The Adoration of Jenna Fox (2008) (edit title/settings)

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• Jenna Fox: She is the titular character. A 17-year old girl, raised as her parents' "miracle" who has been put on a pedestal and feels like she's always had to be the perfect child. She wakes up after being in a coma for over a year. She doesn't remember who she is and tries to piece together who she was before the accident and who she is now.
• Claire Fox: Jenna's mother. At times, Jenna chooses to call her Claire as a way to hurt her.
• Matthew Fox: The father of Jenna Fox, and is a brilliant scientist. He is concerned for his daughter's well being and makes sure to protect her. Matthew is rarely home and is always working.
• Allys: Another student at Jenna's school, her friend. She is the first one to say, "I like you."
• Dane: Jenna's neighbor, also a student, who is a little conceited and scary. He is described as being "empty."
• Clayton Bender: Jenna's neighbor, her first friend. He enjoys nature and shows Jenna the beauty in everything.
• Kara Manning: One of Jenna's old friends.
• Locke Jenkins: One of Jenna's old friends.
• Gabriel: One of Jenna's classmates.
• Dr. Rae: Teacher-collaborator at the school; officially Dr. Rae
• Mitch: Works at the school
• Lily: Jenna's grandmother, Claire's mother.Tough exterior covering for a pained interior.
• Ethan: Jenna's school mate whom she can open up to.
• Jenna Angeline Fox: Add a description of this character.
• Father Rico
• Walden Pond
• Thoreau
• Harris
• Kayla
• Bio Gel
• Jesus
• Edward
• Mr. Bender
• Mary E. Pearson

Quotes edit see section history

• “Pieces. A bit for someone here. A bit there. And sometimes they don't add up to anything whole. But you are so busy dancing. Delivering. You don't have the time to notice. And then one day you have to look. And it's true. All of your pieces fill up other people's holes. But they don't fill your own.”

  Jenna

• “I close my eyes and feel the cool, smell the mustiness of history, wood and walls, listen to the echoes and our shuffles and our memories. I breathe in the difference of being on this earth now, and maybe not tomorrow, the precipitous edge of something new for me but as ancient as the beginning of time.”

  Jenna

• “The dictionary says my identity should be all about being separate or distinct, and yet it feels like it is so wrapped up in others.”

  Jenna

• “Jenna is so used to every move being recorded at this point that she seems to have surrendered herself to the adoration of Jenna Fox.”

  Jenna

• “Walking across the street can be dangerous, but thousands of people do it everyday”

  Lilly

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Boston: Jenna's home before the accident
• California: Jenna's new home after accident

Organizations edit see section history

• Federal Science Ethics Committee: Add a description of this organization.

First Sentence edit see section history

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Family Secrets: Her parents and Grandma hide what happened from her. They leave her in the dark.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by The Fox Inheritance.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Mary E. Pearson (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Jenna Lamia (Reader)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Golden Kite Award (2009: Fiction, Honor)
• Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (2010, Honor Book)
• Andre Norton Award (Finalist, 2008: Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PZ7.P32316 Ad 2008
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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Good book. Might be hard to understand at times. No violence. Little romance, nothing of great importance. Hardly any bad language. Good for 13 and up.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering › Bioengineering › Biotechnology
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Teens › Social Issues

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