CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 9, 2008
"Pitch-perfect in capturing the often futile struggles for the many victims of Irish independence over the millennia. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
This haunting, suspenseful novel follows the parallel stories of Fergus, facing the final high-school exams that will decide his future, and a murdered Iron Age "bog child" he names Mel after he discovers her well-preserved body in a peat marsh.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2007
"Charming. (Fantasy. 12-14)"
J.J. Liddy sometimes wishes he could go clubbing like the other boys instead of playing fiddle at his family's dances every weekend.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2006
"Told with humor and insight, Jake's story should appeal particularly to quiet, sensitive kids. (Fiction. 8-12)"
In this thoughtfully crafted story, an engaging, overly analytical Irish boy learns the importance of family and friendship.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2004
"A real treasure. (Anthology. 5+)"
This handsome edition includes over a dozen Irish stories; poetry by the likes of Allingham, Tynan, and Yeats; riddles, oaths, and curses; battle cries and blessings; ancient folk cures and recipes for Irish soda bread, stew, and marshmallow crackers.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2001
"An illuminating discussion of the Great Irish Famine and how emigrants contributed to the growth of cities around the world. (Nonfiction. 10-14)"
Using illustrations from mid-19th-century newspapers and stories of people actually involved, Bartoletti has written a fascinating account of a terrible time.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2001
"This works on many levels to delight and to inspire: as a stirring read-aloud, as a saint's biography, and as a beautiful picture book. (bibliography) (Picture book/biography. 6-10)"
Brown (A Voice from the Wilderness, 2001, etc.) continues his series of picture-book biographies of lesser-known figures with a tale of the life of Saint Columcille, the sixth-century prince and monk better known by the Latin form of his name, Columba.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2000
"If readers are inspired by Heaney's retellings to further explore traditional Irish literature, the excellent source notes and suggestions for further reading are a good place to start. (Folklore. 6+)"
Brave warriors, connivers, beautiful women, and beings with supernatural powers populate the eight strongly told stories in this lavishly produced collection of Irish tales.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 17, 2000
"A riveting adventure. (Fiction. 12-14)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2000
"An engagingly readable, and tellable, sampler drawn from a deep and still-vital storytelling tradition. (Folktales. 10-13)"
Seven briskly retold traditional tales are illustrated with dot-eyed, appealingly ingenuous figures from the illustrator of Tolstoy's Gigantic Turnip (1999).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 15, 1998
"The soft watercolors are full of funny, smudged details, and the full-face portrait of the lady with the golden hair captures the magic of the text. (Picture book. 5-9)"
This charming tale has an Irish lilt that would certainly withstand an energetic reading out loud—and not just on St.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 1998
"The book is unflinching in its accounts of the deaths and injuries of so many of the Irish Americans defending this country; their legacy, which will be unfamiliar to most readers, receives an intelligent and thorough treatment. (b&w photos, maps, bibliography, index) (Nonfiction. 10-12)"
Beller (To Hold This Ground, 1995, not reviewed, etc.) returns again to the Civil War, focusing on the heroic exploits and origins of the Union army's 535-member Irish Brigade.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1996
"So is her story. (Fiction. 11+)"
In this haunting, eloquent story, the barriers between inner and outer vision dissolve as a young immigrant loses the men she holds dear during the Civil War.
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