Under the Hawthorn Tree - Marita Conlon-McKenna
Ireland in the 1840s is devastated by famine. When tragedy strikes their family Eily, Michael and Peggy are left to fend for themselves. Starving and in danger of ending up in the dreaded workhouse, they escape. Their one hope is to find the great-aunts they have heard about in their mother’s stories.
Under the Hawthorn Tree (novel) - Wikipedia
Under the Hawthorn Tree is a children's historical novel by Marita Conlon-McKenna, the first in her Children of the Famine trilogy set at the time of the Great Famine in Ireland. It was published by the O'Brien Press in May 1990. [1] It was adapted for television in 1999. [2]
Under the Hawthorn Tree: Conlon-McKenna, Marita, Teskey, …
1990年1月1日 · During the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, three children left alone and in danger of being sent to the workhouse set out to find the great-aunts they remember from their mother's stories. Grade 4-6-- The horrors of the potato famine in Ireland vividly leap from the pages of this first novel.
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2011年9月1日 · During the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, three children are left alone and in danger of being sent to the workhouse, so they set out to find the great-aunts they remember from their mother's stories. Reprinted., 23. [Nachdr.]
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2001年1月1日 · It is the late 1840s and the Great Famine has ravaged Ireland. The potatoes are black and rotten, and the people have nothing to eat. Eily, Michael and Peggy are alone in their cottage. Their parents went out in search of work and food, but never returned. Now the children must fend for themselves.
Summary of 'Under the Hawthorn Tree' by Marita Conlon-McKenna
1990年1月1日 · Marita Conlon-McKenna was born in Dublin in 1956. Fascinated by Irish history, she wrote Under the Hawthorn Tree inspired by the Famine period. The book gained acclaim, translating into over a dozen languages, becoming a classic in Irish literature.
Under the Hawthorn Tree by Marita Conlon-McKenna
The story of Under the Hawthorn Tree is about three brave young children, Eily who is twelve, Michael who is ten and Peggy who is seven, who try to survive during the time of the famine in the 1840's.
Under the Hawthorn Tree: Conlon-McKenna, Marita, Teskey, …
2001年7月1日 · During the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, three children are left alone and in danger of being sent to the workhouse, so they set out to find the great-aunts they remember from their mother's stories. Marita Conlon-McKenna is one of …
Under the hawthorn tree : children of the famine : Conlon-McKenna …
2020年6月29日 · Under the hawthorn tree : children of the famine by Conlon-McKenna, Marita. Publication date 1992 Topics Brothers and sisters -- Fiction, Famines -- Ireland -- Fiction, Brothers and sisters, Ireland -- History -- 1837-1901 -- Fiction Publisher New …
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2009年5月1日 · 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.
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