VVMBookBlog

It’s 1847 and Kathleen “Kit” Byrne’s family is living a day-to-day struggle to survive Ireland’s Great Hunger of 1845-1859.  Written by an Irish emigrant, this story shows the members of Kit’s family and their neighbors as strong people willing to do just about anything to survive the potato famine.  Kit especially risks her life and her freedom to help her family.

I’ve read several other young adult books written about this period in Ireland’s history, and know that it was a horrible time resulting in many people leaving Ireland to come to the United States.  This book, however, had lots of action and suspense up until the end of the book.  Another good example of great historical fiction!