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| View Larger Image | Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year | Paperbackby Amy Belasen (Author), Jacob Osborn (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Simon Pulse | | Page Count: | 304 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 23, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 883,859rd |
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Product Description
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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 9 reviews)
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Disturbing and shallow by The Compulsive Reader (Big Rapids, MI, USA)  2 Stars
June 23, 2009
Jenny Green has had a horrid sophomore year. After some humiliating internet blog posts and being dumped for another girl, she begs her father to send her to boarding school in Canada where she hopes to make a fresh start. But then she gets spurned by one guy too many, prompting her to go on a killing spree to exact revenge.
Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year is a startling book. The basic principle of the novel--killing ex-boyfriends for revenge--is handled with a cavalier attitude, but instead of being amusing, it is troubling. The book is full of humor as Jenny makes light of the lavish and ridiculous lifestyles she and her friends live, but overall, the book really isn't too funny when you think about it. Jenny is a very three dimensional character and Belasen and Osborn do an excellent job and crafting an appropriately complicated plot, but many readers may not appreciate the dark message it sends. Instead of being darkly funny, Jenny is disturbing and the way she gets away with everything is disconcerting.
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All YA should be this good by Aerialgirl (Australia)  5 Stars
February 23, 2009
At last it seems Gen Y understands irony! A genuinely disturbing and also laugh out loud funny missile that aims squarely for the shallow, brand obsessed teenagers that fill the media (and yes, I know not all teenagers are like that.) It joins the dots between 'fashion ditz' and 'sociopath' with grace, humour and some really dark moments. Please,please can we have more of this pointed, intelligent stuff, and less of the swoony sparkly vampires?
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Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year by Amy Belasen and Jacob Osborn by Kelsey Boeckermann (Minnesota)  4 Stars
November 30, 2008
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.
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read this book by G. Paul (NJ) 5 Stars
October 27, 2008
This is a wonderful book. Funny, witty, well written and totally enjoyable. I highly recommend it and look forward to the authors' next book.
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Courtesy of Teens Read Too by TeensReadToo.com (All Over the US & Canada) 4 Stars
October 25, 2008
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
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