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Book: Small Beauties: The Journey of Darcy Heart O'Hara

By Elvira Woodruff

Small treasure explores Irish famine, emigration.

Review date: 11/26/2006

Age 5+

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Book: Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth

By Lloyd Alexander

A cat takes a boy back through time.

Review date: 6/1/2005

Age 8+

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Book: The Last of the High Kings

By Kate Thompson

Sequel wanders but ultimately satisfies.

Review date: 2/26/2009

Age 10+

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Book: The Wish List

By Eoin Colfer

Wicked is the key word here, in all its senses.

Review date: 5/8/2004

Age 10+

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Book: A Wizard Abroad

By Diane Duane

High fantasy -- with a dose of Irish mythology.

Review date: 7/6/2004

Age 11+

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Book: Bog Child

By Siobhan Dowd

Lyrical but realistic; teens may need Irish history lesson.

Review date: 1/12/2009

Age 13+

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Book: A Swift Pure Cry

By Siobhan Dowd

Irish teen gets accused of killing her baby.

Review date: 12/2/2007

Age 14+

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