A good seafaring adventure told in the form of the letters Celia writes to her cousin back home in Massachusetts. Giff, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan's Song. Twelve year old Nory Ryan and her family are potato farmers in Ireland barely eking out an existence. When Nory awakes one morning to the smell of rotting potatoes all hopes of harvest are lost.
Hunger sets in with a loss of family and community.
Harold, a 14-year old boy with albinism, runs away to join the circus when life at home becomes unbearable. Lisle, Janet Taylor. Art of Keeping Cool. When Robert moves to Rhode Island during World War II, he and his cousin become involved with an artist who is suspected of being a German spy. Ryan, Pam Munoz.