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Original Title: | Beauty Queens |
ISBN: | 0439895979 (ISBN13: 9780439895972) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Taylor (Miss Texas), Adina (Miss New Hampshire) |
Setting: | an island in the middle of nowhere |
Literary Awards: | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Young Adult Novel (2011), Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors (2012), Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Young Adult Literature (2011), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2012), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2011) James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List (2011) |
Libba Bray
Hardcover | Pages: 396 pages Rating: 3.62 | 48424 Users | 7637 Reviews
Description Supposing Books Beauty Queens
The 50 contestants in the Miss Teen Dream pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate costumes and compete in front of the cameras. But sadly, their airplane had another idea, crashing on a desert island and leaving the survivors stranded with little food, little water, and practically no eyeliner. What’s a beauty queen to do? Continue to practice for the talent portion of the program - or wrestle snakes to the ground? Get a perfect tan - or learn to run wild? And what should happen when the sexy pirates show up? Welcome to the heart of non-exfoliated darkness.
Define About Books Beauty Queens
Title | : | Beauty Queens |
Author | : | Libba Bray |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 396 pages |
Published | : | May 24th 2011 by Scholastic Press |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Humor. Fiction. LGBT. Audiobook. Teen |
Rating About Books Beauty Queens
Ratings: 3.62 From 48424 Users | 7637 ReviewsColumn About Books Beauty Queens
Its a book I never thought I would read. Simply because the synopsis didnt sound that great to me. But people kept talking about it, so I thought Why not? and Im glad I gave it a try.This book follows thirteen teenage girls - pageant beauty queens - after their plane crashed on a deserted island. At least thats what they thought.Beauty Queens doesnt take itself seriously. Its probably one of the most hilarious books Ive ever read. But its also one of the most important.Its important because itAccording to this book and the Teen Dream Beauty contestants, women and particularly girls tend to apologise immediately before or after voicing their opinion. For example: "I'm sorry but I just think..." or "I really don't like such-and-such, sorry but that's just my opinion". So in true girl power spirit I'm going to openly, honestly and without apology declare that I EFFIN' LOVED THIS BOOK! In every single possible way.This is what every teenage girl should be reading. In fact, scratch that,
This book was definitely very different than what I thought. I thought this was done really, really well and I couldn't dislike it because it just has so many amazing themes. I respect Libba Bray so, so much for writing this. There's so much representation and feminism and I definitely understand why it's an option for the juniors at my school to read as an independent novel. I just wish some of the boys would pick it up, too. In the end, this was just a little too random and bizarre for me. I

Reading Beauty Queens evoked a lot of questions on what it means to be a woman in this pageant of life. The most important of which is - am I a Sparkle Pony or a Lost Girl?I'm definitely a Sparkle Pony.3.5 stars, quite an enjoyable, fast-paced read, equally laced with black humor and life affirmations, from start to finish. Just because you're funny doesn't mean you get to be cruel. And Beauty Queens truly is funny, but the humor is never disparaging, even when it confronts heavy subjects such
4 Stars! I really enjoyed this book. Super funny, entertaining, and real.CW: death/ mild violence, transphobia, racism, and sexism (all challenged in text)I had a lot of fun with Beauty Queens! This story is very engaging and entertaining. Libba Bray is hilarious, and the many ridiculous situations these girls get into will absolutely keep you chuckling the entire time. If you disliked Lord of the Flies when you were forced to read it in high school, you may actually enjoy this story about teens
This was a ridiculously fun book! A satire/lampoon of so many things it was hard to keep track (but I tried): beauty pageants, gender roles, commercialism, marketing, government corruption, etc. etc. etc. It was bizarre . . . It was silly . . . It was fantastic!While geared toward the YA crowd, I think the tongue-in-cheek cynicism is something that can be appreciated by anyone who enjoys smart, sarcastic humor. Bray makes a lot of really great points through a story that could easily be
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