Legally Blonde (novel)

This article is about the novel by Amanda Brown. For the 2001 film adaptation, see Legally Blonde. For other uses, see Legally Blonde (disambiguation).

Legally Blonde is a 2001 comic novel by American author Amanda Brown,^[2][1] with a copyright credit also going to Brigid (Bridget) Kerrigan.^[1][3][4]

Legally Blonde

First edition cover
Author	Amanda Brown
Language	English
Genre	Comedy
Publisher	AuthorHouse
Publication date	2001 (self-published),[1] 2003 (official publication)[1]
Publication place	United States
Pages	185
ISBN	978-0-75964-018-4
OCLC	47926797

The novel was the basis of the 2001 film Legally Blonde which starred Reese Witherspoon and its 2003 sequel Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde,^[2] as well as the 2007 musical Legally Blonde^[2] and the 2009 direct-to-video film Legally Blondes.

The novel was based on Brown's experiences while enrolled in Stanford Law School.^[1]

Legally Blonde also spawned a young adult novels series featuring a teenage Elle Woods during her high school years written by Natalie Standiford, all published in 2006 by Little, Brown and Company^[5][6]

Plot

Elle Woods, a blonde University of Southern California sorority president and homecoming queen, is deeply in love with her college sweetheart, Warner Huntington III. When Warner enrolls in Stanford Law School and aims to find a girl more serious than Elle to be his bride, Elle schemes a plan to follow him there to win him back.