With a new baby sister and a stepfather, the life of eleven-year-old Jake is full of change, but nothing prepares him for his relationship with an enigmatic girl, her large family, and the tragedy that strikes them all.
Ireland
Materials from Ireland
Bring Me The Head Of Oliver Plunkett
When the head of Saint Oliver Plunkett is stolen from Drogheda Cathedral, Eddie and his gang use their wits to search for the relic while trying to outsmart the town’s most notorious criminal.
Dog
An old man living alone at the edge of a small Irish village grudgingly allows a dog into his life.
The Wishing Of Biddy Malone
In Ireland, a young girl who cannot sing, dance, or control her temper stumbles across a faerie village, where a beautiful boy asks her to name her three wishes–but does not promise to grant them for her.
Nory Ryan’s Song
When a terrible blight attacks Ireland’s potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan’s courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.