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AWARD-WINNER
SIOBHÁN PARKINSON
AWARD-WINNER
Faraway Home
By Marilyn Taylor
Two Jewish children are sent from
Nazi-occupied Austria to a refugee
farm in Northern Ireland. Will they
ever see their families again? Based
on the true story of the refugee farm
in Millisle, County Down.
Bisto Book of the Year Award
FREE Teaching ideas & Teaching Guide
online
224 pages
ISBN 978-0-86278-643-4
€7.95 pb/Rights available W
Ireland’s first Laureate na
nÓg (Children’s Literature
Laureate) Siobhán Parkinson
has been editor of
Bookbird, the magazine of
IBbY International, as well
as Inis, the magazine of
Children’s Books Ireland.
FREE Teaching Guides to all
of Siobhán’s books online
Amelia
Almost thirteen, Amelia Pim is the
daughter of a wealthy Quaker family.
When her happy world is shattered,
she must learn to live with poverty
and disgrace. But she also learns the
value of true friendship.
208 pages
ISBN 978-0-86278-352-5
€7.95 pb
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Call of the Whales
Tyke journeys with his anthropologist
father to the icy wilderness of the
Arctic. His adventures and experiences
there change the course of
his life.
Bisto Merit Award
144 pages
ISBN 978-0-86278-691-5
€6.95 pb
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Kate
Kate is captivated by Irish dancing.
It’s the best thing she’s ever done –
but Kate worries whether her family
can afford to pay for her classes. Set
in the thirties in Dublin’s Liberties, the
story follows Kate’s dreams of dance.
160 pages
ISBN 978-0-86278-993-0
€7.95 pb
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AWARD-WINNER
AWARD-WINNER
AWARD-WINNER
17 Martin Street
By Marilyn Taylor
Hetty, living in ‘little Jerusalem’ at the
time of the Second World War, hears
that a young refugee girl is hiding from
the authorities in Dublin. Can Hetty, her
cousin and her Catholic neighbour Ben
help? Based on a true story.
FREE Teaching Guide online
208 pages
ISBN 978-1-84717-286-0
€7.99 pb
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Sisters ... no way!
Cindy does NOT want her dad to remarry after her
mother’s death – she certainly doesn’t want him
to marry Ashling’s mum. No way!
Two diaries record events from the
perspectives of two very different
teenagers. A unique and insightful
flipper book.
Bisto Book of the Year Award
224 pages
ISBN 978-0-86278-495-9
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No Peace for Amelia
Amelia’s friend Frederick is fighting
with the Allies in the First World War.
Mary Ann’s brother is in hiding after his
involvement in the 1916 Rising against
the British. The girls learn at first-hand
the dreadful effects of war.
224 pages
ISBN 978-0-86278-378-5
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The Moon King
Ricky has withdrawn from the world
into himself. Placed in a foster home
that is full of children, he doesn’t know
how to fit into family life. He slowly
begins to find his way, but it is not a
smooth path ...
Bisto Merit Award
IBbY Honour List
176 pages/ISBN 978-0-86278-573-4
€6.95 pb
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Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows,
One Witch (maybe)
Four kids visit the mysterious Lady
Island, hoping for a little excitement.
Then they meet the island’s strange
inhabitant!
‘One of the best Irish children’s books
we’ve ever had, full stop ...’
Robert Dunbar, The Gay Byrne Show
Bisto Merit Award
192 pages/ISBN 978-0-86278-515-4
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