Brian Farrey

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-11-01

Brian Farrey lives in the Twin Cities. His debut novel, With or Without You, was named a Stonewall honor book by the American Library Association and won the 2012 Minnesota Book Award for Young People's Literature. He also wrote the middle grade fantasy trilogy The Vengekeep Prophecies, made up of The Vengekeep Prophecies, The Shadowhand Covenant and The Grimjinx Rebellion. His middle grade novel The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse won the inaugural Minnesota Book Award for Middle Grade Literature in 2017, the year he received the McKnight Fellowship in Children's Literature. His novel The Counterclockwise Heart, released in February 2022, won the 2023 Minnesota Book Award for Middle Grade Literature.

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The Counterclockwise Heart

  • Core Canon books: 1
  • Current rank: #653 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.92
  • Award recognitions: 1 won

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