{"product_id":"adventures-of-mary-jane-9780593484142","title":"Adventures of Mary Jane","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLab Girl \u003c\/i\u003ereimagines the world Mark Twain's\u003ci\u003e Adventures of Huckleberry Finn \u003c\/i\u003efrom the point of view of a smart and determined young woman: Mary Jane, the red-headed spark who stole Huck's heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A journey not just along the Mississippi but to the center of the human heart.\"--Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of \u003ci\u003eShe's Not There\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003eMad Honey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCOSMOPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR - A \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeet 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his classic work \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese pages will show you the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ethrives\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJahren 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHope Jahren is a teacher, scientist, and book lover living in Oslo, Norway. Recognized as one \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's 100 Most Influential People, Jahren is the recipient of three Fulbright Awards and was named one of the Brilliant 10 by \u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 2005. She is the author of two works of nonfiction: T\u003ci\u003ehe Story of More\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLab Girl, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Mary Jane\u003c\/i\u003e is her first work of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Delacorte Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384441372946,"sku":"9780593484142","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_262bc952-e6ec-4038-bdfc-e4f83686e249.jpg?v=1750174083","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/adventures-of-mary-jane-9780593484142","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}