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Girl on the Ferris Wheel

Julie Halpern, Len Vlahos

$18.99 $8.98

Publication Date: January 12th, 2021

Publisher:

Feiwel & Friends

ISBN:

9781250169396

Pages:

368

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(Young Adult)

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Description

In Girl on the Ferris Wheel, Julie Halpern and Len Vlahos expertly tackle this quirky and poignant romance that explores what first love really means—and how it sometimes hurts like hell.

Tenth graders Eliana and Dmitri could not be more different. He's an outgoing, self-confident drummer in a punk band called Unexpected Turbulence. Eliana is introspective and thoughtful, and a movie buff who is living with depression.

Dmitri quite literally falls for Eliana when he sees her in gym class and slams into a classmate. The pair then navigate the ins and outs of first love. Exciting, scary, unexpected, and so much more difficult than they ever imagined. They say opposites attract, but they soon realize that there is so much they just don’t understand about each other. It begs the question: How long can first love possibly last when you’re so different?

About the Author

Julie Halpern is the author of several books for young adults, including Meant to Be, Get Well Soon, and The F-It List; the adult novel Maternity Leave; and the picture book Toby and the Snowflakes. Prior to her life as a full-time mom and author, Julie was a school librarian. In her imaginary spare time, she enjoys traveling, watching television for grown-ups, and eating baked goods. Julie lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Caldecott-winning author and illustrator Matthew Cordell, and their two children.

Len Vlahos dropped out of NYU film school in the mid '80s to play guitar and write songs for Woofing Cookies, a punk-pop four piece that toured up and down the East Coast, and had two singles and one full-length LP on Midnight Records. After the band broke up, he followed his other passion, books. He is the author of The Scar Boys, a William C. Morris Award finalist and a #1 Indie Next pick, and Scar Girl, the book's sequel. Len lives in Denver with his wife and two young sons, where he owns the Tattered Cover Book Store.

Praise for Girl on the Ferris Wheel

A BookRiot "Most Underrated YA Book of the Pandemic"

A 2022 Illinois Reads Selection

"This one is packed with Feelings of how sometimes love is amazing and sometimes love is hell." —BookRiot

"A story of how friendship and love can grow together; recommended for YA collections." —School Library Journal

"As a whole, it crafts an emotionally genuine portrait of both Eliana’s spiraling distress and Dmitri’s struggle to understand that it isn’t his job to save the damsel. With its mix of the heartwarming and heartbreaking, this will be a strong what’s-next for fans of Green’s Turtles All the Way Down (BCCB 1/18) and Dugan’s Verona Comics (BCCB 4/20).—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books