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By Colfer, Eoin2008., Pre-adolescent, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: FANTASY FIC COL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.
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By Colfer, Eoinc2008., Pre-adolescent, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: In the 1890s on an island off the Irish coast, Conor Broekhart is falsely imprisoned and passes the solitary months by scratching designs of flying machines into the walls, including one for a glider with which he dreams of escape.
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By Colfer, Eoinc2008., Pre-adolescent, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: Adventure FIC COLFER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.
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By Colfer, Eoin2008., Hyperion Books for Children Call No: FIC COL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the late 1800s, Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to depose the king, but is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison using a flying machine.
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By Colfer, Eoinc2008., Hyperion Books for Children Call No: SCI-FI F COL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.
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By Colfer, Eoinc2008., Pre-adolescent, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: Sci Fi Fic Colfer Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Science Fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.
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By Colfer, Eoin2008., Pre-adolescent, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: FIC COLFER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.
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-- Air manBy Colfer, Eoinc2008., Hyperion Books for Children Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the 1890s on an island off the Irish coast, Conor Broekhart is falsely imprisoned and passes the solitary months by scratching designs of flying machines into the walls, including one for a glider with which he dreams of escape.
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c1999., Clarion Books Call No: FIC SCH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: While serving as a British Fencible to maintain the peace in Ireland, Anson finds that his sympathy for a hedge master places him in conflict with the law of King George II.
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2001., Houghton Mifflin Company Call No: 941.5 BAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1845 a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops in Ireland and for the next five years one million people died from starvation and disease, and more than two million fled their homeland.
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2001., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 941.508 BAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the effect the mysterious potato blight of 1845 had on the people of Ireland as it destroyed the major source of food for over six million people.
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c2001., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Call No: 941.5081 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the famine in Ireland, its causes and effects, and how the Irish emigrated to America.
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-- Story of the great Irish famine, 1845-18592001., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 941.5081 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Draws from letters, diaries, and other documents to chronicle the Irish potato famine of 1845-50, describing the political and personal impact it had on Ireland and its people, and presenting illustrations from contemporary newspapers.
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2008., Adolescent, David Fickling Books Call No: Historical fiction FIC DOWD Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1981, the height of Ireland's "Troubles," eighteen-year-old Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier for Sinn Fein, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he discovered in a bog.
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2008., David Fickling Books Call No: Historical[Fic] Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1981, the height of Ireland's "Troubles," eighteen-year-old Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier for Sinn Fein, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he discovered in a bog.
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2010., Adolescent, David Fickling Books Call No: Historical FIC Dowd Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Upon discovering the body of a murdered girl, Fergus tries to make sense of the "bog child's" death while managing personal problems in his own life.
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c2015., Juvenile, Capstone Press Call No: 623.82 432 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Velocity. Titanic perspectivesSummary Note: "The builders of the Titanic envisioned a ship more powerful and luxurious than anything the world had ever seen. Meet the wealthy investors, the talented engineers, and the hard working laborers who all played a role in building a floating palace that would soon end up on the ocean floor"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2014]., Adolescent, Random House Call No: Historical FIC Friesner Edition: First edition. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In Iron Age Ireland, Maeve, the fierce, willful youngest daughter of King Eochu of Connacht, is caught in a web of lies after rebelling to avoid fosterage with another highborn family and an arranged marriage.
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c2016., Juvenile, Rosen Pub. Group Call No: 305.8916 207309034 Click here to access this interactive ebook Summary Note: "This book introduces readers to the Irish potato famine, a period when many Irish people were forced to make a decision: leave their homeland or starve. Readers will learn about the injustices the Irish faced in Ireland, as well as the challenges they faced when they reached the United States. The book also explains the success the Irish found after much hard work, and the legacy they left in America. Primary sources and vivid photographs illustrate captivating text to give readers a deep understanding of the subject. This book is an excellent supplement to social studies curricula and will provide a dynamic reading experience"--Provided by the publisher.
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c2002., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: 941.5081 FEE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents first-person accounts from people who remember the potato famine that swept Ireland in the mid-nineteenth-century causing widespread starvation, and includes related illustrations.