2015 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
This book is about a 16 year old girl named Maggie whose Mother gets married and she and her sister Ronnie have to move from Chicago to Ireland. The story begins at a old carnival near the water and the weather is dreary. It takes you through first times, first love, suicide, finding yourself and being true to who you are. I really enjoyed that book since it was based in the 1990's during the height of the grunge rock with Nirvana playing an important role in her life and the connection it made with her Uncle Kevin. It took me back to my youth and I could really relate to Maggie and it could be good to show teens that social media has really changed how we connect and interact with each other.
This is a great link to explain the book and how she came up with the inspiration to write it.
Jessie Ann Foley talks about her book, The Carnival at Bray
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