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Dublin, 1830: Can these brave young friends find a way out of the darkness?
by Ann Murtagh
Cover design or artwork by Jon Berkeley
Price: $13.99
ISBN: 9781788493727
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
Pub Date: 2023-11-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
208 Pages
Dublin, 1830: When his da breaks his arm, Hugh ‘Scholar’ O’Dare has to leave school to work as a chimney sweeper with his brothers. When a travelling sweep's apprentice starts going after their jobs, Scholar is tasked with scaring him off, but a shocking secret comes to light. Who will they turn to, and how will the secret change their futures?
When the girls are given the chance of a new life on the other side of the world, they know they have to say yes – no matter the price. How will they find the courage and strength to build new lives in a strange land?
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