Title: The Adoration of Jenna FoxAuthor: Mary E. Pearson
Publish Date: September 1, 2009
Publisher: Square Fish
Pages: 288
ISBN: 0312594410
ISBN: 0312594410
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Range: Young Adult
Price: $8.99
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Range: Young Adult
Price: $8.99
Annotation: Set in a not to far off future, and after being in a Coma for over a year, Jenna Fox wakes up to a world where she doesn't remember anything. What Jenna is discovering about herself is the stuff science fiction is made of-but in this story the bio-technology is advanced enough to make her existence, and survival after the accident, real.
Summary: After an accident and awaking from an 18-month long coma, Jenna wakes without any recognition of her self, family, or past. Her parents show her videos of her life and memories, but still, she can't recognize or relate to any of it. She asks questions that nobody wants to answer. But, as she starts to remember, she finds even more questions arising about herself. This journey of self discovery begins in a time in the not so distant future where biological technology makes science fiction a reality and for Jenna, she begins to shed some light on who she is and what happened to her after the accident. Does she really have any control over herself anymore?
Summary: After an accident and awaking from an 18-month long coma, Jenna wakes without any recognition of her self, family, or past. Her parents show her videos of her life and memories, but still, she can't recognize or relate to any of it. She asks questions that nobody wants to answer. But, as she starts to remember, she finds even more questions arising about herself. This journey of self discovery begins in a time in the not so distant future where biological technology makes science fiction a reality and for Jenna, she begins to shed some light on who she is and what happened to her after the accident. Does she really have any control over herself anymore?
Evaluation: Both a mysterious (as you follow Jenna's realization along with her) and a science-fiction based book about the future of science, family, and acceptance of self. But doing so in a way that is original and fresh. To me a book that makes you think as well as being exciting is a book worth reading. Jenna Fox is both, and the plot is riveting. You really feel for Jenna.
Bibliotherapeutic Usefulness: Self-discovery after an accident, trust issues, acceptance of who you are or have become, post traumatic stress, self-identity, self-control, life after death, parental issues
Reason this book was chosen: I am a sucker for science and science fiction. I liked this like I liked Unwind. It was both mentally stimulating (pardon the brain pun) and while being a stimulating read, it also brought up some pertinent issues.
Bibliotherapeutic Usefulness: Self-discovery after an accident, trust issues, acceptance of who you are or have become, post traumatic stress, self-identity, self-control, life after death, parental issues
Reason this book was chosen: I am a sucker for science and science fiction. I liked this like I liked Unwind. It was both mentally stimulating (pardon the brain pun) and while being a stimulating read, it also brought up some pertinent issues.
Website: http://www.whoisjennafox.com/
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