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In recent years the number of O'Brien Press books sold into translation has increased significantly - an indicator of their quality and broad appeal. Many of the rights sales are negotiated at the Frankfurt and Bologna book fairs, which we attend annually. Our interests are also represented by a number of literary agents throughout the world. Here is a list of titles that have been sold into translation or co-edition with other publishers. Note that this does not include any deal currently under negotiation, so watch this space for developments!

Select any book or cover for more information on the title.

There is a dedicated list of rights available for O'Brien Press children's titles in North America here.

For a full list of O'Brien Press rights agents, click here.

Rights sold can also be viewed by title and by territory.

Celtic Way of Life (pb)
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An invaluable guide to the life of the celts in Ireland -- concise but informative.
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Canada *
spaceJudi Curtin & Roisin Meaney
See If I Care (pb)
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Life is not going well for reluctant penpals Luke and Elma, so they invent new, more glamorous lives for themselves in their correspondence, little realising how similar their true lives actually are…
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Finnish * Norwegian * Swedish *
spaceColin Murphy and Donal O'Dea
The Feckin' Book of Everything Irish (hb)
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This deadly compendium of all your favourite feckin’ books is already an award-winner! It was named Best Humorous Book at The 2007 Benjamin Franklin Awards in New York.
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USA *
The Feckin' Book of Irish History (hb)
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Forget the boring stuff you learned in school. Here’s the REAL skinny on Irish history.
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USA *
spaceBrendan Anderson
Joe Cahill (pb)
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'I was born in a united Ireland,' says Joe Cahill, 'I want to die in a united Ireland.' Veteran republican Joe Cahill gives his full and frank story.
New updated edition.
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Croatian * Italian *
spaceBrendan Behan
After The Wake (pb)
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This diverse collection is a delightful and entertaining windfall from one of Ireland's most colourful writers. An essential complement to Behan's master works.
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German *
spaceEdward J. Bourke
The Guinness Story (hb)
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This 250 year-old story will fascinate lovers of Guinness beer and memorabilia as well as those interested in this remarkable family of brewers and the industrial history of Ireland’s most famous export.
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Canada * USA *
spaceBrianóg Brady Dawson
Granny's Teeth (pb)
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Where are granny's teeth? Actually, they're in Danny's schoolbag - where else! Danny is up to NO GOOD, and he has to suffer dire consequences!
Panda 10
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Scots Gaelic *
spaceMarian Broderick
Wild Irish Women (pb)
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From patriots to pirates, warriors to writers, and mistresses to male impersonators, this book looks at the unorthodox lives of inspiring Irish women.
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Canada * USA *
The Witch Apprentice (pb)
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What if you were adopted by witches? There’s something very odd going on in Anna Kelly’s new home ...
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German *
The Witch in the Woods (pb)
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A book of mischief and magic...
An entertaining and mischievous sequel to The Witch Apprentice.
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German *
A Witch in a Fix (pb)
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A Book of Mischief and Magic!
Anna’s science teacher really gets on her nerves – but is that a good enough reason to turn her into a giant rat?
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German *
spaceMichael Carroll
Moonlight (pb)
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The perfectly preserved body of a 10,000 year-old headless horse is discovered in a glacier in Norway. In Dublin, a genetic engineer in the employ of a ruthless businessman dreams of creating the fastest racehorse ever …
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French (Canada) * Italian *
spaceEoin Colfer
Benny and Omar (pb)
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Moving to Tunisia is a real eye-opener for a young Wexford hurling fan. Eoin Colfer's hilarious debut novel.
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Audio (UK) * Australia/New Zealand * Canada * Catalan * Danish * Dutch * German * Great Britain * Hebrew * Italian * Lithuanian * New Zealand * Polish * Spanish * Spanish * Spanish * USA *
Benny and Babe (pb)
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Benny suffers a severe blow to his pride when he meets Babe. He may be a wise guy, but she is at least three steps ahead of him, and they are on her territory.
