By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Genre: Informational Nonfiction
Age Range: 5th - 8th grade; The page length and lack of illustrations move this book to the older kids section.
Content: The book discusses life before, during, and after the potato famine of Ireland.
Organization: The book is a narrative. The information is clearly presented with appropriate text. A timline, bibliography, and index are all provided.
Illustrations: Sketches drawn by various artists. Credit is given in the book.
Awards: Robert F. Sibert Medal 2002
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