The second book in the famine trilogy At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey through famine-stricken Ireland. Now thirteen, and determined to make a new life

"Born to love the richness and magic of the wilds, Dana Stewart Quinney grew up in Ketchum, Idaho during the 1950s. She rode horses and fished. She knew the nam

In the mid-nineteenth century, thirteen-year-old Peggy O'Driscoll sets out alone from Ireland for America, hoping to make a better life for herself.

One phone call leads Chrysanthemum Lincoln on a year-long journey to discover the answer to a question she didn't realize needed asking. With the help of friend

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