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Jean Ferris

Born

January 24, 1939

Died

October 30, 2015

Website

http://www.jeanferris.com/

Genre

Fiction, Young Adult

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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. ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 35,617 ratings · 3,021 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors

	Once Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 24,951 ratings — published 2002 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twice Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 5,062 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Among the Walnuts 3.99 avg rating — 1,585 ratings — published 1998 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thrice Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 967 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of Sound Mind 3.77 avg rating — 880 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad 3.77 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Much Ado About Grubstake 3.81 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Wind (American Dreams, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eight Seconds 3.68 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weather the Storm (American Dreams, Part 3) 4.33 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Upon a Marigold (3 books)
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Quotes by Jean Ferris (?)

“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

tags: happily-ever-after

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“Secrets have a way of making themselves felt, even before you know there's a secret.”
― Jean Ferris, Once Upon a Marigold

tags: secrets

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“I know it's important to do more than just complain when there's something you don't like. You need to try to do something about it, or you're nothing but a whiner.”
― Jean Ferris, Twice Upon a Marigold

tags: complaining, whining

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Here is the voting poll for the November 2021 BOTM Group Read. We did not have a theme for this month. I have reviewed the books and if there is something that may be "iffy" you will find that in the comments. As always, please do your own research to see if it is appropriate specifically for your own self.

The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais

8 votes 47.1%

Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

6 votes 35.3%

Lie to Me by Kaitlin Ward

2 votes 11.8%

The Means That Make Us Strangers by Christine Kindberg

1 vote 5.9%

Love Among the Walnuts by Jean Ferris

0 votes 0.0%

17 total votes

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