Top Ten Uses for An Unworn Prom Dress

Ferraro, Tina. Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress. Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0385733687.

Plot
Nicolette Antonovich has it all, she as a dress for the junior prom as well as a date with the hottest guy in high school, Rod. Everything seems perfect until Rod's girlfriend comes back into town. This means that Nicolette is now officially dumped and just two days before prom. The worst part about this whole thing is, she still likes Rod! Now she must learn how to deal and figure out what to do with an unworn prom dress.

Critical Evaluation
This book is a light easy read that teens will enjoy if they are looking for a book just to enjoy. Teens can relate to Nicolette since she is just a down to earth typical teenager that is trying desperately to get her life on track even though high school life is crazy. The book is not exceptionally impressive or funny, but it does have some light humor and teens will appreciate how Nicolette isn't perfect, she does the best with what she has.

Reader's Annotation
Nicolette has just been dumped two days before junior prom. She does not know what is worse, being dumped or trying to figure out what to do with an unworn prom dress. Now it is up to her and her best friend to try to figure out this mess.

About the Author
Tina Ferraro has been writing since the age of six. While she was growing up in New York, she noted that she was an avid bookworm and was constantly daydreaming in school. She wrote her first short story after graduating from college. She went on to sell fifty stories while she worked at the university.

She has written three books including Top Ten Uses for An Unworn Prom Dress. Currently she lives in Southern California with her husband and three kids.

Genre
Fiction

Curriculum
Prom
Friendship
School

Book Talking Ideas
Why do you think it was hard for Nicolette to give up her feelings for Rod?
What do you think helped Nicolette finally be happy with herself?
What could you do with an unworn prom dress?

Reading Level/Interest Age
12+

Challenge Issue
None

Why Included in Selection
This is a book about prom and high school issues. Teenage girls will appreciate relating to tough situations in school.