Thirteen-year-old Peggy O'Driscoll, left orphaned and homeless by the Great Famine of the 1840s, leaves Ireland to seek her fortune in America. "Readers will feel the enormity of Peggy's decision and the pain of leaving loved ones behind . . . High-quality historical fiction".--School Library Journal.

 

This book was recognised in the Book of the Year - Historical Fiction category by the Bisto Book Award.

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 1994 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Marita Conlon-McKenna is one of Ireland's bestselling novelists, writing both for children and adults. Her children's book UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE has sold more than 500, 000 copies. Marita lives in the Stilorgan area of Dublin with her husband and four children.