Jean Ferris
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This author is not afraid to tackle difficult subjects: living with a deaf parent (Of Sound Mind), facing the consequences of a criminal act (Bad), or questioning one's sexuality (Eight Seconds). But Jean Ferris is also adept at writing comedy, historical fiction, and romance. What's most interesting is that she didn't publish her first novel until she was in her mid-40s. Yet she's never forgotten the intense feelings and changes of her own teenage years. Critics as well as teen readers have seen the evidence of that in her writing and have honored her novels with a number of awards, from Best Books for Young Adults to various state and National Book Award nominations.
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Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris avg rating 4.04 — 1,909 ratings — published 2002 9 editions |
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Twice Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris avg rating 3.69 — 498 ratings — published 2008 2 editions |
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Love among the Walnuts by Jean Ferris avg rating 3.84 — 255 ratings — published 1998 4 editions |
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Of Sound Mind by Jean Ferris avg rating 3.87 — 101 ratings — published 2001 4 editions |
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Much Ado About Grubstake by Jean Ferris avg rating 3.76 — 54 ratings — published 2006 2 editions |
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Bad by Jean Ferris avg rating 3.39 — 44 ratings — published 2001 |
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Underground by Jean Ferris avg rating 3.39 — 33 ratings — published 2007 |
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Weather the Storm (American Dreams, Part 3) by Jean Ferris avg rating 4.22 — 23 ratings — published 1996 2 editions |
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Into the Wind(American Dreams, Part 1) by Jean Ferris avg rating 4.04 — 24 ratings — published 1996 2 editions |
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Song of the Sea (American Dreams, Part 2) by Jean Ferris avg rating 4.14 — 22 ratings — published 1996 2 editions |
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"And they lived happily (aside from a few normal disagreements, misunderstandings, pouts, silent treatments, and unexpected calamities) ever after."
— Jean Ferris (Twice Upon a Marigold)
— Jean Ferris (Twice Upon a Marigold)
"I'm starting to believe that happily ever after includes people doing things that upset each other. We all get cranky, or impatient, or worried, or careless enough to do or say things that hurt someone else. Like it or not, that's normal. We can't blame it all on Olympia's bad energy. The important part is that we feel sorry about what we've done and make up for it. That's something Olympia never did."
— Jean Ferris (Twice Upon a Marigold)
— Jean Ferris (Twice Upon a Marigold)
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