“When you are perfect, is there anywhere else to go?”
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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.
“I think that maybe forgiveness is like change - it comes in small steps. (256)”
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“Are the details of our lives who we are, or is it owning those details that makes the difference?”
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“I know you have the patience of a rapidly decomposing turd.”
Mary E. Pearson book The Adoration of Jenna Fox
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“Some things aren't meant to be known. Only believed.”
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“… and time becomes a forgotten detail.”
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“There is something about her eyes. Eyes don't breathe. I know that much. But hers look breathless.”
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“I thought grandmothers had to like you. It’s a law or something.”
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“I don't want five hundred billion neural chips. I want guts.”
Mary E. Pearson book The Adoration of Jenna Fox
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