The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Author(s): Mary E. Pearson
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.
Review(s):
“* Raises the ante in unexpected ways until the very last page.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“* This is a beautiful blend of science fiction, medical thriller, and teen-relationship novel that melds into a seamless whole that will please fans of all three genres.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“* Outstanding examination of identity, science and ethics.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Readers will respond eagerly to this provocative novel.” —Kirkus Reviews, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Special
“What will hold readers most are the moral issues of betrayal, loyalty, sacrifice, and survival.” —Booklist
“Fascinating and thought provoking.” —Kliatt
“This novel is truly unlike any other I have ever read and is a breath of fresh air in the often predictable world of teen literature.” —ELLEgirl
“This is an amazingly powerful, thought-provoking, just brilliant novel.” —Teen Book Review
“An extraordinarily fine novel.” —VOYA
“Gut-punch plot twists.” —The Seattle Times
Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, Commended Golden Kite Honor Book (2009), Winner NCSS-CBC NotableTrade-Soc.Stdy, Winner CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI) (2009), Winner NYPL Best Books of the Year (2009), NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (2009), Long-listed Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice A. ML, California Children's Literature Council Award (2009), Winner Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens (2009), Winner Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens, Long-listed ALA Best Books for Young Adults (2009), Long-listed Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book A ML (2014), Washington Evergreen YA Book Award Master List, Long-listed Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List (2009), American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults (2009), Commended Golden Kite Honor Book (2008), Oklahoma Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award Master List, Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year (2009), Long-listed School Library Best Books of the Year (2008), Long-listed Maine Student Book Award Master List, Long-listed Oklahoma Sequoyah YA Book Award ML, Long-listed Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2009), Long-listed ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Long-listed Kentucky Blue Grass Award Master List (2009), Winner NYPL Books for the Teen Age (2009), Winner NYPL Stuff for the Teen Age (2009), Long-listed YALSA Amazing Audiobooks (2009), Long-listed IRA Young Adult Choices, NCSS-CBC: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (2009), Books for the Teen Age, New York Public Library (2009), Long-listed Kentucky Blue Grass Award Master List, Long-listed Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice A. ML (2009), Winner NCSS-CBC NotableTrade-Soc.Stdy (2009), Long-listed Texas Lone Star Reading List (2009), Winner Kansas State Reading Circle, Long-listed California Young Reader Medal Master List, Washington Evergreen Award Master List, Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Master List (2014), Long-listed Washington Evergreen YA Book Award ML, Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction (2009), Winner NYPL Book for Reading and Sharing (2009), Long-listed Missouri Truman Readers Award Master List, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year (2008), Winner Indiana Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Master List, Winner Kentucky Blue Grass Award (2009)
ISBN: 9780312594411