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Patricia Forde
The sequel to the award-winning post-apocalypic novel The Wordsmith. There’s a new new leader of Ark and the battle to save language, art and music is far from over.
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The city of Ark is the last safe place on Earth. To make sure humans avoid the mistakes of their past and are able to survive, everyone in Ark must…
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It's a dark and stormy night, and Sophie knows that there is a MONSTER hiding under her bed. So, like any sensible child, she decides to send him a letter.
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A laugh-out-loud picture book from the Irish Children's Laureate, featuring a hilarious exchange of letters between a girl and a very unusual monster!
A gripping high-concept speculative middle-grade novel from Laureate na nOg, Ireland's Children's Literature Laureate 2023-2026
Fahrenheit 451 meets The Giver in this gripping story about the power of words and the dangers of censorship.
What’s a little girl to do when late in the night she is taunted by the sounds of something stirring in the locked upstairs bedroom? How did it get to…
Sine Quinn
A stunningly illustrated collection of magical Irish folklore for readers age 8+, with a foreword by Laureate na nOg Patricia Forde
"Breathes new life into centuries-old folklore, with atmospheric retellings…
A world devastated by climate change. A society ruled by fear. And a girl brave enough to take a stand. Now an outlaw, Letta’s world is more dangerous than ever…
Little bear wants to hunt a dragon! He has the expertise and the necessary tools. So long as there are no scary dark forests or smoke from the dragon’s fire…
A brilliantly funny and accessible story of an alien boy who just can’t bring himself to eat his human family
Originally published as Mother Tongue in 2019 in Ireland by Little Island Books.
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After the death of her master, Mair is promoted from apprentice to chief word keeper. Her task is to collect and archive the words of her community in a post-apocalyptic…
Fia longs to visit the mysterious island. One night a moonbeam reaches across the bay and leads her there.
A grandma teaches her granddaughter how to overcome fears by imagining funny situations
A read-aloud, read-again-and-again adventure story of epic proportions
A tale-of-truest friendship book A fill-my-heart with love book A read-again-and-again book
An epic tale of love, loss, reunion and adventure on…
The third title featuring Lola, the little sister who’s larger than life! Perfect for children learning to read. Poor Natalie’s broken her leg and is stuck up in her bedroom…
Lavone C Hicks
This is a financial self-help guide for those who live paycheck to paycheck and want to know how to get out of the rut. Using her life experiences as both…
This volume asks how and why issues of sexuality, desire, and economic processes intersect in the literature and culture of the Victorian fin de siecle. It considers how the literature…
Baldwin of Forde
The Commendation of Faith
Vita Ayala
Mentor. Savior. Enemy of the State.
Livewire is on the run after plunging the United States into a nationwide blackout to stop the exploitation of the psiots she is sworn…
An illustrated handbook which provides a discussion of the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s Disease and related disorders, Dystonia, Huntington’s Disease and other Choreas, tics…
Constructing Vernacular Culture in the Trans-Caribbean traces the contradictory cultural trajectories constructed and re-produced in the fluid diasporic spaces we call the Trans-Caribbean. Particular emphasis is placed on such cultural…
Faced with Eudora Welty’s preference for the oblique in literary performances, some have assumed that she was not concerned with issues of race. This collection counters those assumptions as it…
Suitable for those interested in reading research, this book explores the historical underpinnings of important topics such as phonics, family literacy, fluency, guided reading, children’s literature, vocabulary and spelling, comprehension…
Studying Diversity in Teacher Education is a collaborative effort by experts seeking to elucidate one of the most important issues facing education today. The contributors address historically persistent issues such…
