Art Geeks and Prom Queens

by Alyson Noel

Book Overview

Being the new girl is tough--just ask sixteen-year-old Rio Jones. A New York transplant, Rio has no clue how she's going to fit in at her fancy new private school in Southern California. Plus, being... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312336365
• ISBN13: 9780312336363
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Abby K- Art Geeks and Prom Queens

Art Geeks and Prom Queens was one of the greatest books i've ever read. It was tense that I couldn't put downt he book. I loved the teme of the book, jealousy. I loved it because that's what keeps me interested and motavated to keep on reading. I also liked how the characters were all snobby and high-class because I'm into like drama, high-class books. One thing that could have made the book better would be another twist. Even though it had twists, one more twist could have improved the book better. Another thing that could have been better would have been to add more. For example what happened to Kristi?, Are Jas and Rio still a couple? or What happened to Mason, Jen and Kyla? That is what the book could have improved in. If I was recommending this to an age level student, I would recommend it to 14-16 years olds. I think that's an age approiate level because in the books there is some inapproiate parts in the book that I don't think would be suitble for younger kids. I aslo think that teenagers would get a better understanding of the book because of the drama, jealously, everyday issues about school and peer pressure. I wouldn't recomend it to younger children because they might not like the kind of book this is, and how it talks about inapproiate gestures and it has cuss words in it. Also, you probably don't want younger children swearing because they would want to know where they got it from. Art Geeks and Prom Queens is a 240 page book and it would be hard to finish for them.

Art Geeks and prom queens the best book

All i have to say is this book is good. I loved it so much and so will every other teenage girl in the world i meen seriously!!!

An Awesome, Mean Girls-esque Book

As I was browsing the Teen Fiction shelves in the library, I stumbled upon this book. I read the first page and shoved it into my pile in a hurry. When I got home, I couldn't put it down. Rio's hilarious commentary and loveable mom made it hard for me to put this friggin book down! Jas's charm was cute, even if he was a character in a book. Overall, if you like reading high school dramas or the movie "Mean Girls", GET THIS BOOK. Nownownow.

Juicy reading where mean girls and expensive clothes take center stage

Transplanted from New York, Rio (like the Duran Duran song, not the city in Brazil) feels out of place in ritzy Newport Beach, California. Her mother is obsessed with redecorating and Juicy Couture sweatsuits, and her dad travels too much for her liking. Even though Rio is fairly happy as a class-cutting art geek, she is soon invited into the most popular clique in school. Kristi, the clique's feared leader who lives "on coke, both diet and Columbian," christens Rio her "best friend." Rio's climb to the top of the popularity food chain comes fast, and her fall comes even faster. After a disastrous party kills her popularity, Rio knows she'll have to rely on her own wits and bravery to set things right. Or at least sort of right. If you're itching for the next Gossip Girl novel, ART GEEKS AND PROM QUEENS may be the book for you. Although the setting is sunny beaches and South Coast Plaza instead of Central Park and Fifth Avenue, mean girls and expensive clothes still take center stage. Despite the superficiality of a number of characters, Rio learns a lot about self-reliance and true friendship, making her a little more interesting than Blair and Serena. It's not great literature by any stretch of the imagination, but hey, don't we all need a book like that sometimes? --- Reviewed by Carlie Webber