Saturday, July 9, 2016

The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley

Location: Ireland

 

Awards: 2015 Printz Honor Winner, ALA 2015 Top Ten BFYA, William C. Morris Award Finalist, Kirkus Reviews' Best YA Book

 

Love music and enjoy a little romance peppered with adventure in your reading?  This book is for you!  Sixteen year old Maggie lives in Chicago with her mother and 10 year old sister.  Her grandmother and her cool uncle Kevin live in the apartment upstairs.  All that changes when her mother falls in love with Colm and the family moves to Bray, Ireland.  There, Maggie struggles to make friends and adjust to a new country and community, while profoundly missing her uncle and grandmother.  Enjoy the mystery, lyricism and beauty of this fun read!


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