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Jean Ferris

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Jean Ferris


Born
January 24, 1939

Died
October 30, 2015

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Genre
Fiction, Young Adult


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 · 35,565 ratings · 3,014 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors
Once Upon a Marigold (Upon ...
4.01 avg rating — 24,913 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions
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Twice Upon a Marigold (Upon...
3.80 avg rating — 5,056 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions
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Love Among the Walnuts
3.99 avg rating — 1,584 ratings — published 1998 — 17 editions
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Thrice Upon a Marigold (Upo...
3.88 avg rating — 962 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions
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Of Sound Mind
3.78 avg rating — 878 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions
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Bad
3.77 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions
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Much Ado About Grubstake
3.81 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions
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Into the Wind (American Dre...
4.28 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions
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Eight Seconds
3.68 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions
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Weather the Storm (American...
4.33 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions
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Series by Jean Ferris

Once Upon a Marigold Twice Upon a Marigold Thrice Upon a Marigold
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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
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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