Bibliograph

The beauty queen, Susan Beth Pfeffer

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The beauty queen, Susan Beth Pfeffer

Language

eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The beauty queen

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dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Susan Beth Pfeffer

Summary

Playing the role of a happy pageant winner is not exactly the acting career Kit had in mind Kit Carson keeps trying to tell people that she didn't do anything. All she did was put on a bathing suit in front of the judges, and suddenly she's a beauty contest winner. It's true that the money will come in handy-new dresses and college educations don't grow on trees when your mom is a nurse and your dad doesn't always remember to help out-but all Kit really wants is to try out her dream of being an actress. Not a famous one, just successful enough to have a career in a modest theater and make a living doing what she loves.   But now that Kit's a beauty queen, people seem to expect a lot from her. Above all, they seem to think she should gratefully accept the limited roles she's being offered, which are mostly those of beautiful, not-too-independent, all-American girls. Between pageant ambitions and romantic interests, Kit gets the sense that there could be plenty of opportunities in her future-as long as she's willing to play the part

Target audience

juvenile

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