The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780805076684)

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
ISBN-10: 0805076689
ISBN-13: 9780805076684
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Language: English
Published: 04/29/2008
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.90w x 1.20d

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

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