90 pages • 3 hours read
Mary E. PearsonThe Adoration of Jenna Fox
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Before You Read
Super Short Summary
In a future America, seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox awakens from a year-long coma with no memory of her past or the accident that caused it. Guided by her parents and estranged grandmother, she tries to piece together her life using home videos and a dictionary. As she reintegrates into society and school, Jenna uncovers unsettling truths about her identity, her father's secret use of bioengineering technology, and the lengths her family has gone to save her, leading to revelations about her very nature and existence. Inclusion of themes around medical ethics, trauma, and personal identity.
Reviews & Readership
Review Roundup
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson offers a thought-provoking exploration of identity and ethics within a dystopian context. Critics praise its compelling narrative and ethical complexity, though some find its pacing slow and certain plot developments predictable. Overall, it is lauded for its emotional depth and thoughtfulness.
Who Should Read The Adoration of Jenna Fox?
Readers who relish The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson are typically drawn to thought-provoking young adult fiction that explores identity, ethics, and the impact of technology on human life. Fans of The Giver by Lois Lowry and Unwind by Neal Shusterman will find similar themes here.
RecommendedReading Age
14-18yearsLexile Level
570LBook Details
Values/Ideas: Truth & Lies
Science-Fiction / Dystopian Fiction