description: An Irish girl's experiences as she travels to America in the 1800's.
language: English
title: So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847
titlecomplete: So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 (Dear America)
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, American History, Diary, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Juvenile, Ireland
ratings_count: 5187
places: Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts
series: Dear America
publisher: Scholastic