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Audio (UK) * Australia/New Zealand * Canada * Catalan * Dutch * German * Great Britain * India * Italian * Polish * Spanish * Spanish * USA *
The Wish List (pb)
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Meg Finn dies after a botched attempt to rob a pensioner. Her soul is up for grabs as the divine and demonic each want her! How can she tip the scales in her favour to save her soul? A tale of life, death and an unexpected hereafter.
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Audio (UK) * Australia/New Zealand * Bulgarian * Canada * Chinese * Czech * Danish * Dutch * Estonian * Finnish * French * German * Great Britain * Icelandic * Italian * Japanese * Korean * Lithuanian * Norwegian * Polish * Portuguese * Portuguese (Brazil) * Romanian * Russian * Serbian * Slovene * Spanish * Swedish * Thai * Ukrainian * USA *
spaceMarita Conlon-McKenna
Under The Hawthorn Tree (pb)
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The first book in the famine trilogy
The Great Irish Famine brilliantly recreated through the story of three young survivors. When tragedy strikes their family Eily, Michael and Peggy are left to fend for themselves …
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Film * Albanian * Arabic * Bahasa * Chinese * Danish * Dutch * French * German * Italian * Japanese * Korean * Slovene * Spanish * Swedish * USA *
Under the Hawthorn Tree (hb)
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The first book in the famine trilogy
A beautiful new hardback gift edition of the world-famous novel about three children in the Irish Famine.
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Film * Albanian * Arabic * Chinese * Danish * Danish * Dutch * French * German * German * German * Great Britain * Japanese * Korean * Spanish * USA * World *
Wildflower Girl (pb)
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The second book in the famine trilogy
At seven, Peggy made a terrifying journey through famine-stricken Ireland. Now thirteen, and determined to make a new life for herself, she sets off alone to America …
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Danish * Dutch * German * Great Britain * USA * USA *
Fields of Home (pb)
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The final book in the famine trilogy
For Eily, Michael and Peggy the memory of the famine is still strong. But Mary-Brigid, Eily's first child, has the future to look forward to. What kind of future is it?
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German * USA * USA *
No Goodbye (pb)
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It's hard to pretend that everything is normal when your whole life has been turned upside down … Four children come to terms with their mother's sudden departure.
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Great Britain *
The Blue Horse (pb)
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Katie's whole world is turned upside down when her family's home is destroyed by fire. Everything they had is gone, and instead of pulling together it seems as though her family is falling apart.
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German * Serbian *
In Deep Dark Wood (pb)
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A thrilling adventure story from Ireland's best-selling children's author.
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German * Russian *
spaceJohn Cooney
John Charles McQuaid (pb)
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An in-depth study of the most significant Irish clergyman in the history of the state.
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USA *
spaceMáire Cruise O'Brien
The Same Age as the State (pb)
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The autobiography of a unique woman, spanning most of the 20th century. It is filled with famous people including revolutionaries, writers, statesmen and many more· A compelling insight into a time of great upheaval in Ireland, Europe and Africa.
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Canada * USA *
The Same Age as the State (hb)
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The autobiography of a unique woman, spanning most of the 20th century. It is filled with famous people including revolutionaries, writers, statesmen and many more· A compelling insight into a time of great upheaval in Ireland, Europe and Africa.
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Canada * USA *
spaceBob Curran
A Haunted Land (pb)
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Stories of the amazing variety of hauntings to be experienced throughout the country.
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USA *
Holy Smoke (hb)
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Come for a unique tour of the (un)Holy See, meeting some of history's most entertaining (and often disgraceful) popes.
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Hungarian * USA *
A Bewitched Land (pb)
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A unique insight into the fascinating overlap between witch belief and the vast range of fairy lore that held sway for many centuries throughout the land.
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USA *
spaceJudi Curtin
Alice Next Door (pb)
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Best friends NEED to be together. Don't they? Megan's best friend Alice has moved away -- but the two friends hatch a risky plot to get back together.

