Sometime in the near future, Jenna Fox, 17, awakens from an 18-month-long coma following a devastating accident, her memory nearly blank. She attempts reorientation by watching videos of her childhood, "recorded beyond reason" by worshipful parents, but mysteries proliferate. Jenna can recite passages from Thoreau yet can't remember having any friends. As memories return, however, Jenna starts picking at the explanation her parents have spun until it unravels. Pearson (A Room on Lorelei Street ) uses each revelation to steadily build tension until the true horror comes into focus. Even then Pearson does not stop; she raises the ante in unexpected ways until the very last page. Clues are supplied by the supporting cast: Jenna's father, who made his fortune in biotechnology; a classmate whose loss of limbs has turned her into a crusader for medical ethics; Jenna's Catholic grandmother, who is hostile to her. A few lapses in logic- if Jenna's father is world-famous and the family in hiding, why does she enroll in school under her real name?-can be forgiven in favor of expert plotting and the complex questions raised about ethics and the nature of the soul. Ages 14-up. (Apr.)
Reviews :
…raises the ante in unexpected ways until the very last page.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“This is a beautiful blend of science fiction, medical thriller, and teen-relationship novel that melds into a seamless whole that will please fans of all three genres.” —School Library Journal, starred review“Outstanding examination of identity, science and ethics.” —Kirkus, starred review“Readers will respond eagerly to this provocative novel.” —Kirkus Reviews, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Special
“…what will hold readers most are the moral issues of betrayal, loyalty, sacrifice, and survival.” —Booklist
“Fascinating and thought provoking.” —Kliatt
Awards :
Winner of the 2010 Arkansas Teen Book Award
2009 Westchester Fiction Award
2010 International Reading Association Young Adult Choice Book
2010 Heartland Award Honor Award for Excellence in Young Adult Fiction
2011 Garden State Teen Book Award Finalist
2009 ALA Best Books for Young Adults
2009 Andre Norton Award Finalist
2009 Winner Distinguished Work of Fiction CLCSC
2009 NYPL Best Books
2008 Golden Kite Honor Award
Finalist for the 2010 German Youth Literature Award, Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
YALSA 2010 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Librarians' Choices 2008
2008 School Library Journal Best Books
Kirkus Best Young Adult Books of 2008
VOYA Top Shelf Fiction 2008
2009 Capitol Choices for Teens
Booklist 2009 Amazing Audiobooks
2008 Texas Lone Star Reading List
2008 Texas Tayshas High School Reading List
Cynsational Books of 2008
Locus Magazine 2008 Recommended Read
and so much more...
What I think about this book ,
I think this book is really interesting and really caught my attention . This book is like no other . Mary E . Pearson is a writer of extraordinary talent . She was destined to write a book that is so interesting .
I recommend that adolescents or adults to read this book . You can feel the emotion so much in this book. About her getting to know herself again . She felt very lonely and scared about the outside world and those in between her . She can not even trust her own parents . Yet this book is amazing .
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