Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 by Susan Campbell

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The award-winning author pens a fascinating account of the potato blight thatstruck in Ireland, telling the story of the men, women, and children who madeevery attempt to survive and hang on to hope.

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2002 Sibert Medal Winner In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years are known today as the Great Irish Famine, a time when one million people died from starvation and disease and two million more fled their homeland. Black Potatoes is the compelling story of men, women, and children who defied landlords and searched empty fields for scraps of harvested vegetables and edible weeds to eat, who walked several miles each day to hard-labor jobs for meager wages and to reach soup kitchens, and who committed crimes just to be sent to jail, where they were assured of a meal. It's the story of children and adults who suffered from starvation, disease, and the loss of family and friends, as well as those who died. Illustrated with black and white engravings, it's also the story of the heroes among the Irish people and how they held on to hope.

Author Biography

Susan Campbell Bartoletti is the award-winning author of several books for young readers, including Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850, winner of the Robert F. Sibert Medal. She lives in Moscow, Pennsylvania.

Review

"Bartoletti humanizes the big events by bringing the readers up close to the lives of ordinary people." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review "Bartoletti incorporates period pen-and-ink sketches and poetry laying bare the fragility, injustice, and stratification of Irish peasant society. . . . Fascinating historical reading." --School Library Journal, starred review School Library Journal, Starred --

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"Bartoletti humanizes the big events by bringing the readers up close to the lives of ordinary people." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review "Bartoletti incorporates period pen-and-ink sketches and poetry laying bare the fragility, injustice, and stratification of Irish peasant society. . . . Fascinating historical reading." -School Library Journal, starred review School Library Journal, Starred

Details ISBN0618548831 Author Susan Campbell Bartoletti Short Title BLACK POTATOES Pages 184 Language English ISBN-10 0618548831 ISBN-13 9780618548835 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2005 Residence Moscow, PA, US Subtitle The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 DOI 10.1604/9780618548835 Country of Publication China Imprint Clarion Books Audience Age 12-18 Publisher Clarion Books Publication Date 2005-05-02 DEWEY 941.5081 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Audience Teenage / Young adult Imprint US Clarion Books Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this

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