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Twist of Gold
By Morpurgo, Michael
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67084-851-5
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1993.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1993
Gr 4-6 History and wonder combine in this novel that uses the Irish potato famine of 1847 as its core. Readers will come away from it with an understanding of the dreadful conditions in Ireland that prompted so many to find a new life in America. What detracts from the story are the plot contrivances. The novel begins in County Cork where the O'Briens are suffering through the effects of the famine. Three siblings have already died and Sean and Annie's mother's death seems imminent. Their father has gone to America and has promised to se...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
