| Under the Hawthorn Tree Contributor(s): Conlon-McKenna, Marita (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402219067 ISBN-13: 9781402219061 Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2009 Annotation: Ireland in the 1840s was in the grip of a terrible famine. When their father and mother go missing in a desperate search for food, the three O'Driscoll children are left to fend for themselves. Starving and in danger of the dreaded workhouse, they escape. Their one hope is to find the great-aunts they have heard about in their mother's stories. Click for more in this series: Children of the Famine |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008040091 |
| Age Level: 9-12 |
| Grade Level: 4-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 820(Not Available) |
| Series: Children of the Famine |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 6.9" L (0.26 lbs) 144 pages |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the greatest historical fiction adventures in children's literature. Marita Conlon-McKenna's Children of the Famine series brings to life as never before the Great Famine of 1840s Ireland and the immigrations that followed. Winner of many awards and accolades, these are all-time classics in historical fiction for children. Join siblings Eily, Michael, and Peggy on their incredible journey as they overcome tragedy, famine, and poverty to make their way in a dangerous new world. Beautiful and moving historically true and fictionally vivid. Not a word, spoken or unspoken, nor an emotion, is wasted. Pace and style keep the pages turning, and you are filled with a sense of wanting more at the end. Highly recommended. Brings to a satisfying conclusion one of the undoubted achievements of contemporary Irish children's literature. Three novels which, in my opinion, must be counted among the very highest achievements of contemporary children's writing - from Ireland or elsewhere. International Reading Association Award 1991 Reading Association of Ireland Award 1993 (Shortlisted for) Österreichischer Kinder und Jugendbuchpreis 1994 (Shortlisted for) Le Prix Litteraire du Roman pour Enfants |
Contributor Bio(s): Conlon-McKenna, Marita: - Marita Conlon-McKenna is one of Ireland's most popular children's authors. She has written nine bestselling children's books. Under the Hawthorn Tree, her first novel, became an immediate bestseller and has been described as "the biggest success story in children's historical fiction." Marita lives in Dublin with her husband and four children. |
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