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Author:

Schneider, Mical, 1944-

Title:

Annie Quinn in America / by Mical Schneider.

Publisher:

Carolrhoda Books,

Copyright Date:

2001

Description:

246 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852--Juvenile fiction.
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852.
Irish Americans--Fiction.
Famines--Ireland--Fiction.
Brothers and sisters--Fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Ireland--Emigration and immigration--Fiction.
Emigration and immigration--Fiction.

Summary:

To escape the Irish potato famine of the 1840s, twelve-year-old Annie and her brother emigrate to New York City where they join their older sister as servants, earning money to bring the rest of their family to America, where they discover that both food and hardships abound.

ISBN:

9781575055350 (pbk. : alk. paper)
157505535X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781575055107 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1575055104 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

00012650

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ZYPE837 -- Harlan Community Library (Harlan)

SQPC104 -- Jesup Public Library (Jesup)

VQPC384 -- Reinbeck Public Library (Reinbeck)

HQPD845 -- Rock Valley Public Library (Rock Valley)