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Carry on

by Rainbow Rowell Publisher: GRIFFIN

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A Chosen One’s final year at Watford

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Awards & Recognition

  • Bestseller

    #1 New York Times bestseller

    The source identifies Carry on as a #1 New York Times best seller.

  • Editorial selection

    Booklist Editors' Choice 2015 — Youth

    Named a 2015 Editors' Choice in the Youth category.

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A Chosen One’s final year at Watford

At Watford School of Magicks, Simon Snow’s last year brings together the familiar burden of being a Chosen One and a tangle of personal and magical troubles: an unreliable wand, a vanished mentor, a recent breakup, and a monster that wears his face. His roommate and nemesis, Baz, is absent, complicating a story that the publisher describes as a ghost story, love story, and mystery. Contemporary fantasy elements share space with romance and supernatural danger, while the setup places Simon’s uncertain abilities beside the expectations attached to his role.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in contemporary fantasy
  • Readers who enjoy stories combining magic, romance, mystery, and monsters
  • Readers interested in a school-of-magic setting and a Chosen One facing personal complications

Themes

Chosen One expectationsMagic and supernatural threatsRomanceSchool life and rivalryIdentity

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Book overview

#1 New York Times best seller!
Booklist Editors' Choice 2015 - Youth!

Named a "Best Book of 2015" by Time Magazine, School Library Journal, Barnes & Noble, NPR, PopSugar, The Millions, and The News & Observer!


Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.

That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right.

Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here--it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up.

Carry On is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters.

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