Books with title Dying to Win

Four girls want to be Peach Blossom Queen so bad they could die. The trouble is, one of them does. In sleepy Paradiso, California, the Peach Blossom Festival is the biggest event of the year. Winning Miss Peach Blossom, nicknamed Peggy Sue, means a scholarship and a Hollywood screen test. And maybe a ticket out of Paradiso. Unless someone kills you first. Who will the lucky winner be? LACEY PINKERTON. Rich, gorgeous, and powerful enough to get her way—or get even. RAVEN CRUZ. A tempestuous beauty from the wrong side of the tracks. KIKI DE SANTIS. Lacey’s best friend. Only the crown can free her from Lacey’s control. APRIL LOVEWELL. Tricked into a contest she’s meant to lose.

Nothing to gain and everything to lose …Jennie McGrady is quickly gaining a reputation as an amateur sleuth, and it isn’t going unnoticed by the local media. But the glamour of publicity is getting old, and Jennie would love to disappear into the crowd—especially when a plea from Courtney Evans leaves her out in the cold.Courtney is the typical wild sixteen-year-old: weird hair, strange friends, and an attitude to boot. But underneath the hype Jennie finds a compassionate, hurting friend who is running scared. When Courtney disappears, the police suggest she ran away, but Jennie’s instincts tell her this mystery has the sickly smell of drugs and money surrounding it.Gavin Winslow is determined to break into the world of journalism, and he thinks Jennie is his ticket in. A lead story on Portland’s very own Nancy Drew would get him the career attention he needs, but is his interest in Jennie more than professional?

Four girls want to be Peach Blossom Queen so bad they could die. The trouble is, one of them does. In sleepy Paradiso, California, the Peach Blossom Festival is the biggest event of the year. Winning Miss Peach Blossom, nicknamed Peggy Sue, means a scholarship and a Hollywood screen test. And maybe a ticket out of Paradiso. Unless someone kills you first. Who will the lucky winner be? LACEY PINKERTON. Rich, gorgeous, and powerful enough to get her way—or get even. RAVEN CRUZ. A tempestuous beauty from the wrong side of the tracks. KIKI DE SANTIS. Lacey’s best friend. Only the crown can free her from Lacey’s control. APRIL LOVEWELL. Tricked into a contest she’s meant to lose.

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)] [Read by Rachel Dulude] Nothing to gain and everything to lose . . . Jennie McGrady is quickly gaining a reputation as an amateur sleuth, and it isn't going unnoticed by the local media. But the glamour of publicity is getting old, and Jennie would love to disappear into the crowd - especially when a plea from Courtney Evans leaves her out in the cold. Courtney is the typical wild sixteen-year-old: weird hair, strange friends, and an attitude to boot. But underneath the hype Jennie finds a compassionate, hurting friend who is running scared. When Courtney disappears, the police suggest she ran away, but Jennie's instincts tell her this mystery has the sickly smell of drugs and money surrounding it. Gavin Winslow is determined to break into the world of journalism, and he thinks Jennie is his ticket in. A lead story on Portland's very own Nancy Drew would get him the career attention he needs, but is his interest in Jennie more than professional?

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)] [Read by Rachel Dulude] Nothing to gain and everything to lose . . . Jennie McGrady is quickly gaining a reputation as an amateur sleuth, and it isn't going unnoticed by the local media. But the glamour of publicity is getting old, and Jennie would love to disappear into the crowd - especially when a plea from Courtney Evans leaves her out in the cold. Courtney is the typical wild sixteen-year-old: weird hair, strange friends, and an attitude to boot. But underneath the hype Jennie finds a compassionate, hurting friend who is running scared. When Courtney disappears, the police suggest she ran away, but Jennie's instincts tell her this mystery has the sickly smell of drugs and money surrounding it. Gavin Winslow is determined to break into the world of journalism, and he thinks Jennie is his ticket in. A lead story on Portland's very own Nancy Drew would get him the career attention he needs, but is his interest in Jennie more than professional?