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A Greyhound of a Girl


No. of pages 176

Published: 2017

Great for age 6-12 years

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12 year old Mary's beloved grandmother is near the end of her life. Letting go is hard - until Granny's long-dead mammy appears. Her ghost has returned to help her dying daughter say goodbye to the ones she loves. But first she needs to take them all on a road trip to the past. A GREYHOUND OF A GIRL is a perfectly-pitched, funny and tender tale about four generations of an Irish family, and the special bonds between mothers and daughters. It will entrance readers from 10 to adult.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by Scholastic .

Roddy Doyle's adult novel, Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha, a story about a ten-year old boy living Ireland, won Doyle the Booker Prize, the United Kingdom's greatest literary honor.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

CBI Book Awards - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised by the CBI Book Of the Year Award. The CBI Book of the Year Awards are literary awards presented annually in the Republic of Ireland to writers of books for children and young people. The Awards are run by Children's Books Ireland (CBI) and are open to authors and illustrators born or resident in Ireland; books may be written in English or Irish. The awards, known as The Bisto Awards when they began in 1990, are now sponsored by the CBI.

Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.