An exciting conclusion to the In Pieces trilogy, Rollercoaster was written during a residency in four JCSP Library Project schools in Dublin. Mary’s voice rings true to the lives and concerns of young people in Dublin city today.
When third year comes around, Mary is full of optimism. She is a good student, and everyone expects great things from her, in the Junior Cycle exams. But then Mary finds herself fighting with her teachers, with her twin brother, Markey, with her ma and, most of all, with herself. And then she suffers a devastating loss. Mary’s on a rollercoaster and she is not sure how to get off.