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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.
About the Author
Mary E. Pearson is the International and NYT bestselling and award-winning author the Remnant Chronicles trilogy, the Dance of Thieves duology, The Jenna Fox Chronicles trilogy, and several other books for young adults. Her numerous awards and honors include the Golden Kite for fiction, ALA Best Books, NYPL Best Books, IRA Choice Books, YALSA Teens Top Ten, Arkansas and South Carolina Young Adult Book Awards, and Andre Norton Award Finalist. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages world-wide.Mary is a native Southern Californian and received her BFA from Long Beach State University and her teaching credential from San Diego State University. She writes from her home in Carlsbad - usually out in her garden - and when she's not writing, she enjoys cooking for friends and family, and traveling with her husband because people and places inspire her.As a child she loved living in fantasy worlds and now she loves writing about them. She believes in magic, because, as one of her characters once whispered to her, "What is magic, but what we don't yet understand? "Visit Mary on Instagram @maryepearson for book news and updates.
