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Nory Ryan's song
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Patricia Reilly Giff |
When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive. |
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Georgic
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Mariko Nagai |
Fiction. Asian American Studies. Winner of the G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction selected by Jonis Agee. "Based on dire events in Japanese history and the key of folktale Mariko Nagai has w… |
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Knockabeg
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Mary E. Lyons |
The faeries of Knockabeg become involved in the Irish potato famine as they wage war on each other. |
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Famine, drought, and plagues
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Jane Walker |
Briefly examines the causes, effects, and consequences of famine, drought, and plague and the role humans play in these disasters. |
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Famine
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Paul Bennett |
Describes the causes and consequences of famines, and various ways in which the international community can lessen the impact of famines and even prevent them. |
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The Irish potato famine
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Edward F. Dolan |
Discusses the potato famine that devastated Ireland in the nineteenth century and led to a widespread immigration to the United States. |
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Ultimate Witnesses
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Niamh Ann Kelly |
47 pages : 28 cm |
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Les p'tites poules, la bête et le chevalier
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Christian Jolibois |
Nouvelles aventures avec Carmen, Carmélito et Bélino. Cette fois-ci, tout le monde est affamé au poulailler. Les parents sont partis à la recherche de grains perdus et ne reviennent pas. Les enfants … |
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World hunger
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Patricia L. Kutzner |
Gives a broad overview of the many dimensions of world hunger, focusing specifically on the context of economic, social, political, and scientific contraints that affect global food security. |
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Cause Celeb
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Helen Fielding |
The protagonist of this story is a Bridget-Jones-like character, but the setting allows her a deeper character. A heart-broken London woman accepts a post with a non-profit organization that manages … |
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