All the Walls of Belfast by Sarah Carlson

Seventeen-year-olds, Fiona and Danny must choose between their dreams and the people they aspire to be.įiona and Danny were born in the same hospital. Here’s the official blurb: The Carnival at Bray meets West Side Story in Sarah Carlson’s powerful YA debut set in post-conflict Belfast (Northern Ireland), alternating between two teenagers, both trying to understand their past and preserve their future. One of my goals as a YA author is to write the books my students need.Ĭongrats on your debut, ALL THE WALLS OF BELFAST. One place children and adolescents can find solace is in books that accurately capture the struggles they face and offer hope. I have many jobs, but the essence of my role is to support students who are struggling behaviorally, social-emotionally, academically, or a combination of the above by helping the students and adults around them identify, understand, and hopefully address their unmet needs. Most people I meet don’t really know what a school psychologist is (we’re not guidance counselors 😉). I currently work at the elementary school level, but have also worked at the middle school level. Professionally, I am a school psychologist.

Then high school saw me creating an epic universe for a sci-fi novel that grew to over 240,000 words and will never again see the light of day. In middle school, it was hundreds of pages of Stephen King fan fic scrawled on loose-leaf paper. I’ve loved writing since 4th grade, when I got picked to represent my grade at a writing competition. Hey, thanks for having me! I write contemporary YA that touches on issues that make you think. Tell us about yourself and how you came to write for teens. Be sure to enter to win a copy (US only)! Carlson and her debut YA novel, ALL THE WALL OF BELFAST (Turner Mar. Today we are excited to feature YA author Sarah J.

All the Walls of Belfast by Sarah Carlson