My Fair Monster
My Fair Monster by Adrienne Rivera, published by Page Street Publishing on August 19, 2025, is a young adult fiction novel that intertwines themes of love, ambition, and the challenges of neurodiversity. The story follows seventeen-year-old Corie Nielson, a pageant winner with a passion for horror films, as she navigates the pressures of family expectations and her aspirations to become a scream queen. With a busy schedule that includes pageant appearances, caring for her great-grandmother, and working at the family boutique, Corie is determined to seize an opportunity presented by a local monster costume contest.
Readers will find Corie’s journey filled with humor and heart as she grapples with her undiagnosed ADHD while trying to balance her dreams and responsibilities. The narrative explores her relationship with grumpy special effects makeup artist Everett Robbins, who becomes a crucial partner in her quest for horror stardom. As Corie faces the challenge of maintaining her family bonds and pageant traditions, she must ultimately decide what sacrifices she is willing to make for her ambitions. This edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English, offering a contemporary take on the intersection of performing arts and personal growth.
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Pageant winner and horror fanatic Corie Nielson dreams of putting the “QUEEN” in “SCREAM QUEEN”
Born into a family of beauty queens, seventeen-year-old Corie Nielson has the looks and charm befitting of Miss Teen Indiana. Her sights are set on the Miss Teen America crown next—and the college scholarship that comes with it—in hopes that she can finally break into her secret dream career: horror movie scream queen.
With pageant appearances, caring for her great-grandma, school, and shifts at the family boutique . . . there’s more than enough for one person to juggle, let alone Corie with her undiagnosed ADHD. But when the local horror show announces a monster costume contest that promises to make all her dreams come true, Corie can’t help but think: What’s one more thing? Surely, she can manage her family’s high expectations while also using her pageant skills to launch her into horror stardom. All she has to do is convince grumpy special effects makeup artist Everett Robbins to partner up and turn her into a pageant-worthy monster.
But old habits die hard; when the contest and a budding relationship with Everett distract her from her obligations even more, Corie must decide if a shot at her wildest dreams is worth risking the family bonds and pageant traditions that have brought her this far.
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