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MY PLAIN JANE

Jodi Meadows Cynthia Hand Brodie Ashton

MY PLAIN JANE is a comedic, fantastic, romantic, not-entirely-faithful retelling of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.
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MY PLAIN JANE by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows is a New York Times bestseller!

Jane has endured years of hardship and misery, and is ready to embark on a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall. She's rather poor. She's rather plain. Also, she has terrible taste in men.

Charlotte is an aspiring novelist. (Yes, she's that Charlotte). And she's determined to capture her friend Jane's story even if it means worming her way into the most epic ghost hunt this side of Wuthering Heights.

Alexander is an agent of the Society for the Relocation of Wayward Spirits. He's about to discover something very disturbing going on at a little place called Thornfield ...

Reader, there will be murder. Mayhem. Conspiracy. And, of course, romance. Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions, in which all is not as it seems, and a certain Mr. Rochester is hiding more than skeletons in his closets.
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Published 2018-06-01 by HarperTeen

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A delightfully deadpan deconstruction of a Gothic novel, with a ghost almost no one can see providing the commentary. Marvelously self-aware and almost too clever for its own good, it's a twisted version of Jane Eyre that will have teens and English teachers alike in stitches. Apologies to the real Charlotte Brontë, but you'll need extra copies of this one. --- Booklist, starred review

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Poland: Sina Qua Non;

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]...]The authors' prose holds all the flavor of a juicy period novel yet with the addition of numerous, witty asides. The narrative is full of wry humor . . . and laugh-out-loud commentary. The authors' affection for their source material is abundantly clear in this clever, romantic farce. - Publishers Weekly, starred review Read more...

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Czech Republic: Albatros; Brazil: Autentica; Spanish: Urano (International Editors Co);

Foreign licence Client

[...] “[MY PLAIN JANE] humorously blends fact with fiction and offers a gentler, more hopeful outcome for Charlotte [Bronte], her siblings, and her heroine. A must-read for fans of MY LADY JANE or Jane Eyre and a fun alternative for fans of paranormal romances. – School Library Journal, starred review

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YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults List 2019 Read more...

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[...] Hand, Ashton, and Meadows offer up a fantastical, tongue-in-cheek plot that manages to both poke fun at and hold in high esteem the novel that provided the inspiration ... Reader, it delighted. A fun, supernatural mashup of different literary novels that shines on its own merit. ---- Kirkus Reviews

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