"Hairspray: The Novel" follows the story of Tracy Turnblad, a plus-sized teenager in 1960s Baltimore who dreams of dancing on the popular TV show, "The Corny Collins Show." Tracy’s journey to achieve her dream becomes a quest for acceptance and equality as she challenges societal norms around body image and racial segregation. With the support of her friends and family, Tracy fights against the status quo and promotes the message of inclusivity, all while navigating the highs and lows of teenage life, love, and friendship. The novel captures the vibrant spirit of its musical counterpart with humor and heart. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 8 years.

There are 126 pages in this book.

This is a novella. A novella is short novel or a long short story and typically ranges from 20, 000 to 50, 000 words, which translates to about 100 to 200 pages, depending on formatting, font size, and other factors like page layout. Novellas offer a focused narrative with fewer subplots than a novel and a more direct approach to storytelling. Some famous novellas, such as The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, fall within this length range.

This book was published in 2008 by Price Stern Sloan .

Thomas Meehan was born in New York in 1929. He worked as a journalist for the New Yorker magazine and wrote comedy sketches for the satirical TV show, 'That Was the Week That Was'. He received a Tony Award for Annie in 1977, for The Producers in 2001 and in 2003 for the musical Hairspray. He currently lives in New York city and in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Tracey West has written more than 200 books for young readers and is the author of the popular Smithsonian No Way . Way! fact book series, including No Way . Way! Road Trip ; No Way . Way! Are You My Dinner? and No Way . Way! Stinky, Sticky, Sneaky Stuff . She lives in Pearl River, New York.