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  • Barry Squires, Full Tilt

  • By: Heather Smith
  • Narrated by: Irene Poole
  • Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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Barry Squires, Full Tilt

By: Heather Smith
Narrated by: Irene Poole
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Barry Squires, Full Tilt takes listeners on a romp through the streets of St. John's and into the Squires household, a place where tragedy strikes but love prevails. Derry Girls meets Billy Elliot with an East Coast twist.

It's 1995. When the Full Tilt Dancers give an inspiring performance at the opening of the new bingo hall, 12-year-old Finbar (Barry) Squires wants desperately to join the troupe. Led by Father O'Flaherty, the Full Tilt Irish Step Dancers are the most sought-after act in St. John's, Newfoundland (closely followed by popular bagpiper Alfie Bragg and his Agony Bag). Having watched Riverdance twice, Barry figures he'll nail the audition. And good thing, too - it'd be nice to be known for something other than the port wine stain on his cheek.

With questionable talent and an unpredictable temper, Barry's journey to stardom is jeopardized by his parents' refusal to take his dreams seriously. Thankfully, Barry has the support of a lively cast of characters: his ever-present grandmother, Nanny Squires; his adorable baby brother, Gord; an old British rocker named Uneven Steven; a group of geriatrics from the One Step Closer to God Nursing Home; and Saibal, a friend with whom Barry gets up to no good.

Told with humor and a healthy dose of irreverence, Barry Squires, Full Tilt is the latest novel by Heather Smith, the award-winning author of The Agony of Bun O'Keefe and Chicken Girl.

©2020 Heather T. Smith (P)2020 Penguin Random House Canada
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One of the Globe and Mail’s Globe 100 Favorite Books of 2020

One of CBC Books' Best Middle-Grade and Young Adult Books of 2020

One of Canadian Children's Book News’ Best Books of 2020

One of the Ontario Library Association's 2020 Best Bets selection, Young Adult Fiction category

2020 BMO Winterset Award

2022 DUBLIN Literary Award

2021 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

2022 Snow Willow Award

“Barry’s quest for footloose fame instead takes him on a grand tour of humanity. . . . Offbeat, quirky, and full of heart.” —Kirkus Reviews

“[T]his is one foot-stompingly enjoyable, while also heart-rending, read.” —Quill & Quire

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all the feels

get your tissue ready! this Book it's funny heart warming and uplifting and the narrator is a superb job you won't regret it

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