The first book in Judi Curtin's bestselling series.

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Audio (UK) * German * Lithuanian * Portuguese * Portuguese (Brazil) * Serbian *
Alice Again (pb)
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Alice and Megan are back!
While enjoying spring mid-term together they plot to get rid of Alice's Mum's new boyfriend.
More fun in the second book in Judi Curtin's bestselling series.
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Portuguese * Portuguese (Brazil) * Serbian *
Don't Ask Alice! (pb)
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Alice and Megan are back, and that can only mean one thing: trouble!
Alice decides to try and get her parents back together, but things don't go according to plan...

The third book in Judi Curtin's bestselling series.

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Portuguese (Brazil) *
spaceStephanie Dagg
Katie's Cake (pb)
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Katie finds that it's not easy to replace icing once you've licked it all off the cake.
Panda 12
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Scots Gaelic *
spaceEilís Dillon
The Lost Island (pb)
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New edition of the award-winning novel. The lost island is a mystery. No-one knows where it is - or whether it exists. Michael's father set out to find the island, but never returned. Now it is Michael's turn.
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Chinese * USA *
spaceMalachy Doyle
Swap (pb)
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What’s it like, being someone else for a change? Huw and Marcus look identical, and hatch a plan to do a swap. Only things start to go very wrong ... very quickly!
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Welsh *
spaceDes Ekin
The Stolen Village (pb)
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In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack.
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spaceBrian Feeney
Sinn Féin (pb)
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The fascinating story of one of the oldest and most controversial parties in Irish politics over the last hundred years.
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Canada * Spanish * USA *
spaceAubrey Flegg
Katie's War (pb)
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Caught in the Irish Civil War, Katie has divided loyalties: her shell-shocked father fought in the First World War and wants peace, but others still want to fight for a united Ireland.
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Czech * German * Swedish *
The Cinnamon Tree (pb)
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Yola's leg is blown off by a landmine and her life in Africa is changed forever. She travels to Ireland for an artificial limb, and her adventures continue.
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Audio (UK) * Danish * Portuguese (Brazil) *
Wings over Delft (pb)
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Book 1: The Louise Trilogy
When her father commissions a famous artist to paint her portrait, Louise Eeden reluctantly agrees. In the studio Louise unexpectedly finds freedom to be herself. But someone has been watching her every move...
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Albanian * Danish * French * German * Polish * Slovene * Spanish *
The Rainbow Bridge (pb)
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Book 2: The Louise Trilogy
In another time and another country, the portrait of Louise Eeden continues to influence the lives of all it touches.
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German * Slovene *
In the Claws of the Eagle (pb)
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Book 3: The Louise Trilogy
Louise's portrait becomes part of a Nazi horde, while its previous owner, Izaac, is interned in Auschwitz. Can Louise reach out to save him?
The gripping conclusion to this multiple-award-winning trilogy.
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German *
spaceHugh Galt
Bike Hunt (pb)
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The hunt is on! Niall's new bike is stolen. He's out hunting for it - and cool operator Katy is out hunting for Niall, using her father's ham radio. Kidnap victim Wasserman escapes from a gang of ruthless gunmen ...
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Danish * Dutch * French * German * Great Britain * Italian * Polish *
spaceAnne Gildea
Deadlines and D**kheads (pb)
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A life in the day of freelance journalist Mary McNice: when even your lover has a bit on the side, it's hard to keep faking 'attitude'.
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spaceDave Hannigan
De Valera in America (pb)
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Reveals an intriguing and largely unknown episode in the career of Ireland’s most famous politician – the incredible journey that would resonate through Irish history for the rest of the century.
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Canada * USA *
spaceGreg Harkin
Stakeknife (pb)
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The news story of the year: an explosive exposé of how British military intelligence really works, from the inside.
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Canada * USA *
spaceJohn Horgan
Mary Robinson (hb)
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The legal and political career of Mary Robinson, as well as the personality behind the political figure: Ireland's most successful President in the history of the State.
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Canada * USA *
spacePaul Howard
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Miseducation Years (pb)
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'So there I was, roysh, putting the 'in' in 'in crowd' ... But being a schools rugby legend has its downsides.' This is where it all began: the formation of the phenomenon that is Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.
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Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: The Orange Mocha-Chip Frappuccino Years (pb)
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'So there I was, roysh, enjoying college life, college birds and, like, a major amount of socialising.' Can Ross survive outside Castlerock College?
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Russian *
spaceCeline Kiernan
The Crowded Shadows (pb)
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Wynter Moorehawke travels alone and unprotected in bandit-infested forests, searching for the rebel Prince Alberon. But many enemies are lurking in the shadows.
New Friends. Old Enemies. Who can you trust?
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Australia/New Zealand * Canada * Dutch * French * German * Great Britain * Polish * Russian * Spanish * USA *
The Poison Throne (pb)
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A gothic tale of intrigue, adventure and romance which draws the reader in from the very first sentence and doesn't loosen its grip until the last.
A Friend. A Father. A Kingdom. Which one would you sacrifice?
