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The contestants of the Miss Teen Dream pageant are only concerned with practicing their circle turns, dance numbers, and benign answers to interview questions until their plane crashes on a tropical island. Now, with sequins and hair dryers scattered everywhere, the survivors face a huge dilemma: should they search for food and water or continue diligently preparing to appear on national television? The Corporation is counting on them to uphold standards of beauty and behavior, but can the girls count on The Corporation?
Is Beauty Queens appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Parents should know this satirical YA novel features beauty pageant contestants stranded on an island, with mild violence from survival situations, light sexual content and innuendo, satirical commentary on beauty standards and corporate exploitation, and humor that subverts traditional gender roles.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and violence.
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy this funny, empowering story about beauty pageant contestants who must survive a deserted island while questioning everything they've been taught about beauty and behavior.