His hit song ''Wonderland'' then became the title for a book about a year in the life of Pennsbury, and Reader's Digest named it the Best Prom in America. Affecting, low-key chronicle by Sports Illustrated writer Bamberger (To the Linksland, 1992, etc.) Its spring dance is considered by Reader's Digest to be one of "America's best legacies." "Wonderland is certainly an interesting book about one academic year at Pennsbury High School. Wonderland; a year in the life of an American high school. Pennsbury High School would be like any other were it not for one thing: its prom. 214p. For the last 30 years, Pennsbury High, a huge public school in Fairless Hills, Pa., has staged such an over-the-top senior prom that thousands of local residents turn out on prom night just to watc Wonderland is the true story of a dance floor and the kids who fill it: a tale of hope, sex, love, and loss. Just a few years after Monica and Bill and the invention of the phrase 'hooking up,' the kids in Wonderland -- the kids at Pennsbury -- are here to say they want courtship. For Wonderland, Bamberger spent a full school year at Pennsbury High School in a working-class suburb outside Philadelphia.Pennsbury is famous for its senior prom—an old-fashioned affair still held in the school gym and overseen by the community at large—and though Bamberger separates Wonderland into month-by-month chapters, his focus is always on the big dance. BAMBERGER, Michael. SA* Michael Bamberger, senior writer for Sports Illustrated, followed students and faculty at Pennsbury High School in Levittown, Pennsylvania to document the year-long preparation for their extraordinary annual prom. He grew up in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he attended Essentially the story has an underlying theme of preparation for the senior prom, but this book is more about the students at the high school than the actual prom. Grove. Pennsbury High School would be like any other were it not for one thing: its prom. Its spring dance is considered to be one of this country's best legacies. Wonderland lets you walk the halls again, ogle the girls who are certain to become Hollywood stars, or the boys who will undoubtedly play quarterback someday in the pros. Costa, along with fellow class mates, was one of the main characters focused on in Bamberger’s book. Pennsbury High School’s Prom first stole the attention of Sports Illustrated writer Michael Bamberger.. Bamberger wrote a book titled, Wonderland: A year in the Life of an American High School. 0-8021-41978. $13.00. of a year spent with a cross-section of students at Pennsbury High, outside Philadelphia.. Pennsbury is your good-sized Everyschool, drawing its students from the working-class towns of Lower Bucks County and the posher suburbs surrounding it. Essentially the story has an underlying theme of preparation for the senior prom, but this book is more about the students at the high school than the actual prom. Wonderland is the inspiring true story of a dance floor and the kids who fill it: a tale of hope, sex, love, and loss. "Wonderland is certainly an interesting book about one academic year at Pennsbury High School. Pennsbury High School (E) 705 Hood Blvd & (W) 608 S. Olds Blvd Fairless Hills, PA 19030 Telephone: 215-949-6700 (W:6780) Mission Statement Recognizing our proud traditions and diverse community, the Pennsbury School District prepares all students to become creative, Pennsbury is well-known for the lavish prom they throw every year. c2004. Costa found himself to be the subject of interest for Sports illustrated writer Michael Bamberger. Pennsbury is well-known for the lavish prom they throw every year.
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