Prom Movies & Books

Last Updated on Wednesday, 12 January 2011 11:51

Pioneer Library System - Monthly Picks

Prom is one of the biggest dances of high school. Whether you attend the dance or not, it is hard not to get caught up in the drama and fun that surround the night. In honor of prom season, here is a list of classic prom movies and fun prom themed books. Whether you want to remember the big night or are in the midst or finding the perfect outfit, enjoy the selection. 

Movies

10 Things I Hate About You
A retelling of Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew. A smart, hip look at dating in the nineties and the extremes some guys will go to just to get the girl they want. Rated PG-13.

Footloose
When a city boy moves to a small Midwest town, he discovers that the town officials have banned rock and roll. He then goes on a quest to get it back. Includes a new special commentary by Kevin Bacon; a 2-part documentary; music videos; and much more. Rated PG

Pretty In Pink
A poor girl falls in love with a rich guy, and it angers both their families and their friends. Rated PG-13.

Never Been Kissed
Josie, the copy editor at the Chicago Sun-Times and self-proclaimed 'geek to the core,' goes undercover at a local high school in an attempt to become a reporter. Rated PG-13.

Saved!
When Mary becomes pregnant, her best friend Hilary Faye turns on her. Now Mary's only hope for salvation is a group of rebellious misfits. Can they make it to graduation, or will Hilary Faye make their lives a living hell? Rated PG-13.

Books

21 Proms edited by David Levithan and Daniel Ehrenhaft
These twenty-one short stories about proms are written by some of the most popular young adult authors, including Holly Black, Libba Bray, Sarah Mlynowski, E. Lockhart, and Jacqueline Woodson.

24 Girls in 7 Days by Alex Bradley
Jack's two best friends post an ad for a prom date on the online school newspaper and he has his choice of a date.

Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer
Sophomore iconoclast Cindy Gold publishes an anti-prom letter in her high school newspaper, but when she develops a crush on her SAT tutor, on top of the ones she already has on popular senior Adam Silver as well as a boy she has been exchanging instant messages with, she begins to doubt her own convictions.

Fat Hoochie Prom Queen by Nico Medina
Madge Diaz, a well-liked high school senior, bets popular Bridget Benson that she will become this year’s prom queen. As the prom gets closer, the campaign gets ugly, especially when Bridget suggests that Madge is too fat to wear the crown.

How not to Spend Your Senior Year by Cameron Dokey
Jo O'Connor has settled into her senior year when her father says they have to leave right away, their death's are falsified, and when Jo goes back to her old school to say good-bye to her boyfriend, he thinks she's a ghost.

Princess in Pink by Meg Cabot
In a series of humorous diary entries, high school freshman (and Genovian Princess) Mia tries to get her reluctant boyfriend to take her to the prom.

Prom by Laurie-Halse Anderson
Eighteen-year-old Ash wants nothing to do with senior prom, but when disaster strikes and her desperate friend, Nat, needs her help to get it back on track, Ash's involvement transforms her life.

Prom Anonymous by Blake Nelson
Three childhood friends reunite to attend prom together and, in the process of finding dates and dresses, gain some surprising insights into themselves.

Prom Crashers by Erin Downing
After high school senior Emily Bronson loses Ethan’s telephone number, she convinces her cousin Charlie and his two best friends to crash every upcoming prom to find her mystery man.

Prom Dates from Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore
High school senior and yearbook photographer Maggie thought she would rather die than go to prom, but when a classmate summons a revenge-seeking demon, she has no choice but to buy herself a dress and prepare to face jocks, cheerleaders, and Evil Incarnate.

Prom Kings and Drama Queens by Dorian Cirrone
When high school junior Emily Bennet is caught between a new relationship with the boy of her dreams and planning an alternative prom with her longtime rival on the student newspaper, it forces her to think about her values and make a difficult decision.

Prom Queen Geeks by Laura Preble
When self-proclaimed "queen geek" Becca decides there should be an alternative to the prom at her San Diego high school, her best friend Shelby cannot decide whether to support her friends or to go with her boyfriend to the traditional prom.

Some Like it Hot: An A-List Novel by Zoey Dean
Anna, Cammie, Sam, and Dee all prepare for an over-the-top Hollywood-style prom, with a stylist, couture dresses, handsome dates, and a party on a movie-set replica of Rome’s Coliseum.

Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby
While trying to cast a love spell on her date on the eve of the senior prom, Mia inadvertently infects her entire high school class with a virus that will turn them all into zombies.