Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- What sort of adults might the Teen Dreams have turned into if they never crashed on the island?
- Imagine that the background pageant characters (Miss Ohio, Miss New Mexico, Miss Montana, and Miss Arkansas) are protagonists. How would their full stories go?
- Beauty Queens was published in 2011. Would the references change if the book were written today? What types of shows and products would now be referenced?
- Which character do you think would have won the Miss Teen Dream pageant if they had never crashed on the island? Who do you think would have won if the island pageant had lasted until the end? Why?
- Imagine yourself in the mix of the beauty queens, stranded on the island. What do you think would be the most challenging part of surviving? What do you think you would learn?
- Would any parts of this story change if the book were written by a man? Which parts, and how?