BEYOND THE WESTERN SEA, BOOK ONE: THE ESCAPE FROM HOME
by  Avi
Orchard;ISBN: 0531095134;$18.95;1996

From the desperately poor Irish villages of the 19th century potato famine to the streets of London and Liverpool, from the misery of crossing the Atlantic in steerage to the mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, the lives of several young people and various villains intersect fatefully in this page-turning, cinematic drama.

Suggested for ages 12 - 16
Subjects: Emigration | Famines | Immigration | Industrial Revolution | Ireland | New England | Runaways

BEYOND THE WESTERN SEA; BOOK TWO: LORD KIRKLE'S MONEY
by  Avi
Orchard;ISBN: 0531088707;$18.95;1996

From the desperately poor Irish villages of the 19th century potato famine to the streets of London and Liverpool, from the misery of crossing the Atlantic in steerage to the mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, the lives of several young people and various villains intersect fatefully in this page-turning, cinematic drama.

Suggested for ages 12 - 14
Subjects: Emigration | Immigration | Ireland | New England | Runaways

BLACK POTATOES: THE STORY OF THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE, 1845-1850
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Houghton Mifflin;ISBN: 0618002715;$18;2001

Personal narratives of those who experienced the famine and carefully selected illustrations from journals of the period present an engrossing exploration of the historical, political, economic, and scientific reasons for this catastrophic event that still influences Irish life today.

Suggested for ages 10 - 16
Subjects: England | Farming | Ireland | Poverty | Sibert Award

NORY RYAN'S SONG
by Patricia Reilly Giff
narrated by Susan Lynch
Listening Library;ISBN: 0807261637;$22;2000

When Ireland’s potato crop fails, young Nory must use cleverness to save her sisters and her neighbors from death in the famine.

Suggested for ages 10 - 14
Subjects: Brothers and Sisters | Famines | Ireland | Survival