The Adoration of Jenna Fox: 1 (Jenna Fox Chronicles)

Pearson, Mary E

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805076689 ISBN 13: 9780805076684

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, 2008

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:

"* ...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, 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

Book Description:

A chilling, page-turning psychological thriller set in a clinical future that may be closer than we think.