The Carnival at Bray, Jessie Ann Foley
The Carnival at Bray, Jessie Ann Foley
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The Carnival at Bray

Author: Jessie Ann Foley

Narrator: Erin Moon

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/31/2015

Synopsis

This remarkable novel, a Printz Honor winner and William C. Morris Award finalist, follows a teen during her life-changing move to Ireland. A searing exploration of grief, first love, and the transformative power of music, the book is perfect for fans of Emergency Contact, We Are Okay, and I’ll Give You the Sun.  Sixteen-year-old Maggie Lynch’s heart pulses to the beat of Pearl Jam and the Smashing Pumpkins, but when her mother uproots them from Chicago to a tiny town in Ireland, Maggie struggles to adjust. Her uncle Kevin, who happens to be a grunge musician, is her only connection to home. Though he keeps Maggie supplied with the latest issues of Spin, she still feels totally isolated. When a visit from Kevin goes wrong and tragedy strikes, Maggie knows that she can’t let the world pass her by a moment longer. To fulfill a dying wish, she breaks her mother’s rules by traveling to Rome for a concert. The journey is harder than she ever guessed, but maybe, along the way, Maggie will learn to live her life to the fullest.

About Jessie Ann Foley

Jessie Ann Foley is the Printz Honor–winning author of the YA novels The Carnival at Bray (also a Morris Award finalist), Neighborhood Girls, Sorry for Your Loss, and You Know I’m No Good. For middle graders, she has written Breda's Island and Severe and Unusual Weather. Her work has been named to best-of lists by Kirkus Reviews, ALA Booklist, YALSA, Entertainment Weekly, and many other outlets and has been featured on school and library recommended reading lists all across the United States. Jessie lives with her family in Chicago, where she was born and raised. You can visit her online at jessieannfoley.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on January 24, 2024

1/23/24: Reread for a YAL class, and a majority of the class really admired it, though they also quizzed me about the music that I grew up with, the concerts I attended, and so on. But that seems appropriate, in that music plays a central role in the book. Rock, grunge music. Funny that I had also b......more

Goodreads review by Ricki on January 18, 2015

2015 Morris Finalist When I read the back of this book, I thought, "Hmm." It felt like a (recent) historical fiction with its emphasis on '90s grunge music and the highlights of Kurt Cobain's life. Because my teen years spanned through part of the '90s, I was intrigued. My favorite aspect of this boo......more

Goodreads review by Kovaxka on October 11, 2019

Egészen jó ifjúsági regény. Bár grunge nem áll hozzám annyira közel, az alternatív rock igen, Írország meg pláne. Abszolút rajongó típus vagyok, így aztán vénségemre is jól tudtam azonosulni a főszereplőkkel. Van feelingje, van mondanivalója, szerethető szereplői. Maggie és Eoin karaktere lehetett v......more

Goodreads review by Svenja on July 30, 2016

Danke an NetGalley und ONE für das Rezensionsexemplar. Inhalt »Es ist das Jahr 1993. Bill Clinton wird Präsident der USA und Nirvana veröffentlichen ihr drittes Album »In Utero«. In diesem Jahr zieht Maggie mit ihrer Familie von Chicago nach Bray, einen verschlafenen Ort an der irischen Küste. Sie mus......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on March 21, 2015

There's almost a subgenre in YA of books were girls take off with just a few things in a backpack and go to see the world. They usually end up in a youth hostel, making new friends, possibly getting robbed, but ultimately having a life-changing experience. Think 13 LITTLE BLUE ENVELOPES or WISH YOU......more

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