School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play

At Aburi Girls Boarding School in the hills of Ghana in the mid-1980s, Paulina rules the dining hall in her starched uniform with a sharp tongue and a gang of devoted followers. She is certain she will be the school's choice for Miss Ghana and the international pageant beyond it. Then a recruiter arrives, a glamorous former Miss Ghana, and so does Ericka, a new girl from America whose lighter skin and easy confidence upend the pecking order.