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Carnival Curves by Stacey Robinson

Carnival Curves

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Stacey Robinson

James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers · Ebook · October 6, 2025

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
Two best friends prepare for Carnival amid questions of identity and the transition beyond high school.
Genres
Coming of Age, Diverse YA Fiction, Finding Your Footing
Published
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, October 6, 2025

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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.

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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 school.

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Two best friends prepare for Carnival amid questions of identity and the transition beyond high school.

Come here for

  • Two best friends’ first Toronto Caribbean Carnival
  • Preparing costumes for their first parade

Expect

  • Questions of body image
  • Relationships with young men

Where it sits

Diverse YA Fiction63%
Coming of Age49%
Finding Your Footing41%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Holiday YA
  • African American YA
  • Immigration for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
Authors
Stacey Robinson
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Published
October 6, 2025
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Holiday YA