Read Series: Nory Ryan

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Maggie's Door (2005)

I picked this book up to read because I was attempting to find 4 different chapter books for my 4th graders that deal with immigration (different times, places) to America that we could use for literature circles. This book is the continuing story of Nory Ryan and her family's life in Ireland. I ...

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Nory Ryan's Song (2002)

I was disappointed with this historical fiction book. The premise was interesting enough - Ireland's Potato Famine of 1845-1852 and the indifference of England during that period. I also enjoyed reading that the author, Patricia Reilly Giff, has 6 great grandparents who lived through the famine...