Velva Jean Learns to Drive: Book 1 in the Velva Jean series

Velva Jean Learns to Drive: Book 1 in the Velva Jean series - Paperback

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Velva Jean Learns to Drive: Book 1 in the Velva Jean series

Velva Jean Learns to Drive: Book 1 in the Velva Jean series - Paperback

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Book Overview

by Jennifer Niven (Author)

The New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places--soon to be a Netflix film starring Elle Fanning--presents a coming-of-age debut about ill-fated love during the Great Depression--and what it means to be a woman with ambition.

Velva Jean's mother urged her to "live out there in the great wide world," and growing up in Appalachia in the years before World War II, Velva Jean dreams of becoming a big-time singer in Nashville. Then she falls in love with Harley Bright, a handsome juvenile delinquent turned revival preacher. As their tumultuous love story unfolds, Velva Jean must choose between keeping her hard-won home and pursuing her dream of singing in the Grand Ole Opry.

Like All the Bright Places, hailed as a "charming love story about [an] unlikely and endearing pair" (New York Times Book Review), Jennifer Niven's debut novel is a big-hearted story about the struggle to find happiness.

Author Biography

Jennifer Niven is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe, as well as the popular Velva Jean series. She is also the author of several non-fiction books, including Ada Blackjack, The Aqua-Net Diaries, and The Ice Master, which was named a top non-fiction book by Entertainment Weekly. Her New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places is soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning. Although she grew up in Indiana, she now lives with her fiancé and literary cats in Los Angeles, which remains her favorite place to wander.

Number of Pages: 432
Dimensions: 0.91 x 8.12 x 5.24 IN
Publication Date: July 28, 2009
ISBN9780452289451
Author Jennifer Niven
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages432
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jennifer Niven

Jennifer Niven is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction, including the massive breakout All the Bright Places which she also adapted for Netflix. Her award-winning books have been translated into over 75 languages and have sold upwards of 3.5 million copies worldwide. When she isn't working on multiple book and screen projects, Jennifer oversees Germ, an online literary journal for high school age and beyond.

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