The Blue Horse

The Guns of Easter

Carrie's War (Oberon Modern Plays)

Bread and Roses, Too

Refugee

Good-bye Marianne: A Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany

The Key Is Lost

On the Wings of Heroes

Children Of The Famine

The final book in the famine trilogy  For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of the famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily's first child, has the future to look forward to. What kind of future is it?  Ireland is in turmoil, with evictions, burnings, secret meetings, fights over land. Eily and her family may be thrown off their farm. Michael may lose his job in the big house. And Peggy, in America, feels trapped in her role as a maid. Will they ever have land and a home they can call their own? Eily, Michael and Peggy have once shown great courage. Now this courage is called on again ...  The other titles in the Famine trilogy are Under the Hawthorn Tree and Wildflower Girl. A study guide to Under the Hawthorn tree is also available.

Problem-Solving

Acceptance

Kindness

Teamwork

Determination

Fairness

Social Justice

Gratitude

Sustainability

Conflict Resolution

Generosity

Nature And Environment

Fields of Home (Children of the Famine)

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Blue Horse

Marita Conlon-McKenna, Donald Teskey, 1996

The Guns of Easter

Gerard Whelan, 1997

Carrie's War (Oberon Modern Plays)

Nina Bawden, Zelah Clarke, 1973

Bread and Roses, Too

Katherine Paterson, 2006

Refugee

Alan Gratz, 2017

Good-bye Marianne: A Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany

Irene N. Watts, 1995

The Key Is Lost

Ida Vos, Terese Edelstein, 2000

On the Wings of Heroes

Richard Peck, 2007