17 year old Jenna has just come out of a more than a year long coma. she was injured in a terrible car accident that put her in this state, and now she has little to no memory of who she is, what happened to her, or anything else about her life. Her parents are insistent that Jenna stay at home to help the healing process; her mother has her watch old family movies to help remember her past. Slowly, bits of memory begin to come back to her- however, some of these memories are quite stilted and do not match up with what she has been told about herself. Moreover, Jenna is remembering things she shouldn't, things that come from times when she was far too young to remember. Jenna begins to push at the boundaries set by her parents to become independent and live on her own terms. With a little pushing from her oddly distant grandmother, Lily, Jenna starts to discover some disturbing facts that shed light on her past and accident and lead her to believe that things are not how her parents make it seem.

I liked this book a lot- it's a good sci-fi with a human element for non sci-fi readers. It won't appeal as much to hardcore sci-fi fans- this is light reading. The story was enjoyable, albeit far fetched. The ending was a bit lacking (it was uncharacteristic with regards to established characters and it just feels like we were set up for more conflict than we were given). Nonetheless, this is a recommended read. Great for the late middle school/early high school set. ( )

Jenna doesn’t remember who she is. She has only been awake from a coma for about two weeks and getting used to being around her parents and grandmother, even though she doesn’t know them at all, is tough. In hopes of restoring her memory and to give her something to do when she can’t go outside, Jenna’s mother gives her a task to complete. Just about every moment of Jenna’s life was captured on video - from when she was in the womb until shortly before the terrible accident that put her in the coma. There are several disks that document her sixteen years on Earth and Jenna makes the decision to watch each and every one of them in order from beginning to end. She is determined to remember who she is, what put her in the situation she is in now, and why, it seems, she and her family are in hiding.THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX is an enthralling story. Jenna’s character develops before your eyes as she learns more and more about her past life and gets to explore a little of her new one. Mary E. Pearson devotes time to creating several well-rounded characters and an extremely satisfying, yet surprising, ending.If you enjoy THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX you might want to read SKINNED by Robin Wasserman. They are similar in many ways, but where it looks like SKINNED is the first in a trilogy THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX is a wonderful stand-alone. ( )

Jenna awakes from an eighteen-month comma unable to remember who she is or those who are the closest to her. All that she knows is, is what she is told, she was in an accident. When her memories do start to come back, they are only in bits and pieces but something isn’t right. Jenna has memories of herself as an infant, and although she can’t remember anything about herself, she knows an unprecedented amount about world history. It doesn’t take Jenna long to figure out that a huge secret is being kept from her.Here is an excerpt from the book. I don’t usually do this, but this passage just really got to me.PiecesIsn’t that what all of life is anyway?Shards. Bits. MomentsAm I less because I have fewer, or do the few I have mean more?Am I just as fell as anyone else? Enough?Pieces.Allys saying "I like you."Gabriel snorting out bread, freeing me to laugh.And Ethan reminding me how much I do know.PiecesI hold them like thy are life itself.They nearly are.Such a short summary, I know, but I hate to give anything away! The entire time your reading from Jenna’s perspective and you know that something isn’t right. You know there is something that your missing! What really happened after the accident?This novel is part mystery and part science fiction. The story is told beautifully and it fully captivated me. It unfolds slowly, but it is necessary to understand everything that Jenna is going through. I was also fascinated by the topic of medical ethics, how far should we let science go? Is this the kind of world we’ll be living, in the not so distant future? If you haven’t read this novel yet, I highly suggest that you do. I know that I will be looking forward to reading more from Pearson! ( )

“Thought-provoking and well written science fiction. Definitely kept me reading, or listening. Asks the question: how far should medical technology be allowed go to save a life? Jenna Fox is a seventeen year old girl who awakes from a coma after a car accident to find out just how far her own parents will go. I was intrigued from beginning to end, and the surprise ending was actually satisfying. ( )

When Jenna awakes from an 18-month coma, she's not sure who she is. Slowly, she learns to walk again, to interpret facial expressions and begins to recollect a few memories, but things don't feel right. How true! This speculative fiction novel addresses identity, nano-technology, family and manipulation.