
Book
Carnival Curves
Kindle Edition
Stacey Robinson
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers · Ebook · October 6, 2025
Reading lane: Folk Dance
In this joyful YA novel about self-acceptance, friendship, and the power of cultural tradition, two teens experience their first Toronto Caribbean Carnival in their last summer of high school.
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Who It's For
Book Details
- Authors
- Stacey Robinson
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Published
- October 6, 2025
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Folk Dance · African American YA
- Reading lane
- Folk Dance
Affinity
Publisher Categories
Holiday YA
African American YA
Immigration (YA)
Friendship (YA)
About This Book
In this joyful YA novel about self-acceptance, friendship, and the power of cultural tradition, two teens experience their first Toronto Caribbean Carnival in their last summer of high school. As the two best friends, one from a conservative Nigerian family and the other a Jamaican-Canadian, prepare costumes to dance for the first time in the Carnival parade, they confront questions of body image, relationships with young men, and the transition to the world beyond high scho...
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