The Adoration of Jenna Fox -- Mary E. Pearson, Hardcover

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.

Author: Mary E. Pearson
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 04/29/2008
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.90w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780805076684
Age Range: 12-18

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 122297 / Adoration of Jenna Fox

Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Heartland Award - Honor Book
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Kite - Honor Book
Award: Golden Kite - Honor Book
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/03/2008 pg. 49
Booklist 03/01/2008 pg. 59
Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2008 pg. 311
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2008 pg. 350 - Recommended
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2008 pg. 325
School Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 136
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2008 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 376 - Superior,Well Above Average
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2008 pg. 41
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2009 pg. 8

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.