by Carol Drinkwater (Author)
THE HUNGER is the exciting tale of a girl swept up in the fight for a free and fair Ireland, set at the time of the Potato Famine. It's 1845, and blight has destroyed the precious potato crop leaving Ireland starving. Phyllis works hard to support her struggling family, but when her mother's health deteriorates she sets off in search of her rebel brother and is soon swept up in Ireland's fight for freedom...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: new edition
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 05 May 2008
ISBN 10: 1407104799
ISBN 13: 9781407104799
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years