Small Beauties: The Journey of Darcy Heart O'Hara

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Synopsis
"One day this child shall hold the very heart of our family in the palm of her hand," predicts Granny on the day Darcy Heart O'Hara is born in a cottage on Derry Lane, in the town of Pobble O'Keefe, in County Kerry, Ireland.

Darcy grows up to be a noticer, delighting in the small beauties all around her: a dew-covered spider web, castles in the clouds, a shiny wooden rosary bead. Life is simple but sweet in Pobble O'Keefe, with her family gathered round the hearth in the evenings while Granddad's voice fills the small room with stories.

But in 1845, a blight strikes the land, the potatoes turn rotten, and Darcy and her family must leave Ireland forever. How will Darcy ever find a way to to bring the small beauties of home across the sea to America? Elvira Woodruff's story of emigration, heartbreak, and hope is vividly illustrated with the warm, evocative oil paintings of Adam Rex.

Copyright:
2006

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780307546708
Related ISBNs:
9780375826863
Publisher:
Random House Children's Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Elvira Woodruff
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:
First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade
Reading Age:
6–9
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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