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"Smart satire and a rollicking good read!"—Jean Kilbourne, Ed. D, creator of "Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women" film series 5 News Press Release WESTFIELD Reality television is heading to high school! Watch the drama unfold as the three biggest nobodies in Westfield High's senior calls get a shot at becoming popular! Our hidden cameras will catch all the action as they vie for the ultimate label of acceptance and popularity—Prom Queen! It's no surprise to Shannon when she is voted least likely to be prom queen at Westfield High. That is until she's selected to co-star in a hidden-camera reality show, The Prom Queen Wannabes, and undergoes a complete makeover. Now the social hierarchy of the entire senior class is about to be turned upside down.
About the Author
Laurie Boyle Crompton is the author of PRETTY IN PUNXSUTAWNEY (Blink/HarperCollins 2019) , BLAZE, THE REAL PROM QUEENS OF WESTFIELD HIGH and LOVE AND VANDALISM (Sourcebooks 2013, 2014, 2017) , ADRENALINE CRUSH (FSG/Macmillan 2014, Square Fish 2016) , and the upcoming FREAKY IN FRESNO (Blink/HarperCollins 2020) . Laurie graduated first in her class from St. John's University with a BA in English and Journalism. Since then, she's written for national magazines like ALLURE, survived a teaching stint at an all-boys high school, and appeared on Good Day New York several times as a Toy Expert. And yes, a 'toy expert' is an actual thing that people sometimes get to be.She has lived in places like Orlando, Florida where she and her husband spent all of their spare time and money visiting theme parks before moving to the Cotswolds in England for six months, which was every bit as cool as that sounds. The Cromptons are now back in New York where their two children resent never getting to visit Disney or the Cotswolds.You can visit Laurie at lboylecrompton.com or check out her anti-eating-disorder artwork at dreamer-girl.com.
