Teens, Queens and Has-Beens

The prom is getting almost as big as the wedding, with Canadian families spending just over $800 on average for their high schooler's big party, and with “promposals” — invitations to prospective dates – often rivalling propositions of marriage for grandiosity. In her new Star Dispatches ebook, Teens, Queens and Has-Beens: How the Prom is Becoming the New Wedding—in High School and Ever After writer Rosemary Counter takes readers on a tour of the modern prom, both the one in the gym and the wild party for adults doing it all over again.