A Slip of a Girl

by Patricia Reilly Giff

Book Overview

A heart-wrenching novel in verse about a poor girl surviving the Irish Land Wars, by a two-time Newbery Honor-winning author.

For Anna, the family farm has always been home... But now, things are changing. Anna's mother has died, and her older siblings have emigrated, leaving Anna and her father to care for a young sister with special needs. And though their family has worked this land for years, they're in danger of losing it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823439550
• ISBN13: 9780823439553
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8