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At the Carter boardinghouse—home to affluent teenage girls with a passion for fashion—the annual high‑school homecoming queen race sparks competition among friends and roommates. As votes are cast, some girls grow closer to God and strengthen their friendships, while others repeat old mistakes. The story explores how ambition, peer pressure and faith intersect during adolescence in a boarding‑house setting.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Melody Carlson
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