Elizabeth Bennet is a scholarship student at Longbourn Academy in Connecticut. Charlotte Lucas, the other scholarship student, and Jane, Lizzie's roommate, are her only friends. When Jane falls for Charles Bingley from Pemberly Academy and he returns from a semester in London, it appears Jane will have the perfect date for that all-important event: Prom.
Lizzie likes Charles, unlike most of the students at both Lonbourn and Pemberly he genuinely likes her without reservations for her attire or her family's lack of money. The same cannot seem to be said for his friend Will Darcy. Darcy appears to take offence at every nuance of their first meeting causing Lizzie to form a negative impression.
Like the classic Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Prom & Prejudice follows Lizzie through the ups and downs of relationships and that critical invitation to the event of the year. She challenges her own opinions of the people around her, and worries that she has become what she has despised about Longbourn--a snob.
Prom & Prejudice brings the classic tale to the exclusive high schools of the modern elite while still holding the essence of Austen's original. More appropriate for middle school readers, the book is an enjoyable read.
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