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Australia/New Zealand * Dutch * French * German * Great Britain * Polish * Russian * Spanish * USA *
spaceConor Kostick
Epic (pb)
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#WELCOME TO EPIC: PRESS START TO PLAY#. On New Earth, Epic is not just a computer game, it's a matter of life and death. If you lose, you lose everything; if you win, the world is yours for the taking.
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Australia/New Zealand * Canada * Czech * Danish * French * German * Italian * Portuguese * Portuguese (Brazil) * Russian * Serbian * South Africa * Ukrainian * USA *
Saga (pb)
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Ghost, a fifteen-year-old air-boarding punk lives in a vast dark futuristic metropolis. But a mysterious stranger appears to break her out of jail, then challenges the whole basis of reality.
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Canada * French * German * Portuguese * USA *
spaceUna Leavy
No Shoes for Tom (pb)
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Tom just HATES wearing shoes! He has such fun with his bare toes. But then the snow comes …
Panda 2
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The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends (hb)
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Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners.
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spaceTom Lennon
When Love Comes to Town (pb)
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Meet Neil Byrne - try-scorer on the rugby field, prizewinning student, one of the in-crowd at the disco, regular guy, gay. Presenting one face to the world and burying his true feelings in fantasy, Neil manages to keep his secret.
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Danish * Dutch * Spanish *
spaceMorgan Llywelyn
Strongbow (pb)
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The dramatic story of the Norman conquest of Ireland in the 12th century. Full of battles and warfare, but a story of love, too, between an unlikely pair - wilful and wild Irish princess Aoife, and Strongbow
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Canada * Spanish * USA *
Brian Boru (pb)
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This internationally best-selling author, winner of many awards in adult historical fiction, now turns her hand to historical fiction for children with a personalised account of the life of Brian Boru.
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Canada * USA *
Star Dancer (pb)
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From the land of the racehorse, an international bestselling author writes a horse story for children. An adventure story about growing up, filled with thrills and excitement, and a tingle of danger.
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Dutch * German *
spaceGregory Maguire
Seven Spiders Spinning (pb)
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Seven baby Siberian snow spiders, frozen since the Ice Age, defrost on their way to a science lab. They wake up in a wood where the Tattletales girls club are planning for the school Halloween Horror Pageant ...
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The Good Liar (pb)
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Asked to recount his wartime experiences, the old painter Marcel looks back on a childhood touched by war but almost oblivious to its importance.
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Australia/New Zealand * Canada * Dutch * USA *
spaceCreina Mansfield
My Nasty Neighbours (pb)
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David and his family are typical - three messy, noisy teenagers; two tidy, organised parents. It just doesn't work, does it? But when Mum interits some money, they find a solution -- two houses next door to each other
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French * German * Italian * Portuguese (Brazil) *
Cherokee (pb)
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Gene's grandfather, Cherokee, is a famous jazz musician and Gene travels the world with him. He loves the life and his only ambition is to be a musician too. But his aunt is totally opposed to the idea ...
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Australia/New Zealand * Danish * German *
spaceEithne Massey
Legendary Ireland (pb)
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This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them.
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Canada * USA *
spaceJudy May
Blue Lavender Girl (pb)
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Tia moves to the countryside for the summer: she expects to be bored, but ends up learning lots of things about herself and the world around her.
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Diamond Star Girl (pb)
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Welcome to Lemony’s summer: Lights, camera, action!
With a movie being filmed in her town, it looks like real life might be getting just as exciting as her daydreams. Romance, mystery and regency costumes – what more could a girl want?
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Hazel Wood Girl (pb)
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Ever since her family moved to the country to live on a farm, Poppy's been miserable. She has a new life and a new school but unfortunately no new friends. Luckily, that's all about to change...
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Copper Girl (pb)
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Tammy's summer is going to be different and amazing. If she got the chance, she could do something great and surprise everyone. One of her resolutions is to spend more time at the stables – if only that moody Martin wasn't always there!
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spaceEugene McCabe
Cyril's Woodland Quest (pb)
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A re-issue of an O'Brien classic Cyril the Squirrel. Cyril, a lonely orphaned red squirrel, sets off from his homeland to find others of his own kind. He meets danger and difficulty and has many exciting adventures.
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spaceSean McCann
The Wit of Oscar Wilde (hb)
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Hundreds of quotations from the most quotable Irishman ever. A fantastic selection in a new hardback edition.
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Lithuanian * USA *
spaceSinéad McCoole
No Ordinary Women (pb)
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Spies, snipers, couriers, gun-runners, medics – women played a major role in the fight for Ireland's freedom. This book vividly recreates the characters, personalities and courage of Ireland's revolutionary women.
New edition of this bestseller
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Canada * USA *
spaceOisín McGann
Mad Grandad's Robot Garden (pb)
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Lenny's mad grandad has a new robot gardener - which means trouble!
Flyer number 12
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Slovene *
