Jean Ferris
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.
Genres: Young Adult Romance
Series
Upon a Marigold
1. Once Upon a Marigold (2002)
2. Twice Upon a Marigold (2008)
3. Thrice Upon a Marigold (2013)
1. Once Upon a Marigold (2002)
2. Twice Upon a Marigold (2008)
3. Thrice Upon a Marigold (2013)
Novels
Amen, Moses Gardenia (1983)
The Stainless-Steel Rule (1986)
Invincible Summer (1987)
Looking for Home (1989)
Across the Grain (1990)
Relative Strangers (1993)
Signs of Life (1995)
All That Glitters (1996)
Love Among the Walnuts (1998)
Bad (1998)
Eight Seconds (2000)
Of Sound Mind (2001)
Much Ado about Grubstake (2006)
Underground (2007)
The Stainless-Steel Rule (1986)
Invincible Summer (1987)
Looking for Home (1989)
Across the Grain (1990)
Relative Strangers (1993)
Signs of Life (1995)
All That Glitters (1996)
Love Among the Walnuts (1998)
Bad (1998)
Eight Seconds (2000)
Of Sound Mind (2001)
Much Ado about Grubstake (2006)
Underground (2007)
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