Under the Hawthorn Tree; Wildflower Girl; Fields of Home (3 BOOKS)

Marita Conlon-McKenna

Under the Hawthorn Tree (240 pages)
Ireland during the famine of 1845–1849. Little Eily, Michael, and Peggy are left alone — their mum and dad have gone missing in a desperate search for food. Their great-aunts live far away. To avoid being sent to a workhouse, the children go in search of their relatives. But on the long journey, they will face more than one danger, and their lives will be threatened more than once. This is the first book in the Children of the Famine trilogy. The next two parts are Wildflower Girl and Fields of Home.

Wildflower Girl (352 pages)
Peggy was seven years old when she, along with her sister and brother, survived an arduous journey across Ireland. Now she is thirteen and embarks on a journey to America. The ocean crossing takes six gruelling weeks. What awaits her in the New World? How will she cope in a foreign country? And what life-changing encounters will give her true friendship? The second book of the Children of the Famine trilogy tells us about growing up among strangers. The next part is Fields of Home.