#2 Children of the Famine

Wildflower Girl

Marita Conlon-McKenna
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The second book in the Famine Trilogy begun with Under the Hawthorne Tree. At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey through famine-stricken Ireland. Now thirteen, and determined to make a new life for herself, she sets off alone across the Atlantic to America. Will she ever see her family again? An extraordinary story of courage, independence and adventure
Genres: Historical FictionFictionIrish LiteratureChildrensIrelandHistoricalYoung AdultRead For SchoolMiddle GradeCultural
173 Pages

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