Under the Hawthorn Tree Book Covers

Under the Hawthorn Tree Book Covers

  This Powerpoint presentation is for pupils to look at and respond to covers for various editions of Marita Conlon Mc Kenna’s award-winning book in countries around the world. It gives a little information on the book as well as question prompts. (.ppt file 401KB)...

Safe Harbour

Sophie and Hugh are left homeless when their house is bombed during the London Blitz. Their mother is seriously injured and their Dad is away fighting, so the children are sent to their grandfather in Ireland. Sophie is scared – they have never met grandfather but his...
Strongbow

Strongbow

The dramatic story of the Norman conquest of Ireland in the 12th century. Full of battles and warfare, but a story of love, too, between an unlikely pair – wilful and wild Irish princess Aoife, and Strongbow, the greatest of the Norman knights to come to Ireland. A...

Star Dancer

Ger Kelly, a tough twelve-year-old, at the centre of whatever mischief takes place in his Dublin neighbourhood, sneaks into the Dublin Horse Show. This is a very posh event and he and his friends are there to cause trouble. Then Ger sees a vision of beauty. She is...

Six Haunted Hairdos

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...