''Nory Ryan's Song'', by
Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff (April 26, 1935 – June 22, 2021) was an American author and teacher born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She was educated at Marymount Manhattan College, where she was awarded a B.A. degree, and St. John's Universi ...
, is about a 12-year-old girl named Nory Ryan who lives through the
Great Famine in Ireland in 1845. When her own beloved 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, he father still doesn't come back. She meets Anna Donnelly, an old woman who has a knack for herbs and healing. Can Nory and her family survive the famine?
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Orphan
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Plot summary
The adventures of a 12 year-old foster girl with a talent for ...
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2000 American novels
American young adult novels