The Next Great Jane
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4.7 • 6 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher 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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jane Austen fan and aspiring writer Jane, 12, can't wait to meet a published author when bestselling romance novelist J.E. Fairfax visits her tiny Maine town, she looks forward to learning "the secret to literary success." Unfortunately, it's also the night of the worst hurricane in a decade, and after a series of misadventures, Jane must grapple with two unwelcome visitors: Fairfax's irritating son, Devon, and Jane's own screenwriter mother, who arrives suddenly from Hollywood with her new fianc . Jane, who has always been happy living with her oceanographer father, is terrified that her mother's sudden interest in joint custody will mean having to leave loved ones behind. To tip the scales in her father's favor, Jane decides he needs an impressive girlfriend and schemes to set him up with Fairfax. Going (Bumpety, Dunkety, Thumpety-Thump!) offers a fitting depiction of life in a small coastal town three grades share a single classroom at the small school and shrewdly imbues her lively romantic comedy with timely discussions of natural science and climate change, as well as advice on what it takes to become a successful author. Ages 10 14.
