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The Adoration of Jenna Fox
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The Adoration of Jenna Fox Like new - 2008

by Mary E. Pearson

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Who is Jenna Fox? Seventeen-year-old Jenna has been told that is her name. She has just awoken from a coma, they tell her, and she is still recovering from a terrible accident in which she was involved a year ago. But what happened before that? Jenna doesn't remember her life. Or does she? And are the memories really hers?This fascinating novel represents a stunning new direction for acclaimed author Mary Pearson. Set in a near future America, it takes readers on an unforgettable journey through questions of bio-medical ethics and the nature of humanity. Mary Pearson's vividly drawn characters and masterful writing soar to a new level of sophistication.The Adoration of Jenna Fox is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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  • Title The Adoration of Jenna Fox
  • Author Mary E. Pearson
  • Binding Like new
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), New York
  • Date April 29, 2008
  • Features Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # M00081200000013
  • ISBN 9780805076684 / 0805076689
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.2 in (21.84 x 14.99 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 12 to 18 years
  • Grade levels 7 - 13
  • Reading level 570
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Memory
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007027314
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • ALA Best Books Young Adults, 03/15/2009, Page 8
  • Booklist, 03/01/2008, Page 59
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 04/01/2008, Page 350
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2008, Page 325
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2008, Page 0
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 03/15/2008, Page 311
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/03/2008, Page 49
  • School Library Journal, 05/01/2008, Page 136
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2008, Page 41
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 08/01/2008, Page 0

About the author

Mary E. Pearson is the author of bestselling, award-winning novels for teens. The Miles Between was named a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, and The Adoration of Jenna Fox was listed as a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, an IRA Young Adult Choice, NYPL Stuff for the Teen Age, and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She is also the author of A Room on Lorelei Street, David v. God, and Scribbler of Dreams.

Pearson studied at Long Beach State University and San Diego State University. She writes full-time from her home in Carlsbad, California, where she lives with her husband and two dogs.