You should see me in a crown novel7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() LEAH JOHNSON: So, 'You Should See Me In A Crown' is an attempt to upend all these ideals that I internalized about what it means to be the all-American girl, and all the time, those ideas come right back to the prom queen. Leah spoke with WFYI's Robert Moscato-Goodpaster about her inspiration to challenge the image of the all-American girl, the importance of representation in YA literature, and the advice she'd give her high school self. Her book was the first YA novel to be chosen as Reese Witherspoon's book of the month pick. Her debut novel, "You Should See Me in a Crown" follows Liz Lighty who must fit in with the prom-obsessed high schoolers to get out of small-town Campbell Indiana while ultimately making a space for herself to create her own happy ending.The book explores many issues around race, class, and sexuality. ![]() ![]() Author Leah Johnson's debut novel, "You Should See Me in a Crown" follows Liz Lighty who must fit in with the prom-obsessed high schoolers to get out of small-town Campbell, Indiana while ultimately making a space for herself to create her own happy ending. ![]()
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