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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
Thanks to the @kidlitexchange community, author Jenny Lundquist and publisher Simon Kids for the copy of The Carnival of Wishes & Dreams. All opinions are my own.
I was instantly drawn into the cover of this book. It is absolutely beautiful and reminds me of my youth. It takes me back to summer time with my friends in middle school and begging my mom to let us go to the fair so we could eat all the junk food and ride the Ferris wheel. That said this book will definitely be relatable to its intended age category. It also will show the way that 3 different girls handle the tragedy that tore their friendship apart. Told in alternating point of views between the girls, you get to see how each ones feel. Sometimes alternating views can be hard to keep up with but Jenny does it efforetlessly. The book has a steady pace and keeps you wanting to know what happens next.
I was instantly drawn into the cover of this book. It is absolutely beautiful and reminds me of my youth. It takes me back to summer time with my friends in middle school and begging my mom to let us go to the fair so we could eat all the junk food and ride the Ferris wheel. That said this book will definitely be relatable to its intended age category. It also will show the way that 3 different girls handle the tragedy that tore their friendship apart. Told in alternating point of views between the girls, you get to see how each ones feel. Sometimes alternating views can be hard to keep up with but Jenny does it efforetlessly. The book has a steady pace and keeps you wanting to know what happens next.
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Thank you to the @KidLitExchange network and the publisher for the advance copy of this novel. All opinions are my own.
The Carnival of Wishes and Dreams by Jenny Lundquist is a beautifully written middle grades novel about friendship and dealing with a loss. Harlow, Audrey, and Grace have been friends for as long as they can remember because their fathers were best friends. That all changed one night when the Carlson Factory caught fire injuring Audrey's father and killing Grace's (a firefighter who died saving his best friend, Audrey's dad). In the year following the fire, the girls have drifted apart and everything is different for them. The annual Carnival of Wishes and Dreams (a town tradition) is back and it's promising to be a truly magical night when all three of the girls receive a mysterious pumpkin-gram asking them to ride the Ferris wheel at midnight.
The narrator's voice was inviting, captivating, and easy to read. The book is told through alternating perspectives with each chapter being from either Harlow, Audrey, or Grace's point of view. As the novel, and evening, progress you learn more about each girl and their struggles in the past year. The book focuses not only on their friendship but the hardships they're having with their families and the losses they're each dealing with. This books reminds readers that there is power in wishes and dreams and that you should never give up on a friend. I truly enjoyed this novel and will be recommending it to my students.
Thank you to the @KidLitExchange network and the publisher for the advance copy of this novel. All opinions are my own.
The Carnival of Wishes and Dreams by Jenny Lundquist is a beautifully written middle grades novel about friendship and dealing with a loss. Harlow, Audrey, and Grace have been friends for as long as they can remember because their fathers were best friends. That all changed one night when the Carlson Factory caught fire injuring Audrey's father and killing Grace's (a firefighter who died saving his best friend, Audrey's dad). In the year following the fire, the girls have drifted apart and everything is different for them. The annual Carnival of Wishes and Dreams (a town tradition) is back and it's promising to be a truly magical night when all three of the girls receive a mysterious pumpkin-gram asking them to ride the Ferris wheel at midnight.
The narrator's voice was inviting, captivating, and easy to read. The book is told through alternating perspectives with each chapter being from either Harlow, Audrey, or Grace's point of view. As the novel, and evening, progress you learn more about each girl and their struggles in the past year. The book focuses not only on their friendship but the hardships they're having with their families and the losses they're each dealing with. This books reminds readers that there is power in wishes and dreams and that you should never give up on a friend. I truly enjoyed this novel and will be recommending it to my students.
Thanks to @kidlitexchange, @jenny_lundquist, and @simonkids for the review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
Fans of Jenny Lundquist – rejoice! She has a new #middlegrade book out next month and it’s wonderful. I adored IZZY MALONE and VIOLET BARNABY, and though these are different characters, the story is just as heartwarming.
Grace, Audrey, and Harlow used to be inseparable, until a tragic accident tore them – and their small town – apart. The Carnival of Wishes and Dreams is an annual Clarksville tradition that everyone looks forward to as a truly magical evening, and needs now more than ever. But Grace is moving away, Audrey isn’t sure who her true friends are anymore, and Harlow feels like everyone hates her. Is the carnival magical enough to bring these three former friends back together? Can their tight-knit community recover from its great loss?
The book is told from the alternating POVs of the three main characters, and after a few chapters I found it easy enough to keep track of whose perspective was whose. I love how Lundquist captures the challenges and heartaches of middle school life. I ached for all of these girls, wanting to hug each one and assure her it would be ok. I think this will speak to any child (or grownup) who has ever felt lonely, alone, ostracized, or just on the outs with their friends. Yes, there is heartache, but as with all of the great stories, there is hope, too. Loved this one and highly recommend it!
Fans of Jenny Lundquist – rejoice! She has a new #middlegrade book out next month and it’s wonderful. I adored IZZY MALONE and VIOLET BARNABY, and though these are different characters, the story is just as heartwarming.
Grace, Audrey, and Harlow used to be inseparable, until a tragic accident tore them – and their small town – apart. The Carnival of Wishes and Dreams is an annual Clarksville tradition that everyone looks forward to as a truly magical evening, and needs now more than ever. But Grace is moving away, Audrey isn’t sure who her true friends are anymore, and Harlow feels like everyone hates her. Is the carnival magical enough to bring these three former friends back together? Can their tight-knit community recover from its great loss?
The book is told from the alternating POVs of the three main characters, and after a few chapters I found it easy enough to keep track of whose perspective was whose. I love how Lundquist captures the challenges and heartaches of middle school life. I ached for all of these girls, wanting to hug each one and assure her it would be ok. I think this will speak to any child (or grownup) who has ever felt lonely, alone, ostracized, or just on the outs with their friends. Yes, there is heartache, but as with all of the great stories, there is hope, too. Loved this one and highly recommend it!