You Should See Me in a Crown

Liz Lighty spends all her energy on four things, music, working towards becoming a doctor, her family, and making herself as small as possible in her very white high school in suburban Indiana. So when she doesn't get the scholarship she desperately needs to get into Pennington, she has to look at other methods – insert predictable story arc here – Prom Queen, which comes with extensive scholarship money. Shy Liz Lighty has to do what it takes to secure her future and exit from Campbell but participating in the town's most precious tradition, as she goes up against girls who were born for this role. Liz is on a path to all the things we expect, love (obviously), self-confidence, and finding her voice.