The Prized Girl: A Novel
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Days after a young pageant queen named Jenny is found murdered, her small town grieves the loss alongside her picture-perfect parents. At first glance, Jenny's tragic death appears clear-cut for investigators. The most obvious suspect is one of her fans, an older man who may have gotten too close for comfort. But Jenny's half-sister, Virginia—the sarcastic black sheep of the family—isn't so sure of his guilt and takes matters into her own hands to find the killer.
But for Jenny's case and Virginia's investigation, there's more to the story. Virginia, still living in town and haunted by her own troubled teenage years, suspects that a similar darkness lies beneath the sparkling veneer of Jenny's life. Alternating between Jenny's final days and Virginia's determined search for the truth, the sisters' dual narratives follow a harrowing trail of suspects, with surprising turns that race toward a shocking finale.
Infused with dark humor and driven by two captivating young women, The Prized Girl tells a heartbreaking story of missed connections, a complicated family, and a town's disturbing secrets.
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Amy K. Green. (2020). The Prized Girl: A Novel. Penguin Publishing Group.
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- From debut author Amy K. Green comes a devastating tale of psychological suspense: A teen pageant queen is found murdered in a small New England town and her sister's search for answers unearths more than she bargained for.
Days after a young pageant queen named Jenny is found murdered, her small town grieves the loss alongside her picture-perfect parents. At first glance, Jenny's tragic death appears clear-cut for investigators. The most obvious suspect is one of her fans, an older man who may have gotten too close for comfort. But Jenny's half-sister, Virginia—the sarcastic black sheep of the family—isn't so sure of his guilt and takes matters into her own hands to find the killer.
But for Jenny's case and Virginia's investigation, there's more to the story. Virginia, still living in town and haunted by her own troubled teenage years, suspects that a similar darkness lies beneath the sparkling veneer of Jenny's life. Alternating between Jenny's final days and Virginia's determined search for the truth, the sisters' dual narratives follow a harrowing trail of suspects, with surprising turns that race toward a shocking finale.
Infused with dark humor and driven by two captivating young women, The Prized Girl tells a heartbreaking story of missed connections, a complicated family, and a town's disturbing secrets. - reviews
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Set in small-town New England, Green’s disappointing debut introduces Virginia Kennedy—a dysfunctional 26-year-old estranged from her family, but obsessed with solving the apparent rape and murder of her half-sister, 13-year-old beauty queen Jenny Kennedy. The authorities like intellectually disabled Benjy Lincoln for the crime; he attended all of Jenny’s pageants, and Jenny’s overprotective mother recently accused him of trying to molest Jenny. Virginia isn’t persuaded, though, particularly since Jenny’s body was found near the house of Mark Renkin, the high school teacher with whom then-teenage Virginia had a four-year sexual relationship. When Det. Brandon Colsen shows an interest in Virginia, she takes advantage of their burgeoning romance to join his investigation. Virginia’s first-person narrative alternates with third-person chapters chronicling Jenny’s final days. Unconvincing characters, manufactured conflict, and clichéd plot devices plague this meandering mystery. The pace quickens in the book’s second half, but the grim and twisted conclusion fails to satisfy. Though the epilogue opens the door for a sequel, Green would do well to begin anew. Agent: Brandi Bowles, United Talent Agency.
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In the murder of a teenage beauty queen, many suspects vie for the crown. Who would want to kill a 13-year-old girl like Jenny Kennedy? The most likely suspect is Benjy Lincoln, a developmentally disabled man who had an inappropriate crush on Jenny and followed her from pageant to pageant. But Jenny's half sister, Virginia, doesn't believe he's guilty. So she teams up with Detective Brandon Colsen to interview Benjy and other people Jenny knew. As Virginia digs up her sister's sordid history, the last days of Jenny's life unfold in alternating chapters. It's unclear who's guilty, but no one in town is innocent. By the time Jenny was found dead, she had already quit her beauty pageants and was planning to run away with JP, a boy from school. Jenny's guidance counselor, Hunter Willoughby, ignored the warning signs. So did her father, who keeps a separate residence in New York. Her mother coped with the news by drinking herself into a stupor. At school, Jenny faced backlash from Christine Castleton and Mallory Murphy, the popular girls she rejected. And Benjy, of course, was heartbroken when she quit. But Virginia has a secret too. When she was in high school, she had an affair with a teacher, Mark Renkin, and has never recovered. Every week, she drinks until she blacks out, making her wonder where she was and what she was doing on the night Jenny was murdered. This disturbing tour behind the scenes of a stolen childhood exposes cringe-inducing truths--and leads to a shocking conclusion.COPYRIGHT(2019) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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From the ages of 5 to 12, Jenny Kennedy was the reigning queen of beauty pageants in the Northeast. By 13, she's come to hate pageants and doesn't even try out for the cheerleading squad. Then, before her fourteenth birthday, she's found raped and murdered in her Massachusetts hometown of Wrenton. Despite the age difference and lack of a close family bond, her half-sister, Virginia Kennedy, 26, feels obligated to find Jenny's killer. But Virginia has her own baggage, notably the effects of a four-year sexual relationship, which started when she was 14, with cool high-school math teacher Mark Renkin, who was one of Jenny's teachers. While the investigation goes well beyond the bounds of Wrenton to include known pedophiles, the answers are found close to home. The narrative toggles between Jenny's activities leading up to her death and Virginia's first-person accounts of the weeks afterward, as secrets are laid bare. Although this debut would have benefited from more likable characters, its nicely twisting plot will hold readers' interests.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)
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