The Adoration of Jenna Fox

By: Mary E. Pearson

Narrated by: Jenna Lamia

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?

Mary E. Pearson's The Adoration of Jenna Fox is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

©2008 Mary E. Pearson (P)2008 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

“Narrator Jenna Lamia, who has a fresh, youthful-sounding voice, assumes the role of the confused teen. Lamia reads with a strong sense of believability, capturing the tone of a female adolescent with perfection.” —AudioFile

“It's hard to imagine any reader doing as fine a job with this audio as Lamia. Her vocal tone is faultless throughout, whether she is self-reflecting or interacting with the other impeccably voiced characters. There were moments during the sometimes-chilling narration when it was quite literally breathtaking. Jenna is believably torn, confused, angry, and cautiously hopeful during her recovery, growth and ultimate shocking realization of the truth about her accident and the subsequent steps her parents took to save her. The bonus interview with the author is as engaging and though provoking as Jenna Fox's story. Ideal for book discussions and group listening.” —KLIATT, Starred Review

“...Lamia becomes the transparent agent of Jenna's story: she leads the listener along that path by keeping her voice continually in the now, her nuanced, authentic teen inflection reflecting Jenna's newly won proficiency with language and her gradual decoding of the emotions and motives of her limited circle of family and friends. Lamia holds the rare gift of communicating not only the words on the page but also the punctuation and white space, infusing all with emotion. Listeners are taken beyond the book by the inclusion of a bonus interview with Pearson, which provides the gripping description of the author's driving force behind the writing.” —Horn Book Magazine

Great story, great narration.

I loved the flow of the story, the way it was written from the perspective of Jenna Fox. Jenna Lima was spot on with the narration. I got this book in one of audible's first in a series sales, not knowing anything about it previously. I am so glad I got it. I truly enjoyed the story. Although I enjoyed the other books this is by far the best in the series.

It's pretty good

It took a little bit for the book to get started but then I warmed up to it. I never got really attached to the story or characters but I was curious enough to finish it. I'm glad I read it.

A story filled with " what ifs"

The way the story unfolded like layers of an onion kept me interested. The questions of ethics vs what would you do we're thought provoking. Looking forward to reading the Sequel.

Great YA Fiction

This was a great book for my daughter and me to enjoy and discuss together. It is a typical "coming of age" story but it gets into so many ethical questions: from medical technology to a parent's expectations of her child.

Jenna Lamia is a fabulous narrator; we love her storytelling ability.

What would you do?

These are the questions:
Your child could die, but you have the knowledge and resources to save as much as you can, would you?
What if it were illegal?
What if you did it anyway?
Pray you never know, just ask the Foxes. Ms. Pearson always in there with questions that makes you rethink it all. Everything about this was awesome. Great writing that made you ask questions and feel like you were part of the action, which wouldn't have been managed without the beautiful narration.

engaging

A very thought provoking story. I read this years ago in actual book format. When I realized there are sequels, I decided to read it again but have since lost the book. So now I have joined Audible. I listened to this entire story in 3 days. The narrator is great at doing the different voices. I knew immediately who was speaking by her voice. I thoroughly enjoyed this story for a second time. I am excited for the next installment which I will promptly add to my library when my next credit posts. Audible is my new favorite thing. Listening to a story is much better than scrolling Facebook. 😊

Great story, quality of recording not so great

This was a great story and I really appreciated Mary's thought process on where the medical field truly could land someday. However, the recording itself and a number of skips and jumps. Missing words or jumps in the track. It was sort of distracting.

Thought provoking.

What made the experience of listening to The Adoration of Jenna Fox the most enjoyable?

This voice of the narrator.

Have you listened to any of Jenna Lamia’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Love to hear her southern accents in other by books.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

What if...

great story, ending seemed too quick

I wanted the story to continue where it was suddenly summarized, and abruptly ended. If I give too much detail, then this review would be a spoiler.

Thought provoking

This is one of those books that makes you wonder about the choices you would make if in the same situation. Just how far would you go to save your child?