Hairspray: The Novel is a movie novelization written by Tracey West in 2007 and based on the movie Hairspray, directed by Adam Shankman in 2007. The movie features John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Nikki Blonsky, James Marsden, and others.
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Storyline
In 1962, Tracy Turnblad is a 16-year-old heavyset high school student living in Baltimore. Along with her best friend, Tracy regularly watches The Corny Collins Show, a local teen dance television show. The teenagers who dance on the show attend Tracy and Penny’s high school, including Amber von Tussle and her boyfriend Link Larkin, the lead dancers.
Movie vs Book
Year
2007
Minutes
117
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Year
2007
Pages
128
Book Rate
7.64
S: Goodreads
Book
Hairspray: The Novel
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