Jenny Green is a spoiled teen "princess" and the newest junior at Montreal's Molson Academy. Jenny wants a fresh start in her new school, and she's curious to see what Montreal has to offer, most especially in the boy department. Beautiful, charming, and sharp-witted, Jenny has no trouble getting the boys to fall for her.

But when she discovers just how despicable the male gender can be -- with the lying, the cheating, and the utter disrespect -- she decides to make them pay...with their lives.

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Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year by Amy Belasen and Jacob Osborn

Title: Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year
Author: Amy Belasen and Jacob Osborn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publication Date: September 2008
Pages: 304

Rating: B-
Plot - 16/20
Characters - 11/20
Writing - 13/20
Originality - 19/20
Entertainment - 14/10
Recommendation - 7/10
Total: 80/100

Summary:
Hell hath no fury...

Jenny Green is a spoiled teen "princess" and the newest junior at Montreal's Molson Academy. Jenny wants a fresh start in her new school, and she's curious to see what Montreal has to offer, most especially in the boy department. Beautiful, charming, and sharp-witted, Jenny has no trouble getting the boys to fall for her.
But when she discovers just how despicable the male gender can be--with the lying, the cheating, and the utter disrespect--she decides to make them pay...with their lives.

Review:
Well, this novel turned into something I truly didn't expect. The summary really doesn't do this novel justice. The plot was very original and silly but exciting. I mean, the summary makes it seem like she's just a random serial killer, right? But she did have her reasons, it just got out of hand.

The writing was probably the worst part of this novel, it wasn't that well constructed. It was kind of strange and it felt fake. But it was well enough done to read and enjoy. The characters were also kind of flatly constructed and really unreal, but Jenny was probably the best, she was smart and humorous. She was just your typical rich, spoiled princess with a few good qualities to her.

But, the book was really enjoyable and it made me so curious to find out what would happen with Jenny. I would recommend it, just don't plan to be blown away.

November 30, 2008

read this book

This is a wonderful book. Funny, witty, well written and totally enjoyable. I highly recommend it and look forward to the authors' next book.
October 27, 2008

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Wanting to get away from the life on Long Island, Jenny Green convinces her parents to let her attend boarding school in Quebec. She's done her research and she's pushed for Molson (yes, as in the beer) Academy. She's got her reasons for choosing Molson. For one, it's out of the country. For another, Josh Beck's family has moved to Quebec.

But all does not start well when she arrives at Molson. Deciding on the school late in the summer, the only dormitory rooms available for Jenny are either in the freshman dorm (no way!) or the Female Artists' Colony (aka Hippie Hall.) The lesser of the two evils seems to be Hippie Hall. As soon as she meets the housemother, Raven, and her roommate, Jacinda, she begins to question her choice.

Jenny settles in and thankfully one normal girl is in her dorm - Chloe. The two immediately click and a friendship is formed. But it doesn't take long for Jenny to feel like she doesn't belong. She never felt a part of the group in Long Island; the same is now happening at Molson.

Jenny eventually runs into Josh, who recognizes her immediately. The two soon start to hang out together. Unfortunately, it seems that Josh isn't the dreamy boyfriend she thought he'd be.

Molson is in shock when one of their own students is arrested on conspiracy charges. They find in his possession a list of students he wanted to shoot. Jenny is shocked to find out her name was on the list. In that moment, she decides that she doesn't want to die a virgin and decides to have sex with Josh. His parents are out for the night, so the two go back to his house. When she learns that he neglected to use a condom, fear of pregnancy and disease quickly turns to anger. How could he be so selfish? The sex wasn't even any good!

From that first lack of consideration by one male in her life, Jenny Green turns into "Supergirl" in her own head. When Josh comes to her dorm room expecting a little intimacy, Jenny loses it and grabs the closest thing she can, her roommate's glass bong. In her haste, she manages to slash Josh. She slashes enough that she kills him. Jenny is able to clean up the blood in her room without anyone noticing, and manages to cart his body out in a large duffle bag. She drags him to a deserted building and stages a fake suicide to avoid detection.

