International Education Services Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year, in honour of John Treacy

Shortlist 2025

Solo by Gráinne O'Brien

Solo

By Gráinne O'Brien

Daisy’s first love is music. Her second was David.

As she starts her final year of school dealing with a breakup, the betrayal of her ex-best friend, and her dad’s illness, she feels more alone than ever.

Even music feels lost to her.

But when she unexpectedly makes a new friend, Daisy begins to find her way back to herself.

About Gráinne O'Brien...

Gráinne O’Brien is a bestselling author and a bookseller at Kennys, Galway, Ireland. She was a member of the Irish Booksellers Association committee and was named a Bookshop Hero by The Bookseller in 2022. She is the founder of Rontu Literary Service, an agency dedicated to supporting writers of fiction for children as they seek publication. She completed the MA in Creative Writing from the University of Limerick in 2018 and received Arts Council Agility Awards in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Her picturebook A Limerick Fairytale was published by The O’Brien Press in 2023. Solo is her first novel.

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