Top 10 Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress, Tina Ferraro

Ferraro, Tina. (2006).
Top 10 Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress.
New York: Delacorte.
9780385903837
Genre: Realistic fiction, Chick-lit

When she is stood up for the prom, high school junior Nicolette works on a top ten list of things to do with her unworn dress while also trying to help her divorced parents and deal with her best friend and potential boyfriends.
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It’s right before prom, and Nicolette just got dumped by the hottest guy at school. She can’t decide what to do with the perfect, albeit expensive, pink vintage dress she bought. She can’t bring herself to return the dress, so she starts her list of the Top 10 Uses for her beloved dress. The costly dress weighs heavily on her because money is an issue; Nicolette might lose her sports scholarship to pay for college while she and her mom are on the verge of losing their home. It seems the only one who can help is Nicolette’s best friend’s hot brother, Jared, who just happens to be a whiz with numbers. Nicolette has a lot on her plate as she struggles with her feelings for her ex, her family’s finances, her “friendship” with Jared, and what to do with that adorable prom dress. Nicolette is spunky with just the right amount of naivete. Readers will definitely identify with Nicolette, especially as she grapples with such timely issues.