When Lucas asks best friend Tessa to prom, she tells him she's a lesbian. The delicious conceit of inflicting a fairy-tale conundrum on a modern-day high schooler means that Lucy employs Google and eBay, along with old-fashioned true love, in her suspenseful battle to break the curse. In Nancy Werlin's Impossible a generations-old family curse renders seventeen-year-old Lucy pregnant (the result of a supernaturally orchestrated rape at prom) and destined for insanity unless she completes three seemingly impossible tasks.

In a social skills class, Danielle makes friends with Daniel, who soon introduces her to the cult film The Big Lebowski and its credo of “takin’ ’er easy.” A fantastic prom, a bonding road trip to Lebowski Fest, and an emotional graduation bring Lauren Roedy Vaughn’s debut novel OCD, the Dude, and Me to a feel-good conclusion swelling with happiness. On the plus side, she has plenty of support, a passion for literature, and a wicked sense of humor. High school senior Danielle has OCD, no friends, and a hopeless crush on popular jock Jacob. Perfect for action-adventure junkies, Schreiber's novel also contains enough humor, sexual tension, and character development to make this more than just a quick thrill read. Turns out she's actually a trained assassin, and Perry's forced at gunpoint to trek through New York with her as she completes her mission. In Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber, Perry's parents make him take awkward Lithuanian exchange student Gobi to the prom. Though the logistics aren't as tight as they might be, Maggie's narration is consistently entertaining. Buffy fans will relish the unflappable, edgy humor. Rosemary Clement-Moore's Prom Dates from Hell stars Maggie, a wisecracking photographer for her high-school paper and reluctant heir to her grandmother's gift of 'the Sight.' Using this ability, Maggie deduces that the demon cursing the school's popular crowd will reach full power at.senior prom. And speaking of rites of passage, don't miss our graduation gift booklist. Here are a few of our favorite prom-centric reads. (On the more love-to-hate-it end of the spectrum, Roger also suggests Stephen King's Carrie.) More recommended prom reading - plus a few prom pictures of HB staff members! - is here.

Consequently, prom - with all the related excitement and anxiety - makes frequent appearances in YA novels. Whether they love it or love to hate it, prom is a big rite of passage for many teens.

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