The Princesses of Iowa

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After being involved in a drunk driving accident in the spring, Paige Sheridan spends the summer in Paris as an au-pair and then returns to her suburban Iowa existence for her senior year of high school, where she begins to wonder if she wants more out life than being popular, having a handsome boyfriend and all the latest clothes, and being a member of the social elite.

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Fun but thoughtful submitted by LibraryMaven on June 16, 2014, 8:26pm Paige Sheridan seems to have it all- a picture-perfect boyfriend, the adoration of her high school, and the likelihood of being the homecoming queen. However, a drunk-driving accident with her two best friends gets her sent to Paris for the summer before her senior year and when she comes back, everything seems to have changed. The Princesses of Iowa has more substance than many teen novels do, while still being a fun, engaging read. Paige shows realistic growth, moving from refusing all responsibility for her actions to taking the blame for the actions of others, before taking only the responsibility that she should. The fairy tale ending is a little neat, but overall shows the painful process of deciding who you want to be- and shows a popular girl in a light that doesn’t make her life seem charmed. If you are a fan of Sarah Dessen, you may enjoy this book.

very nice submitted by kzheng on June 17, 2015, 3:02pm this book is the story of many teenagers, yet it has its own goodness. Paige is a typical, perfect high school girl, that becomes a better person as the book goes.

meh submitted by KSB2013 on July 3, 2016, 2:31pm kinda cool, but not the best