The Carnival of Wishes and Dreams by Jenny Lundquist, 292 pages. Aladdin (Simon), 2019. $18.
Content: G (mention of someone dying in a fire)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Grace, Audrey, and Harlow used to be best friends – until the fire at the local factory (owned by Harlow’s father), that killed Grace’s dad, a firefighter, when he ran in to save Audrey’s dad. It’s been a year and normally the girls would enjoy the yearly carnival together, but they have barely been talking since that day. But the Carnival of Wishes and Dreams can really be magical. Especially when someone anonymously sends each girl an invitation to meet at the Ferris wheel at midnight.
Lundquist’s story is sweet and hopeful and full of a modern take on the destructive power of social media and queen bees. It wasn’t until about half way through that I was starting to differentiate between each of the girls as the POV shifted each chapter – this can be off-putting for a younger reader.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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