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Under the Hawthorn Tree is a children's historical novel by Marita Conlon-McKenna, the first in her Children of the Famine trilogy set at the time of the Great Famine in Ireland. It was published by the O'Brien Press in May 1990. [1] It was adapted for television in 1999. [2]
A children's book series is a set of fiction books, written specifically for child readers. Most books have with a connected storyline, filled with a setup of intertwining elements for the reader to follow along in the progressing plot.
Marita Conlon-McKenna (born 5 November 1956) is an Irish author of children's books and adult fiction. She is best known for her Famine-era historical children's book Under the Hawthorn Tree, the first book of the Children of the Famine trilogy, which was published in 1990 and achieved immediate success.
Dear America is a series of historical fiction novels for children published by Scholastic starting in 1996. By 1998, the series had 12 titles with 3.5 million copies in print. [1] The series was canceled in 2004 with its final release, Hear My Sorrow. However, it was relaunched in the fall of 2010.
Pages in category "History books about famine" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
History books about famine (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Books about famine" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
Books about famine (1 C, 2 P) F. Films about famine (1 C, 18 P) G. Works about the Great Famine (Ireland) (12 P) H. Works about the Holodomor (2 C) Pages in category ...