★?"Jahren has done a heroic amount of research but most of all has told a cracking good story.?This book soars: Huck Finn has met his match in a wildly appealing, smart, and courageous girl." ?Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★?"Beautifully written and rich in fully realized, memorable characters and incident, the book is a treasure. Its surprising but satisfying ending gives Huckleberry Finn a run for its money."??Booklist, starred review

★?"A rollicking adventure full of rich characterizations that will be ­enjoyed by junior high and high school readers."??School Library Journal, starred review

"Hope Jahren's Adventures of Mary Jane is a marvelous mix of history and fiction?in the wake of Mark Twain's magnus opus." ?Jerome Loving, author of Mark Twain: The Adventures of Samuel L. Clemens.?

"Hope Jahren give new life to Mark Twain's Mary Jane and to all her lucky readers. This lovely, generous novel?takes us on a journey not just along the Mississippi but to the center of the human heart. ?Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She's Not There and co-author of Mad Honey.