What happens when you drop a bunch of teenage beauty queens on a deserted tropical island? You get Lord of the Flies meets the Miss Teen USA pageant, of course! If the premise to this week’s Pick sounds a bit far-fetched, well, it is. But the clash of beauty pageant culture with a Survivor type setting is fodder for plenty of hilarity—not to mention some interesting observations. All of which combine for a story that’s sure to please beauty queens, and feminists, alike.
Genre: Fiction (YA) Jenny’s rating (out of 5 stars): 4 You’ll like this book if: You like send-ups of American culture, complete with long-legged girls and straightening irons. You won’t like this book if: You don’t like it when it feels like an author is trying too hard to be funny.