{"product_id":"wildflower-girl-famine-trilogy-2","title":"Wildflower Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old Peggy O'Driscoll, left orphaned and homeless by the Great\u003cbr\u003eFamine of the 1840s, leaves Ireland to seek her fortune in America. 'Readers\u003cbr\u003ewill feel the enormity of Peggy's decision and the pain of leaving loved ones\u003cbr\u003ebehind . . . High-quality historical fiction'.--School Library Journal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003eGr 5-8-- Historic validity and a dramatic writing style work together here to\u003cbr\u003ecreate an engrossing and realistic tale. This sequel to Under the Hawthorn Tree\u003cbr\u003e(Holiday, 1990) focuses on 13-year-old Peggy O'Driscoll as she makes her way to\u003cbr\u003eAmerica from Ireland after the Great Famine that left her an orphan. Just as\u003cbr\u003ethe earlier book depicts the hardships of the time, this one offers an honest\u003cbr\u003epicture of the problems of immigration. And while it gives readers solid\u003cbr\u003ehistorical background, it also serves up a well-written story with characters\u003cbr\u003ewho, although somewhat stereotypical, are believable. Passage to America is\u003cbr\u003ebeing offered, and Peggy takes advantage of it. She arrives in Boston with no\u003cbr\u003eplace to go, but soon finds her way to a home for young girls. She ultimately\u003cbr\u003egoes into service to a wealthy family, and it is here that her life in America\u003cbr\u003ebegins to take shape. Readers will feel the enormity of her decision and the\u003cbr\u003epain of leaving loved ones behind. All the complications of embarking on the\u003cbr\u003ejourney become clear. The dismal conditions in steerage and the relentless\u003cbr\u003eseasickness can almost be felt through Colon-McKenna's sharp prose.\u003cbr\u003eHigh-quality historical fiction.-- Renee Steinberg, Fieldstone Middle School,\u003cbr\u003eMontvale, NJ\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 18px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding: 0px; list-style-type: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/span\u003e 176 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/span\u003e 9 years and up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e O'Brien Press; 2 edition (3 Jan. 1998)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/span\u003e 086278283X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 5.5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 700;\"\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/span\u003e 978-0862782832\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"O’Brien Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51273165603099,"sku":"9780862782832","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/4363\/4203\/files\/9780862782832.jpg?v=1771448647","url":"https:\/\/abcschoolsupplies.ie\/products\/wildflower-girl-famine-trilogy-2","provider":"ABC School Supplies ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}