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You Should See Me in a Crown
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Summary and Study Guide
Overview
You Should See Me in a Crown was written by Leah Johnson and published in June 2020 by Scholastic. The book received a Stonewall Book award for its LGBTQIA+ representation and was temporarily sold out in bookstores across the nation on its first launch. The novel is set in modern day, where a young woman, Liz Lighty, begins to put together a plan to become prom queen of her tiny Midwestern town. Liz wants nothing more than to go to Pennington College on a music scholarship, join their orchestra, and become a hematologist. Liz is one of the only Black students at her high school, which is composed of students from predominantly white and wealthy families.
Plot Summary
After Liz fails to get a music scholarship to her dream college, Pennington, she decides to run for prom queen because there is a cash award. When her childhood friend and only other Black student at school, Jordan, rebuffed her back in freshman year, Liz begins to have serious problems with her self-confidence that continues to this day. Liz begins trying to be as invisible as she can throughout her time at school.
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