Prom Dates From Hell
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The young thespians of Victoria Community Theatre. There’s something of each of you in this book. Hopefully you’ll never figure out which parts.
Haley M. Schmidt, who wanted a manuscript for her graduation present.
My husband, Tim, because you’ve seen “better” and you’ve seen “worse” and you love me anyway.
And all my family, Mom, Peter, and Cheryl Smyth, sister of my heart. You all believed in me, even during the times when I didn’t believe in myself.
ROSEMARY CLEMENT-MOORE has been writing stories her whole life, even when she should have been doing other things, like algebra homework. Despite this inauspicious beginning, she managed to acquire a master’s degree in communications, along with an eclectic résumé: telephone operator, Chuck E. Cheese costume character, ranch hand, teacher, actress, stagehand, director, and playwright.
A recovering thespian, she writes full-time, a job that combines all the things she loves best: playing with words, researching weird subjects, entertaining people, and working in her pajamas. She lives in Texas with her husband and too many pets, none of whom really understand why the best working hours are between ten at night and two in the morning, but all of whom let her sleep late anyway. Prom Dates from Hell is her first book for young readers. Visit Rosemary at www.rosemaryclementmoore.com.
And Maggie thought the cheerleaders were bad….
Look for Maggie Quinn’s next showdown with evil in
Hell Week
Coming in fall 2008
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2007 by Rosemary Clement-Moore
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition of this work as follows:
Clement-Moore, Rosemary.
Prom dates from Hell / Rosemary Clement-Moore.
p. cm.
Summary: High school senior and yearbook photographer Maggie thought she would rather die than go to prom, but when a classmate summons a revenge-seeking demon, she has no choice but to buy herself a dress and prepare to face jocks, cheerleaders, and Evil Incarnate.
[1. Demonology–Fiction. 2. High schools–Fiction. 3. Schools–Fiction. 4. Horror stories.] I. Title.
Pz7.C59117Pro 2007
[Fic]–dc22
2006011015
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