Book 2001

The Hunger - The Diary of Phyllis McCormack, Ireland 1845-1847 (My Story)

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Publisher: Scholastic
Language: English
Published: 2001

Juvenile fiction
Children's historical fiction
Diaries--Children's fiction
Hunger--Children's fiction
History
Children's fiction
Ireland, fiction

It's 1845 and blight has destroyed the precious potato crop leaving Ireland starving. Phyllis works hard to support her struggling family, but when her mother's health deteriorates she sets off in search of her rebel brother and is soon swept up in thefight for a free and fair Ireland.