by admin | Oct 28, 2010 | 3rd/4th, Class Novel
If you’ve read Seven Spiders Spinning you’ll have met the class divided in two — the boys versus the girls — except for Pearl Hotchkiss, who maintains an independent position. Forever trying to outwit each other, the two gangs become embroiled in another crazy...
by admin | Oct 27, 2010 | 5th/6th, Class Novel
The extraordinary true story of Red Hugh O’Donnell — kidnap, gaol, dungeons, escape. Ireland in 1587 was a tough place. The old Irish clans struggled desperately to hold on to their lands. With the Spanish Armada threatening her in the background, the English queen,...
by admin | Oct 26, 2010 | 5th/6th, Class Novel
Lockie is a bit of a misfit. Orphaned, he is placed in foster home after foster home, but somehow he never settles in. ‘Troublemaker’ is the general verdict. He runs away and meets up with some colourful characters – Dadge and his strange friends Pasha and Mammy...
by admin | Oct 26, 2010 | 5th/6th, Class Novel
The Island of Ghosts is a haunting story that takes place on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland. When Dara and Brendan don’t return from their sailing trip with Mr Webb to the Island of Ghosts, everyone in the village assumes they have drowned, except their...
by admin | Oct 26, 2010 | 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, Class Novel
The mysterious arrival of Bella Blackwell, ‘The Bird Woman’, to the village of Ballyglen disturbs the peace and quiet of the Murphy household next door. Granny Rose is suspicious of Bella, and Rory doesn’t trust her, but ten-year-old Mia falls under the old woman’s...
