Fat Hoochie Prom Queen
What does it take to be the queen?\ Margarita "Madge" Diaz is fat, foxy, and fabulous. She loves herself, and is adored by almost everyone else...except queen bee/student-body president Bridget Benson. These two girls have a history that's uglier than a drag queen after last call. During a heated argument, they decide there's only one way to end their rivalry: be named prom queen and the other backs off — for good.\ Of course, everything looks different in the sober light of morning, but...
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What does it take to be the queen?Margarita "Madge" Diaz is fat, foxy, and fabulous. She loves herself, and is adored by almost everyone else...except queen bee/student-body president Bridget Benson. These two girls have a history that's uglier than a drag queen after last call. During a heated argument, they decide there's only one way to end their rivalry: be named prom queen and the other backs off — for good.Of course, everything looks different in the sober light of morning, but pride is at stake and the race is on. Madge is committed to doing whatever it takes to secure the title, but so is Bridget. And everyone's got something to hide. Welcome to Winter Park High School, where the dirt's not just gonna fly...it's gonna go into freakin' orbit.Publishers WeeklyLarge, loud Margarita truly hates student body president Bridget Benson, a stuck-up television star whom Madge was friends with when both were child actresses; so when Bridget challenges her to a contest to win prom queen, Madge tells her to "get ready to lose by a landslide." There's plenty of drinking and swearing, but some memorable moments, too, as the competition heats up: Bridget and Margarita face off in a strange event at a party thrown by a character called Redneck Randy— they water-ski behind a truck, trying to jump gracefully into a lake at the ramp's end. Medina sets the story at the same high school as his first novel, The Straight Road to Kylie, and Margarita even visits that book's protagonist at college, a trip which ends with her passed out drunk on a football field, next to a box of Krispy Kremes ("The first thing I tasted when I came to was glaze on my lips"). The last-minute revelations about Bridget, and the inevitable reconciliation, might be hard to swallow, but readers will get a kick out of Margarita and appreciate her growing honesty with herself. Ages 14—up. (May)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
1: The Pink Bermuda Triangle2: High-Stakes Drama, for the Bargain Price of Fifty Dollars3: The Jungles of Central Florida4: Streaking for the Cause5: How Does One Recover from a Wooden Animal Party?6: Sit Back, Breathe, BeDazzle7: Bridget Benson Caters to Your Every Need!8: Showdown at Redneck Randy's9: Visine Up, Baby!10: Pearls of Wisdom11: In Liquid Cocaine Veritas12: Everything Looks Better (or at Least More Interesting)...in the Morning13: A Soft Spot for Bearded Ladies14: New Course of Action15: Stakeout Sisters16: Some Serious Scary-Movie Stuff17: Jade + Jed 4Ever!A Brief Lucas Interlude— 18: Deep Thoughts19: How It All Shook OutAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author
\ Publishers WeeklyLarge, loud Margarita truly hates student body president Bridget Benson, a stuck-up television star whom Madge was friends with when both were child actresses; so when Bridget challenges her to a contest to win prom queen, Madge tells her to "get ready to lose by a landslide." There's plenty of drinking and swearing, but some memorable moments, too, as the competition heats up: Bridget and Margarita face off in a strange event at a party thrown by a character called Redneck Randy— they water-ski behind a truck, trying to jump gracefully into a lake at the ramp's end. Medina sets the story at the same high school as his first novel, The Straight Road to Kylie, and Margarita even visits that book's protagonist at college, a trip which ends with her passed out drunk on a football field, next to a box of Krispy Kremes ("The first thing I tasted when I came to was glaze on my lips"). The last-minute revelations about Bridget, and the inevitable reconciliation, might be hard to swallow, but readers will get a kick out of Margarita and appreciate her growing honesty with herself. Ages 14—up. (May)\ Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.\ \ \ \ \ KLIATT\ - Amanda MacGregor\ High school senior Madge is an oddball. She does her own thing, without worrying too much about what her peers will think, and manages to be friendly with almost everyone in her class. She is loud and opinionated, dresses in her sister's one-of-a-kind creations, and loves her Puerto Rican curves. Madge is joined at the hip with Lucas, her gay best friend. At a party, Madge somehow ends up betting Bridget, the class queen bee, that she could beat her for prom queen. Bridget asserts that Madge is just a "fat novelty item" and that their peers don't really like her. Dredging up old wounds with Bridget, Madge launches a scheme to mess up Bridget's precious prom. The fight for the queen's crown gets nasty fast, and Madge is caught up in the mudslinging. Bridget suggests that Madge isn't "fit' to be the queen—as in she's overweight and unhealthy. While Madge desperately wants to retaliate, she realizes she is better than all of this drama. The excessive drinking and coarse language will turn some readers off, but others will be won over by the vibrant, over-the-top characters of Madge and Lucas. They are fearless and fabulous. Most importantly, they know who they really are. Neither lets the snide remarks about sexuality or body size bring them down. It is often hard to remember that the two are high school students, as the duo ride around in chauffeured cars, hang out at gay clubs, and generally go through their days unsupervised. But their main issues—dating, friendships, and petty dramas—are common to many teenagers. Reviewer: Amanda MacGregor\ \ \ VOYA\ - Daisy Porter\ Madge Diaz is a fat and fabulous high school senior with a mission - make sure that skinny, popular rival Bridget Benson does not become prom queen - no matter what. Madge and Bridget have been enemies since Bridget beat out Madge for a children's television role, and growing up has not stopped them from sniping at one another whenever they get the chance. Madge teams up with her best friend, Lucas, to bring down Bridget, first by running against her for prom queen and then by organizing a huge and lavish "anti-prom" party. The Bridget battle is set against a backdrop of Lucas's boy problems, Madge's mother problems (she will only prepare diet meals), and the discovery that perfect Bridget has some problems of her own. Blissfully the book does not end with Madge losing weight. She succeeds without ever having to apologize for her plus-size pants. The characters use alcohol, drugs, and the F-word with a frequency not unrealistic among high school students, but the realism might give some pause to more conservative communities. Gay culture is celebrated through out the book, and sex scenes, which are not graphic, happen mainly off-screen. Although the book's chaos is part of its charm, there are a few too many plot threads to track. For example, a story involving Madge's fashion-designer sister is dropped abruptly. Nevertheless this worthwhile purchase is a romp of a read that will fly off YA shelves. Reviewer: Daisy Porter\ \
