to Prom", and "The Question." Unfortunately, they weren't enough to make up for the rest of the book. It may be worth finding at a library in order to read the previously mentioned pieces, but overall I'd suggest skipping this book.
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Nice trip back down memory lane...,
By P. Toney "P Toney" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 21 Proms (Paperback)
Wasn't sure I'd like this book, but it was a "recommended read" from my Amazon.com suggestions. With any short stories book, there will be some stories that you connect with and some you don't. I loved a few of them, laughed out loud at a couple, hated a couple, and just didn't "get" one of them.Best thing about a compilation of stories is you can always skip the ones you don't like and move ahead to the next one. It's not for everyone, but if you want to get a feeling for how others felt about their prom or to see how your own may not have been as bad as someone else's, this book is it! It made me realize that my crazy prom was not as crazy as I had thought. It was a nice trip back down memory lane. 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lucky Number 21,
By Paige - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 21 Proms (Paperback)
This book was awesome. It's a powerful collection, with a wide range of prom stories. There are the traditional prom stories, where a good time is had by all ... or most. There are the anti-prom people, who want nothing to do with the dresses and the disco balls, but make their own fun. And there are a bunch of other stories involving gorillas, chickens, condom dresses, and six-packs of Bud.My favorites from the collection were three amazing stories that stood out against the rest: - "Mom called, she says you have to go the prom" by Adrienne Maria Vrettos - Chicken by Jodi Lynn Anderson - The Great American Morp by John Green I liked them all for different reasons, and I'm not going to spoil the surprises that are hiding in this book. I'm just going to tell you that it's worth the read. |
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