Monday, August 8, 2011

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Scholastic Press
2011
396p.


When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.

4 comments:

  1. Beauty Queens--
    I don't know if this one is a bit too old for Newbery, but it sure was a fun read! Clever commentary on society, funny characters & interesting plot twists. Don't think it's in the same category as Going Bovine (Printz winner from 2010 by this author) but it's fun.

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  2. This was a fun read! I agree it may be too old for Newbery, but it was a quick, light, funny read... Loved the interviews and commercial breaks interspersed throughout!

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  3. I agree Athenagirl, this one is too old for Newbery. Also agree it's a different work than Bray's Going Bovine. She seems to reinvent herself, or show us a different side of herself, with each book.

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  4. I enjoyed other Bray books but NOT this one.

    MAM

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