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Lissadell House, 1915 In the Big House, life is changing for young
housemaid, Lily, and her group of friends. Maeve de Markievicz,
daughter of the famous Countess will soon be going away to school
in England. What will this mean for the friendship between the Lily
the servant girl and Maeve the young lady? For others in Lissadell,
romance is blossoming and may bring change. And for Lily, she has
the chance to grab hold of her dream ... if only she'll take the
chance. The girls are growing up and marching towards the future -
but with friendship and fun they can face anything!
1911 Crossing the ocean for a new life … Sisters Bridget and
Sally are leaving their home in Kerry to sail to New York to find
work. On the long sea journey they meet a young, orphaned
girl, Julia, who is travelling to live with her long-absent
brother. But in when the girls arrive in America Julia’s
brother is nowhere to be found! Sally and Bridget persuade their
cousin in New York to take Julia in. The girls slowly get used to
their strange new life and their jobs – Bridget is a lady’s
companion, Sally is a childminder, while Julia works in a factory.
They work hard, but also have fun exploring their adopted city. But
then something terrible happens – a false accusation threatens to
destroy their new life in America. How can three young girls alone
in the big city sort things out themselves? Â If they stick
together, speak up for themselves and stay brave, might things work
out in the city of dreams?
From the author of Lily at Lissadell and the 'Alice & Megan',
'Eva' and 'Time After Time' series Lissadell House, Sligo, 1913
Friends Lily and Nellie work long hard hours as housemaids for the
Gore Booth family in the Big House. And yet these are days filled
with friendship, fun, and even madcap bicycle rides with Maeve,
daughter of the famous Republican, Countess Marcievicz. But Lily
knows there's an empty place in her friend's heart. Nellie is all
alone in the world; she grew up in the workhouse, where she was
separated from her sisters. Lily longs to help her, but could she
end up losing all she has - even her livelihood. And what will
happen to her hopes and dreams? Just how much would you give up for
a friend ...? A story of friendship set in the changing world of
early 20th century Ireland.
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Alice Again (Paperback, New edition)
Judi Curtin; Illustrated by Woody Fox; Cover design or artwork by Nicola Colton
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It's spring mid-term, and Alice has invited Megan to visit her in
Dublin. Megan is hoping for a nice trouble-free few days with her
best friend. No such luck! She soon discovers that Alice is once
again plotting and scheming. It seems that Alice's Mum Veronica has
a new boyfriend. The plan is to discover who he is, and to get rid
of him. Alice (with poor Megan in tow) becomes totally horrible in
an effort to scare the poor man away. Can this possibly work? Just
how horrible can she be? And how can Megan stand by and watch while
her best friend turns into a total monster? 'A must-read for girls
aged 10 and up, this has the Jacqueline Wilson touch' Evening Echo
Best friends NEED to be together. Don't they? Poor Megan! Not alone
is she stuck with totally uncool parents, and a little sister who
is too cute for words, but now her very best friend, Alice, has
moved away. Now Megan has to go to school and face the dreaded
Melissa all on her own. The two friends hatch a risky plot to get
back together. But can their secret plan work? 'engrossing story
with a real insight into the world of pre-teen girls' Publishing
News
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Bonjour Alice (Paperback, New edition)
Judi Curtin; Illustrated by Woody Fox; Cover design or artwork by Nicola Colton
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Ancient castles, yummy French food and deep, dark forests - sounds
like the perfect holiday! Megan's really looking forward to the
summer holidays - her whole family is going to France, and best of
all Alice is coming too! But when Alice tries to make friends with
a local French boy things begin to get very interesting ... Another
adventure with Alice and Megan - the fifth book in the bestselling
series popular with young girls everywhere.
The further adventures of Lily: life as a maid in Lissadell House
is always interesting, but with her friendship with Maeve under
strain, a war in Europe starting and uncertainly about her future,
she needs all her wits about her! This latest installment in the
popular series also sees Lily finally on her way to realising her
dream of becoming a teacher. Nellie's older sister, Johanna, starts
walking out with Harry the footman, and is extremely worried when
he enlists and goes off to fight in World War I. He send letters to
the girls from the front and tells them all about the Christmas Day
truce in 1914 ... but then a telegram comes. Harry is missing,
presumed dead. Will he return to Lissadell, safe and sound?
Meanwhile, when Isabelle, the children's nurse, becomes unwell Lady
Mary asks Lily to work with the Michael and Hugh Gore Booth in the
afternoons until they are ready to go away to boarding school. On a
visit home, Lily meets the Master, who tells her that Miss O'Brien
is courting a young man - and if she marries, there will be an
opening for a Junior Assistant Mistress in the school. He assures
her that her current level of education will be enough, and that
once she is old enough, he'd be happy to appoint her.
Molly and Beth are best friends and love spending time together.
But when their two families move in together, maybe they are a
little too close for comfort! Out shopping one day they need to
avoid the most embarrassing encounter ever with Molly's mum, and
hide in a shop they had never noticed before. When they leave by
the side door, they realise immediately that something is not
right! Transported back to the past, where mobile phones don't work
and the world feels very different, they realise that they have a
chance to see the world through their parents' eyes. Before finding
their way home, can they see what their own pasts looked like?
