You Should See Me in a Crown (novel)
First edition  | |
| Author | Leah Johnson | 
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| Language | English | 
| Genre | Young Adult | 
| Publisher | Scholastic Press | 
Publication date  | June 2, 2020 | 
| Publication place | United States | 
| Media type | Print Hardcover | 
| Pages | 336 (Hardcover edition) | 
| ISBN | 9781338503265 | 
| OCLC | 1111972556 | 
| Website | https://www.byleahjohnson.com/ | 
You Should See Me in a Crown is a debut young adult novel by Leah Johnson, published by Scholastic in June 2020. The book was given a Stonewall Book honor, and TIME magazine named it one of the best 100 young adult books of all time.
The novel follows Liz Lighty, who hatches a plan to leave the "small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town" she lives in because she feels "too black, too poor, too awkward" to live her best life there.