Siobhan Dowd
2) Bog child
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1981, the height of Ireland's "Troubles," eighteen-year-old Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier for Sinn Fein, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he discovered in a bog.
Author
Publisher
David Fickling Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
260 ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While running away from a London foster home just before her fifteenth birthday, Holly has ample time to consider her years of residential care and her early life with her Irish mother, whom she is now trying to reach.
Author
Publisher
David Fickling Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
83 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
On a tiny emerald island world Darra, the thirteenth child to be born to her mother, is destined to be sacrificed to Dond, the dark god of the underworld. Only the truth and a mother's kiss can set Dara and the islanders free of the dark god's curse.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
NOW A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor, featuring stunning artwork by Jim Kay.
At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting— he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Conor, dealing with his mother's illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother, and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth.
