Adventures of Mary Jane

Name: Adventures of Mary Jane
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ISBN: 9780593484111

Hope Jahren

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Delacorte Press
30 July 2024

Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

In this brand new reimagining, Mary Jane-the red-headed spark from Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, who stole Huck's heart in just 30 pages-comes to life with her own story of adventuring down the Mississippi River in the 1840s.

The bestselling, award-winning author of Lab Girl reimagines the world Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of a smart and determined young woman- Mary Jane, the red-headed spark who stole Huck's heart.

""A journey not just along the Mississippi but to the center of the human heart.""-Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and co-author of Mad Honey

A COSMOPOLITAN BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR . A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Meet Mary Jane Guild. She's on a dangerous and unpredictable adventure down the Mississippi River-and she'll steal Huck Finn's heart along the way.

In his classic work Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain briefly introduces ""Mary Jane, the red-headed one."" In no time Mary Jane becomes the girl Huck thinks about ""a many and a many million times."" Now author Hope Jahren has created for Mary Jane a life as vivid and compelling as Huck's.

These pages will show you the real Mary Jane. A girl on her own dangerous, unpredictable journey down the Mississippi River in pre-Civil War America. Equipped with an uncanny ability for mathematics, a talent for sewing, and a bale of beaver skins, Mary Jane navigates deadly illnesses, angry mobs, treacherous landowners, outright thieves and swindlers, and more than a thousand miles of muddy water. What's more, she thrives in the face of these challenges, thanks to support from strangers who become friends. Traveling solo requires Mary Jane to grow up fast, but it ultimately leads her to a new resilience, a love of adventure, deep and enduring sisterhood, and a blue-eyed, ponytailed boy she can't stop thinking about.

Jahren offers a wealth of layered characters and deeply researched, authentic details of changing times in the North and South. Using the language and style of Twain and shifting the point of view, she explores timeless themes of duty, family, romance, and betrayal, with grit and courage at the core.

By: Hope Jahren
Imprint: Delacorte Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 561g
ISBN: 9780593484111
ISBN 10: 0593484118
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 30 July 2024
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

HOPE JAHREN is a teacher, scientist, and book lover living in Oslo, Norway. Recognized as one Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People, Jahren is the recipient of three Fulbright Awards and was named one of the Brilliant 10 by Popular Science magazine in 2005. She is the author of two works of nonfiction- The Story of More and Lab Girl, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. Adventures of Mary Jane is her first work of fiction.

Reviews for Adventures of Mary Jane

"★ ""Jahren has done a heroic amount of research but most of all has told a cracking good story. This book soars: Huck Finn has met his match in a wildly appealing, smart, and courageous girl."" —Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ ""Beautifully written and rich in fully realized, memorable characters and incident, the book is a treasure. Its surprising but satisfying ending gives Huckleberry Finn a run for its money."" —Booklist, starred review ""Hope Jahren's Adventures of Mary Jane is a marvelous mix of history and fiction in the wake of Mark Twain's magnus opus."" —Jerome Loving, author of Mark Twain: The Adventures of Samuel L. Clemens. ""Hope Jahren give new life to Mark Twain's Mary Jane and to all her lucky readers. This lovely, generous novel takes us on a journey not just along the Mississippi but to the center of the human heart. —Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and co-author of Mad Honey."