Presents a selection of images of high school students at their proms, photographed by Mary Ellen Mark at thirteen schools across the United States, in a book that includes a DVD of the film, also titled Prom, by filmmaker Martin Bell.
big dreams and brave journeys at a high school for immigrant teens
Hauser, Brooke
2011
Chronicles a year in the life of a diverse group of seniors, all recent immigrants for whom English is a second language, at the renowned International High School in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
Dubbed a cruel nickname for his plus-sized body, obedient eighth grader Seymour resigns himself to a lonely life before meeting an arrogant heir who uses his considerable resources to transform Seymour's image, with unexpected results.
Takashi Kamiyama enters Cromartie High, where he struggles to fit in with the school's tough student body, and turns to a book to help him adjust to his new environment, but the book's advice causes more harm than good.
In one of her dreams, high school sophomore Loyola Chin meets a mysterious man named Saint Danger who has a plan to save the world; however, Loyola doesn't feel right about it.
After seeing Ceres and Yuhi fly off the Mikage Coporation offices, a girl named Chidori began searching for them. She asks them to grant her crippled brother's dream of flight. But when Aya and Yuhi visit the hospital where he's being treated , they walk into an unpleasant suprise.
When a twist of fate makes Jamie Sullivan his date at the homecoming dance, Landon Carter never dreamed they would fall in love, but as he comes to realize his true feelings for Jamie, he learns of a terrible secret that will take his love away from him forever.
