The Fox Inheritance (The Jenna Fox Chronicles) by Mary E. Pearson

THE FOX INHERITANCE

by Mary E. Pearson

Young Adult

Macmillan
www.MaryPearson.com


3 Signed Copies will be given away on Friday, September 30, 2011!

About the Book:

Once there were three. Three friends who loved each other—Jenna, Locke, and Kara. And after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, their three minds were kept alive, spinning in a digital netherworld. Even in that disembodied nightmare, they were still together. At least at first. When Jenna disappeared, Locke and Kara had to go on without her. Decades passed, and then centuries.

Two-hundred-and-sixty years later, they have been released at last. Given new, perfect bodies, Locke and Kara awaken to a world they know nothing about, where everyone they once knew and loved is long dead.

Everyone except Jenna Fox.

Check out our Exclusive Interview with the Author here:

1) Considering a book from the first word you write to the moment you see it on a bookstore shelf, what’s your favorite part of the process? What’s your least favorite?

My favorite part is easily revision! Once I have a draft to work with, I could easily spend eons revising it. My least favorite part is when I get to the middle of a first draft. I always feel a bit of a panic, like the story is out of control and I'm not sure what it's about anymore. At this point I often have to remind myself to take a deep breath and keep moving forward.

2) If you could choose one dessert or snack food that you could eat as much as you want of (and never gain an ounce!) what would it be?

Dessert? Did someone mention my favorite meal? (And you're so kind. Not an ounce?) That would have to be a thick gooey hot fudge sundae!

3) If there was one thing about Locke's life that you’d like to have in your own life, what would it be? What about the one thing about his/her life that you’d NEVER want to have?

I'd love the opportunity to see the distant future, to see which events we anticipated actually happened, to see how much people and things have changed and what has stayed the same. Locke gets to see all those things. On the other hand, he has to endure the unimaginable to get there. I would definitely not want to go through what he did. I'm afraid I might end up like Kara.

4) Series like these always fascinate me because I want to know where the author is going and if he/she even knows where they’re going. So do you? Do you have it all plotted out in your head until the end or are you winging it as you go?

Winging all the way. I don't plan any of my books, standalones or series. I wait for some question or voice to come knocking. And knocking. It has to be persistent and then I give it a shot. With this series, I thought I was done with the first book, but then a question kept resurfacing from the first book that I finally had to explore. And as a writer I like stretching and trying new things. Writing a second book with some of the same characters--and history--was definitely a new challenge for me and gave me a whole new respect for writers of series! Some facts you can't change or revise for the new story because they are already written in stone with the prior book. With The Fox Inheritance, I thought I was writing the last book but about midway I started getting a sneaking suspicion that there was more. As usual, I kept pushing the thought out of my mind, but by the time I was done writing The Fox Inheritance, I was chomping at the bit with the possibilities of this other book. As I mentioned earlier, I explore a question or idea, which means I follow where it takes me. Sometimes I think I know where the story will go, but I'm probably only right half the time, if that. Stories and characters have minds of their own.

5) What's up next for you?

I am working on the third and final book of The Jenna Fox Chronicles. Yes, once again winging it, but I'm very excited to see how it's playing out. Hopefully I will have it done soon!

About the Author:

Mary E. Pearson is the author of bestselling, award-winning novels for teens. The Miles Between was named a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, and The Adoration of Jenna Fox was listed as a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, an IRA Young Adult Choice, NYPL Stuff for the Teen Age, and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She is also the author of A Room on Lorelei Street, David v. God, and Scribbler of Dreams.

Pearson studied at Long Beach State University and San Diego State University. She writes full-time from her home in Carlsbad, California, where she lives with her husband and two dogs. Visit the author online at: www.MaryPearson.com.

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