{"product_id":"adventures-of-mary-jane-hardcover","title":"Adventures of Mary Jane - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHope Jahren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this brand new reimagining, Mary Jane--the red-headed spark from Mark Twain's\u003ci\u003e Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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 to a smart and determined young woman, she explores timeless themes of duty, family, romance, and betrayal, with grit and courage at the core.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749765382432,"sku":"9780593484111","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/807c30eb49a7c0cec95de3567b5f1581.webp?v=1779938008","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/adventures-of-mary-jane-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}