Nory Ryans Song

Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff is about a 12-year-old girl named Nory Ryan who lives through the Great Famine in Ireland in 1845. When her sister Maggie leaves for America, Nory is left with her younger brother Patch, sister Celia, and her Grandpa until their father comes back from a fishing trip. While Nory struggles to find food, money, and pay the ever increasing rent, she meets Anna Donnelly, an old woman who has a knack for herbs and healing. Can Nory and her family survive the famine?

Nory Ryan's Song
First edition
AuthorPatricia Reilly Giff
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreRealistic Fiction
PublisherDelacorte Books
Publication date
2000
Media typePrint
Pages148
ISBN0440418291
Preceded byMaggie's door 

See also

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.