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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to honor Jessie Ann Foley of Jefferson
4Park on her book, "The Carnival at Bray", being named as one of
5the best books written for young adults by the American Library
6Association; and
 
7    WHEREAS, This is the first book written by Jessie Foley, an
8English teacher at Taft High School; and
 
9    WHEREAS, "The Carnival at Bray" won the 2014 Helen Sheehan
10Young Adult Book prize and was picked to launch Elephant Rock
11Books' new young adult imprint; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14honor Jessie Ann Foley on her book, "The Carnival at Bray",
15being named as one of the best books written for young adults
16by the American Library Association; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Jessie Foley as an expression of our esteem and
19respect.