"Illustrated picture book on the cycle of life including acrostic poetry that introduces young readers to the changing seasons, rhythms of nature and the natural world, animals and environment"--Provided by publisher.
Three teens, classic nerd Will Reid, his childhood friend Katie, and Devan, a member of the bully Shane's posse, struggle to redefine themselves and their life choices as they move into high school.
During the famine in 1800s Ireland, fourteen-year-old Kit Byrne's father dies and she vows to do whatever it takes to keep her family together and alive, even if it's illegal. A desperate plan fails and her family is evicted. Now she races against time to get her family to Canada where they can start a new life.
Three teens, classic nerd Will Reid, his childhood friend Katie, and Devan, a member of the bully Shane's posse, struggle to redefine themselves and their life choices as they move into high school.
Jack Byrne wakes up alone, injured and lost in the Northern wilderness with no memory of how he got there or who he is, and despite a dwindling food supply he must rally his strength or face the wolf that draws closer every night.
Kathleen Byrne, disguised as a boy, leaves Ireland for Canada on a "coffin ship" in hopes of reuniting with her family, but the hardships of the voyage are only the beginning, as she faces poverty, prejudice, and an old enemy in a new country.
Kit Byrne's family unity is tested in nineteenth-century rural Ireland when the potato famine hits and wealthy landowner Lord Fraser drives them from their home, launching a series of tragedies that separates Kit from her family as they try to escape to a better life.
