The Irish Potato Famine In Fact and Fiction

Allan The Irish Famine

J 941.5081 Allan

Examines the political and economical impact

of this disaster.

Bartoletti Black Potatoes

J 941.5081 Bartolet

A mysterious blight attacked Irish potato crops

turning the potatoes black. This is the story of

families who suffered from starvation, disease, and

loss of family and friends and the heroic people who

held on to hope.

Gallagher The Irish Potato Famine

J 941.5081 Gallaghe

This disaster and the reforms and improvements

that came out of it are portrayed.

Heneghan The Grave

J Fic Heneghan

Thirteen-year-old Tom, an unhappy foster

child in Liverpool, falls into a massive open

grave and is transported to Ireland in 1847,

where he finds himself in the midst of the deadly

potato famine.

Nardo The Irish Potato Famine

J 363.809415 Nardo

Examines the historical, economic, scientific,

and human factors involved in the great famine

in Ireland in the nineteenth century.

More Leprechaun Stories To Enjoy

Balian Leprechauns Never Lie
E Balian
Gram is ailing and Ninny Nanny, too lazy to care for their
simple needs, says she'll catch a leprechaun to discover his
hidden gold. Gram thinks it won't work--but does it?










Bateman Fiona’s Luck
E Bateman
A clever woman named Fiona must pass the leprechaun
king's tests when she tries to get back all the luck he has
locked away from humans.



















Chase The Wicked, Wicked
Ladies In The Haunted
House
J Fic Chase
Nine-year-old Maureen is the terror of her neighborhood
until the day she begins to explore an old deserted estate
and encounters a leprechaun and seven strange ladies.

Dadey Leprechauns Don’t
Play Fetch
J Fic Dadey
After some strange behavior has been observed at
the pet store, the Bailey School kids are set to find out
if the owner, Mr. McDawgle, is actually a leprechaun,
or just a man who wears green.

Turner Instead Of Three Wishes
J Fic Turner
A collection of seven stories featuring leprechauns, ghosts,
time travel, and other extraordinary creatures and
experiences.

Leprechauns In Children's Books

Bateman Leprechaun Gold
E Bateman
When Donald O'Dell saves the life of a leprechaun
but refuses his offer of gold, he finds his good deed
rewarded in an unexpected fashion.

Bateman Traveling Tom And
The Leprechaun
E Bateman
A wandering minstrel outwits a leprechaun
to win the heart of a princess, who will only
marry a man of daring, intelligence, and humor.
















DePaola Jamie O’Rourke And
The Big Potato
E Depaola
The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun,
who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for
his freedom.












Edwards The Leprechaun’s Gold
E Edwards
A leprechaun intervenes when a greedy young
harpist sabotages a royal contest.

















Mortensen Leprechauns
J 398.2094 Mortense
Introduces leprechauns, exploring the history
behind the Irish fairy and describing supposed
encounters between them and people.

Still More Juvenile Edgars

Bunting Coffin On A Case
J Fic Bunting
Twelve-year-old Henry Coffin, the son of a private
investigator, helps a gorgeous high school girl in her
dangerous attempt to find her kidnapped mother.














Byars Wanted....Mud Blossom
J Fic Byars
Convinced that Mud is responsible for the
disappearance of the school hamster that he was
taking care of for the weekend, Junior Blossom is
determined that the dog should be tried for his "crime."

Naylor Night Cry
J Fic Naylor
Often left alone on their five-acre Mississippi
farm by her traveling-salesman father, Ellen
learns, through a terrifying experience, to
distinguish between real and false fears.

Roberts Megan's Island
J Fic Roberts
First eleven-year-old Megan is astonished
when her mother insists on taking her and
her younger brother up to the lake cottage a
week before school is out; then they find
mysterious strangers following them.









Shreve Lucy Forever And Miss Rosetree, Shrinks
J Fic Shreve
Two sixth graders with a pretend psychiatry
practice come upon a small mute child from an
orphanage and determine they are going to use
all their knowledge to help her to talk.