SuitabookProm Night
Megan Stine
- Reading
- Consider reading alongside your child, pausing where the rumour affects Carmen. Invite them to distinguish what Carmen chose from what others claim, without requiring them to share personal experiences.
- Themes
- Consent and reputation: Carmen refuses Joey’s advance, but a rumour leads the school to believe she went along with it. The plot frames Joey’s attention as turning bad after Carmen refuses, and presents the resulting rumour and humiliation as a problem for her.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes a sexual advance that Carmen refuses, followed by a rumour that misrepresents what happened and leaves her a laughingstock. This may prompt discussion of consent and social humiliation.