Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Adventures of Mary Jane by Hope Jahren. This tour is being hosted by TBR and Beyond Tours.
Adventures of Mary Jane by Hope Jahren
Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction
Publishing Date: June 25, 2024
In this brand new reimagining, Mary Jane—the red-headed spark from Mark Twains, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, who stole Huck’s heart in just 30 pages—comes to life with her own story of adventuring down the Mississippi River in the 1840’s.
Meet 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.
In these chapters you’ll come to know the real Mary a girl on her own dangerous and 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 thrives in the face of these challenges, thanks to support from a caring boat captain, generous neighbors, a cheery peddler, a chosen family, a loyal and loving dog, and two hardworking horses. 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, pony-tailed boy she can’t stop thinking about.
Jahren 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.
Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200250795
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Mary-Jane-Hope-Jahren/dp/0593484118/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/adventures-of-mary-jane-hope-jahren/1144121911
IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/adventures-of-mary-jane-hope-jahren/20654518
HOPE JAHREN is a teacher, scientist, and book lover living in Oslo, Norway. Recognized as one Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, Jahren is the recipient of three Fulbright Awards and was named one of the Brilliant 10 by Popular Science magazine in 2005. She is the author of two works of nonfiction: The Story of More and Lab Girl, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. Adventures of Mary Jane is her first work of fiction.
Author Links:
Website: https://hopejahrensurecanwrite.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realhopejahren/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14104736.Hope_Jahren
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TOUR SCHEDULE
June 24th
Wishful Endings – Interview
June 25th
One More Exclamation – Review, Top 5 Reasons to Read Adventures of Mary Jane
June 26th
Stuck in Fiction – Promotional Post
June 27th
Second hand pages – Interview
June 28th
Confessions of a YA Reader – Promotional Post
June 29th
Paiges & Lalypops – Review
June 30th
The Book Dutchesses – Interview
June 24th
library_teacher – Promotional Post
ablueboxfullofbooks – Creative Post: Little Free Library Drop, TikTok
wishfulendings – Content Creator’s Choice
June 25th
callistoscalling – Review, Mood Board
onemoreexclamation – Content Creator’s Choice
June 26th
edithslittlefreelibrary – Top 5 Reasons to Read Adventures of Mary Jane
travelersguidetobooks – Review
meghenslittlelibrary – Promotional Post
June 27th
get.outside.and.read – Promotional Post
secondhandpages – Content Creator’s Choice
June 28th
bookdemonio – Promotional Post
chaoshappinessbookmama – Review
ellie_books_of_starlight – Review
June 29th
ninebookishlives – Promotional Post
paigesandlalypops – Content Creator’s Choice
June 30th
tbrandbeyond – Promotional Post
enthuse_reader – Review, TikTok
gryffindorbookishnerd – Review
