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Killing Britney

by Sean Olin

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ISBN13: 9780689877780
ISBN10: 0689877781
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Britney is the girl everyone loves to hate.

Ever since Britney transformed herself from freak-and-geek to the most popular girl at school, her life has been touched by tragedy. First it was her mom, who drowned on a family rafting trip. Then her hockey-star boyfriend, Ricky, was killed in a hit-and-run.

When the deaths continue to pile up, everyone fears for Britney. Sure she's popular, blond, and fabulous.

But is that enough reason for someone to want to...kill her?

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"Olin's novel is structured like a typical horror movie, and readers will likely be sucked into the mystery. After her mother's death, Britney Johnson transformed into a blonder, skinnier self, got a hockey jock boyfriend and became popular. But during this snowy Wisconsin winter, her new life spins out of control: her boyfriend is killed in a horrific hit-and-run that may not have been an accident, the brother of her best friend, Melissa, is killed, then Melissa herself — each in terrible, gory ways (Melissa is run over by a Zamboni machine, her body 'caught like chicken bones in the corkscrew blade'). Along the way, Britney receives a CD, a threatening voice telling her what will happen 'when I come for you,' and Melissa finds an unsettling picture in her brother's possessions after his death. Pretty soon everyone looks like a suspect: Is it the old friend whose heart she broke? Her father's friend's troubled son who is staying with them? Are the crimes connected to her mother's death, and was the killer actually after Britney? Readers will puzzle along with the detective trying to solve the crime before Britney is killed or finally goes insane. The writing may be mediocre, and readers will be left with questions, but they will likely have enough fun figuring out who done it — and why — to stick with this pageturner. Ages 14-up. (July)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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Ever since Britney transformed herself from geek status to one of the most popular girls in school, her life has been touched by tragedy. After the bizarre deaths of her mother and boyfriend, everyone fears for Britney. Is her popularity reason enough to want her dead, too?

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blackrosesx, July 25, 2006 (view all comments by blackrosesx)
i thought this was a pretty good book.. at the beginning i was thinking there was only going to be a few murders, with the regular "gun shot" kind of thing. it turned out to be a really good book, one that keeps you thinking. i'm still not so sure about the ending - i'm not quite sure i understand it yet. i thought it would've ended better without the last chapter, but i guess maybe that's because i don't quite understand it. all in all, i think it combined the best "genres" altogether - romance, horror, mystery. very nice.
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goodbye, May 21, 2006 (view all comments by goodbye)
At first when I saw this book, I didnt feel like reading it because i had picked it for a project. Well, I was really bored so I picked it up and started reading. Let me tell you, I finished it that day. I couldn't believe how good this book was. In the beginning it seems like its going to be another one of those books about geeks who turn into popular girls in high school and have the greatest life. However a few chapters later people were being killed. It kept me going until late in the night and when i finished the book, I had to write down everything that happened. I really thought I knew who it was, but turns out I was wrong. It explains everything in the end, but you really have to think about it to understand it and pay close attention to some important details. I say if your even thinking about getting this book, give it a try. I didn't want to read it but hey, look how good it was.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689877780
Author:
Olin, Sean
Publisher:
Simon Pulse
Author:
Pyle, Howard
Subject:
Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
Horror & Ghost Stories
Subject:
Social Situations - Violence
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Horror
Subject:
Teenage girls
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
June 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Pages:
234
Dimensions:
8.40x6.32x.66 in. .46 lbs.
Age Level:
14-17

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