Winning is a good thing, isn't it? Everyone in first year is really
excited about the big prize in the English essay competition - four
months in France - and Alice has a good chance of winning. Megan
loves writing essays, but she doesn't want to win - go away for
four months alone, no way! She doesn't want Alice to go either -
why would anyone want to go abroad without her best friend? But
Alice seems determined to win ... How much should you give up for
your best friend? The seventh book in Judi Curtin's bestselling
series.
Alice and Megan are back, and that can only mean one thing:
trouble! It's Easter and best friends Alice and Megan are together
in Limerick again. They are both looking forward to their
confirmation especially as their two families are going out to
dinner together to celebrate. But not even a meal can be simple
when Alice is around as she decides to hatch a plan to get her
parents back together...
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Eva's Journey (Paperback)
Judi Curtin; Illustrated by Woody Fox
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Rich, spoilt, high-maintenance Eva Gordon likes fancy,
sophisticated things so when her parents sell their sell their
holiday home and their expensive car Eva can't understand why. But
when Eva's dad loses his job and she has to move house and change
schools, she realises life has changed for good. She's determined
to hate her new life, until a chance visit to a fortune teller
gives her the idea that doing good may help her to get her old life
back. Eva (with the help of her friend Victoria) starts to help all
around her, whether they want it or not! The story of Eva's Journey
from spoilt princess to pretty cool girl!
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Only Eva (Paperback)
Judi Curtin
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The latest great book from the author of the best-selling 'Eva' and
'Alice & Megan' series Eva Gordon doesn't like mysteries - so
when new girl Aretta hurries away after school every day Eva's
determined to find out why. And Aretta's not the only person Eva's
interested in - her friend's granny has been parted from her
beloved dog, so Eva decides to cheer her up. But can she? Eva finds
that some things are too big and complicated for one girl to deal
with on her own ... but she has a talent for bringing people
together, and together people can do almost anything!
Secondary school's a whole new world! Alice and Megan are starting
secondary school; with new subjects, new teachers and new friends,
it's going to take a bit of getting used to. And when Megan meets
Marcus, the class bad-boy who's always in trouble, but doesn't seem
to care, things really start to get complicated. At least she has
Home Ec class with Alice - the worst cook in the school - to look
forward to, so school's not all bad! Alice's ill-fated Home
Economics adventures will have readers in stitches. 'Ireland's
answer to Jacqueline Wilson. Perfectly written stories of
friendship and growing up . . . these sweet stories are a joy.'
Irish Independent
The latest great book from the author of the best-selling 'Eva' and
'Alice & Megan' series. Eva Gordon's great at solving problems,
but surely even she can't fix something that went wrong in the
past? When Eva and Kate find an old diary, written long ago by a
girl their own age, they end up determined to right old wrongs! But
they can't spend all their time living in the past as the present,
too, is throwing all sorts of challenges at them ... But when the
girls get together they can handle anything! Eva and the Hidden
Diary has been nominated for Novel of the Year in the Irish Book
Awards! Cast your votes here, until 21 November:
www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
Eva Gordon likes fashion, fun and hanging out with friends, so she
can't believe she has to spend the entire summer in a cottage in
the countryside with her parents and eight-year-old Joey. Worse, it
looks like she's going to be stuck with Kate, the girl next door
who doesn't care about being cool ... it's Eva's worst nightmare
come true! But when the girls have to pull together to solve a
problem, Eva finds out that there's more to life than having the
right hair or clothes and sometimes 'weird' girls can make the best
friends.
The fantastic follow-up to Time After Time and Stand By Me Families
are so complicated! Molly's dad seems so lonely. He lives on his
own, he won't get a pet, he doesn't get on with his brother ...
Best friends Molly and Beth suspect his problems lie in his past,
but what can two thirteen-year-olds do about that? Well, when they
have a time-travelling door, maybe they CAN do something. The girls
go back to 1975 hoping to right some wrongs - if they can navigate
1970s cars, food and boybands - and if the colourful fashions don't
blind them first! A heart-warming story of sticking with your
friends and hanging on to your dreams!
A best friend is forever, isn't she? Megan can't wait to go away to
Summer Camp with her best friend Alice. It will be fantastic - no
organic porridge, no school, nothing but fun! But when Alice makes
friends with Hazel, Megan begins to feel left out. Hazel's pretty,
sophisticated and popular, and Alice seems to think she's amazing.
Is Megan going to lose her very best friend? 'A funny realistic
story ideal for any Jacqueline Wilson fan' Irish Independent
Fun, feisty Eva Gordon's never been one to shy away from helping
her friends - whether they want her help or not! - but this time
she might have found a problem that's too big even for her ... When
Eva and her family head to Seacove for their summer holidays, she's
looking forward to seeing Kate again, but it turns out things have
gone very wrong for Kate. Her granny's in the hospital, and with no
else to look after her, Kate's hiding out at home by herself,
afraid she's going to be taken into care. Eva tries to be a good
friend and help her out, but how long can a twelve-year-old manage
by herself? It's not just Kate who needs Eva's help, though helping
Ruby turns out to be a LOT more fun! Ruby needs Eva to keep her
company on a trip to London where she's trying out for a
scholarship. Is there any way the trip away with Ruby can help
everyone sort things out? It seems impossible, but if you have a
problem that needs solving, just leave it to Eva! Eva's third book
from bestselling author Judi Curtin.
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