Maggie's Door

Giff, Patricia Reilly

ISBN 10: 0385900953 ISBN 13: 9780385900959

Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books, 2003

Synopsis

In the mid-1800s, Nory and her neighbor and friend, Sean Red Mallon, set out separately on a dangerous journey from famine-plagued Ireland, hoping to reach a better life in America. Teacher's Guide available.

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Review:

416 Smith Street, Brooklyn, America: this is the ultimate goal for Nory Ryan as she flees her famine-ridden home in mid-1800s Ireland. One by one, her family has departed for a new life in America; Nory is the last to go. Keeping her sister Maggie’s address close to her heart, Nory embarks on the perilous, heart-breaking journey to Galway and onward. Meanwhile, her friend Sean Red Mallon is just a few days ahead, traveling with his mother and Nory’s little brother, Patch, with the same destination in mind. Picking up where Nory Ryan’s Song leaves off, award-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff’s historical novel tells, in alternating voices, Nory and Sean’s stories. Readers will be engrossed in the series of dramatic events, as well as the grueling day-by-day struggle, as the protagonists suffer injuries, thievery, separations, and horrific sea passages. The very real tragedy of the Irish potato famine and the subsequent exodus from that country is brought to life in a fictional account that will make a profound, lasting mark on the memories of young readers. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter

From the Inside Flap:

"We will dance on the cliffs of Brooklyn.
Maggie's Door is the story of the journey from Ireland to America told by both Nory and her neighbor and friend Sean Red Mallon, two different stories with the same destination--the home of Nory's sister Maggie, at 416 Smith Street, Brooklyn, America.
Patricia Reilly Giff calls upon her long research into Irish history and her great powers as a storyteller in this deeply involving, riveting stand-alone companion novel to "Nory Ryan's Song.

"From the Hardcover edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0385900953
• ISBN 13: 9780385900959
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 176