When Jenny seemingly gets away with Josh's murder, she feels invincible. This is the beginning of Jenny's downward slide into her murdering madness. Any male that crosses her path is in for a rude awakening (or should I say death?). Jenny thinks she's too clever to be caught. But is she as smart as she thinks she is?

Pick up JENNY GREEN'S KILLER JUNIOR YEAR to find out for yourself!

Reviewed by: Jaglvr
October 25, 2008

Just Horrible

Hell hath no fury...

Jenny Green is a spoiled teen "princess" and the newest junior at Montreal's Molson Academy. Jenny wants a fresh start in her new school, and she's curious to see what Montreal has to offer, most especially in the boy department. Beautiful, charming, and sharp-witted, Jenny has no trouble getting the boys to fall for her.

But when she discovers just how despicable the male gender can be -- with the lying, the cheating, and the utter disrespect -- she decides to make them pay...with their lives.
Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year is one of the worst book I've ever read. I had a problem with Jenny. She was so spoiled and her personality seemed off; she was just weird (and not in a good way).And her reason for moving to Montreal (to go out with a guy) was stupid. One minute she would be killing, and then the next, she was worried about her clothes and how the would get stained. I mean come one, she just killed a guy and she's worrying about her clothes? That's just insane. This book is supposed to have dark humor, but I didn't find any. Unless the humor is her killing people. Sure, she had her reasons for killing the guys, but still it doesn't condone it. [...]. The writing was really good though.It was just Jenny and the killings that I had a problem with.She's a teen Dexter. I don't recommend this book to anyone. I know some people gave it four or five stars and they loved it. Maybe it was me or something but I just didn't like this book. If you still want to read it go ahead.
-Carol
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October 24, 2008

A Killer Obsession

This book truly entertained me. Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year by Amy Belasen & Jacob Osborn is a wickedly funny work of dark humor that had me laughing out loud. I haven't come across such fantastic and slightly sick wit since the movie Heathers. If you liked that, you must read this book. Jenny Green would give J.D. from Heathers a serious run for the money in the psycho department. Plus, she's got the attitude of all the Heathers combined. I have to caution up front that it is meant for older teens because of the more mature content. Also, just because it has a Young Adult label on it, do not let this stop any adults from reading this one. It is completely amazing, and I do believe I'm obsessed. Come on over to the dark side for a little while and hear Jenny's story. Just don't bring any sharp objects.

Jenny Green is your average spoiled Jewish girl living in Long Island. She's got her parents wrapped around her well manicured fingers and she's used to always getting her way. Which is why she is able to convince them to let her leave the US to attend Molson Academy in Montreal. That's right, Molson, as in the beer. Her motives for leaving are anything but academic. Jenny is on the trail of a hot guy she's got a crush on. The guys in Long Island have been nothing but trouble, so she's off to find one better. Oh, and the school has a TCBY, and since she's lactose intolerant, that's got to be a sign or something. So it's off to Canada for a fresh start for Jenny Green.

Well, things don't always work out the way we want them to. Jenny is living in a house with a bunch of stinky hippies and she soon finds out that the guy of her dreams is just another creep. When he does something to her that is totally aweful, she kind of kills him. But on the bright side, she has a new best friend who is really cool. So she does feel kind of bad about the murder thing, but he deserved it, and it was just a one time thing. Sort of. Unless someone really deserves it. Like the next guy who does something even worse to her. Or the next...

At first the killing is accidental, but it soon becomes an obsession. She even makes up another personality to justify her actions. She honestly believes she's doing the world a favor by ridding it of such despicable people. Really, she probably even saved some lives by taking out such creepers. After all she hasn't been caught, so why stop? Well Jenny, if the paranoia doesn't get you, maybe the cops will. Or perhaps you will develop a conscience. Maybe not. Whatever happens Jenny, you are one sick, yet amusing psychopath.

This book is dark, witty and a whole lot of fun. Jenny's voice and attitude are both hilarious and disturbing. You want to like her, then you realize, duh, she's a killer. But then you somehow end up rooting for her. She's such an unlikely serial killer that you don't know what to think. The fact that she will murder someone in cold blood but she refuses to use curse words is quite amusing. The book is also inhabited by other funny and memorable characters for Jenny to mess with. I loved Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year, and I hope that we get to find out someday how her senior year plays out.

October 05, 2008

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