Nory Ryan's Song

Written by Patricia Reilly Giff

Book #1 in the Nory Ryan series

A blight threatens survival. Can a young girl save her family from starvation?

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176 pages· 31,741 words· Est. 4.5 hour read· 600L

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Bookroo's summary

In Maidin Bay, Ireland, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan faces a dire challenge. A devastating potato blight threatens her family's survival, and with an English lord eager to evict them, Nory must find a way to secure food and hope. As her father sails away to earn rent money, Nory's courage and resourcefulness are tested. Can she navigate these perilous times and protect her loved ones from starvation and displacement? Discover Nory's journey of resilience and determination in a land where survival is uncertain.

From the publisher

Nory Ryan’s family has lived on Maidin Bay on the west coast of Ireland for generations, raising a pig and a few chickens, planting potatoes, getting by. Every year Nory’s father goes away on a fishing boat and returns with the rent money for the English lord who owns their cottage and fields, the English lord bent upon forcing the Irish from their land so he can tumble the cottages and clear the fields for grazing. Times are never easy on Maidin Bay, but this year, a terrible blight attacks the potatoes. No crop means starvation. Twelve-year-old Nory must summon the courage and ingenuity to find food, to find hope, to find a way to help her family survive.