3.5
The Next Great Jane
By K. L. GoingPublisher Description
From award-winning author K. L. Going comes a happily-ever-after story of a girl who discovers the true secret to all good writing--through an unlikely friendship, some well-intentioned matchmaking, and little bit of science.
Jane Brannen wants nothing more than to become a famous author like Jane Austen--she just needs to figure out the key to literary success! Her chance to uncover the secret arrives when bestselling author J. E. Fairfax visits her tiny town of Whickett Harbor. Unfortunately, a hurricane rolls in and Jane gets stuck with the author's snobbish son, Devon, instead. But when the skies clear, Jane realizes the wind has blown in something worse than annoying boys: Her mother, Susan, and Susan's new fiancé, Erik, have flown all the way from Hollywood to file for custody and bring Jane back to California. Now she needs to find a mate for her marine biologist father and figure out what's truly important about Whickett Harbor, so she can prove to her mother that this is where she's meant to stay.
Jane Brannen wants nothing more than to become a famous author like Jane Austen--she just needs to figure out the key to literary success! Her chance to uncover the secret arrives when bestselling author J. E. Fairfax visits her tiny town of Whickett Harbor. Unfortunately, a hurricane rolls in and Jane gets stuck with the author's snobbish son, Devon, instead. But when the skies clear, Jane realizes the wind has blown in something worse than annoying boys: Her mother, Susan, and Susan's new fiancé, Erik, have flown all the way from Hollywood to file for custody and bring Jane back to California. Now she needs to find a mate for her marine biologist father and figure out what's truly important about Whickett Harbor, so she can prove to her mother that this is where she's meant to stay.
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3.5
Sofia Bianco
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“This book was so good. I am in sixth grade, and this book was perfect for me. Omg I loved it so much. This author actually teaches at my school, and her son went in the same class as me, so it’s really cool that I know her. I am not giving this book five stars cuz I know the author tho. I really enjoyed it. It’s a quick and easy read. But I did find it a bit confusing at the end because Ana liked Jane’s father - Emmett. I was picturing Ana to be like 20 and Emmett to be like 40 soooooo… but it was really good would definitely recommend to 6/7th graders.”
Anne
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“RECOMMEND WITH CAUTION
This story had so many lovely and endearing qualities about it! I loved Jane's relationship with her father. He is “boring” and loves to talk plankton but she adores him. He is also a strong, masculine character portrayed as a protector, which is not something that happens often in today's culture. I'm from a small town and the people characterized in the story felt like what I grew up with and I loved it. The story has a great message about working hard doing what you love to do, it isn't just given to you. And obviously, there are many allusions to Jane Austen that I absolutely loved!
The reason I don't feel like I can officially recommend it is because climate change is discussed quite a bit. From what I understand of the issue, it was handled fairly well here. Plankton is good source for cleaning out carbon dioxide from the air, even more so than trees. But as the earth gets warmer, the plankton dwindles. The father talks about how he isn't worried about the earth surviving so much as he is worried the human species will not survive. I found this to be a bit too much of an alarmist attitude. While we are to take care of the earth since it is what God has given us to do, we should not fear our extinction.
The other issue is the mother and her fiance. It took me halfway through the book to realize they were living together. Nothing is mentioned that makes it glaringly obvious and maybe readers won't make the connection. But in an effort to look for a whole list of other things (LGBTQ etc), I don't want to miss other things that God calls evil.
If you would like your reader (especially the girls) to give this one a try, I would read it together so you can discuss it. There were so many great things about it that I loved.”
Miruna Elena Bîrleanu
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Tamara York
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“3.5 stars. A quick read set in a small town in Maine. The main character is a writer and deals with a new snooty family in town and her mother’s return for custody, mild Jane Austen references. This one would be more appealing to its targeted middle school audience. The setting and marine biology aspect were my favorite parts of the story. Younger readers would like the first date and aspiring writer themes.”
About K. L. Going
K. L. Going lives with her family in the Hudson Valley area of New York State. Since graduating from college she has worked as an adult literacy tutor, a ticket agent for a major airline, a front desk clerk at a resort hotel, and an assistant in a Manhattan literary agency. She has lived in Maine, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and New York. K.L. is the author of many books, including Fat Kid Rules The World, The Liberation of Gabriel King, and Dog in Charge. Her first novel, Fat Kid Rules the World, was a YALSA Michael L. Printz honor book.
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