Mad Grandad's Flying Saucer (pb)
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Lenny and his mad grandad buy a flying saucer and shoot into space together. But space is full of all sorts of creatures – some are friendly, some are not so friendly ...
Flyer 11
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The Gods and their Machines (pb)
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Two worlds. Two different lives. Divided by hate and violence. Thrown together by chance.
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Canada * German * USA *
The Harvest Tide Project (pb)
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Taya and Lorkrin must try to find a way to sabotage the Harvest Tide Project and avert the disaster it will unleash.
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Portuguese * Russian * Ukrainian *
Under Fragile Stone (pb)
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Volume II of The Archisan Tales. Taya and Lorkrin's parents are trapped when a mine tunnel collapses in a haunted mountain. Can they rescue them before it is too late?
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spaceConor McHale
Jigsaw Stew (pb)
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Jack MacAnoolie tries to save his family when they eat stew made from a jigsaw!
Flyer 6
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spaceClare McKeon
The Emotional Cook (pb)
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Whether you feel high or low, need comfort or feel like celebrating, here is a range of recipes that focuses on your emotional state. What to cook when the dreaded in-laws come to dinner – and how to ensure it's a meal they'll never forget!
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spaceSean McMahon
Great Irish Writing (pb)
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The Bell literary journal was founded by Sean O'Faolain and Peadar O'Donnell in 1940, and edited by O'Faolain until 1946, then by O'Donnell to 1954. Its index of writers reads like a dictionary of famous authors.
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spaceRoisin Meaney
Don't Even Think About It (pb)
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Anyone who opens my journal will die a slow and horrible death
Liz doesn't want her dad or big-bum Marjorie to know everything she's thinking, so she tells her journal instead.
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spaceJan Michael
Just Joshua (pb)
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A heart-warming story of one boy's search for identity.
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spaceLinda Moller
The Great Pig Escape (pb)
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Runtling the pig and his siblings narrowly escape the terrible fate of being sold at the market. While making their way across country, they learn all sorts of new things about themselves, about humans and about the world outside the farmyard.
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spaceÁine Ní Ghlinn
Daifní Dineasár (pb)
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Is breá le Niall agus Conall cleasanna a imirt -- go háirithe ar Mhamaí! Ach céard a tharlaíonn nuair a thugann Daifní Dineasár cuairt orthu?
Sos 4
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Moncaí Dána (pb)
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Is moncaí dána é Colm. 'Ú - ú - ú!' a deir s&iecute;. Bíonn cóisir aisteach aige - an-aisteach! Agus féach cad a tharlaíonn do Cholm agus dá chairde!
Sos 8
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spaceBreandán O hEithir
O'Brien Pocket History of Ireland (pb)
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New edition of this short and entertaining history from earliest times to the present by one of Ireland's best-loved writers. It clearly shows the development of Ireland to the present time.
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spaceBrendan O'Brien
O'Brien Pocket History of the IRA (pb)
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New editon of this accessible, clearly-written account of the IRA from its beginnings to today. It covers the origins and history of the organisation, its aims, the political and military thinking which has driven its activities. Fully updated for 2007.
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The Long War (pb)
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An updated version of this essential book taking the story right up to the present. All major events from the 1970s to today covered in great detail.
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spaceBrendan O'Carroll
The Mammy (pb)
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Book 1: The Agnes Browne Trilogy THE MAMMY describes the joys and sorrows of Agnes, mother of the famous Mrs. Browne's Boys from the daily radio soap. A book of hilarious incidents, glorious characters, and a passion for life.
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The Chisellers (pb)
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Book 2: The Agnes Browne Trilogy Continuing the hilarious saga of the ups and downs, minor scrapes and major run-ins of the seven children of Agnes Browne. Full of joy, humour, pathos and Dublinese.
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The Granny (pb)
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Book 3: The Agnes Browne Trilogy At forty-seven years of age Agnes, now thirteen years happily widowed, enters the 1980s with a fruit stall in Moore Street, a French lover and six children …
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spaceNiamh O'Connor
Cracking Crime (pb)
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The extraordinary first hand account of Dr. Jim Donovan's life and work as head of Ireland's Forensic Science Laboratory.
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Wolfgran (pb)
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A sequel to the story of Little Red Riding Hood, Wolfgran is a wonderfully irreverent take on the world of fairy tales. Disguised as a little old lady, the Wolf is causing mayhem as he prowls the city streets.
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Wolfgran Returns (pb)
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Inspector Plonker is once more on the trail of his old enemy, Wolfgran, but this time he's going undercover.
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Australia/New Zealand * Serbian * South Africa *
spaceSeumas O'Kelly
The Weaver's Grave (pb)
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Not only is The Weaver's Grave one of the best pieces of fiction in Irish literature, it is also one of the best-loved.
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spaceSiobhán Parkinson
The Leprechaun Who Wished He Wasn't (pb)
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Laurence is a leprechaun who has been small for 1100 years and is sick of it! He wants to be TALL. He wants to be cool. Then he meet Phoebe, a large girl who wants to be small.
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Sisters (pb)
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Cindy, a with-it and cynical young teen, still traumatised by her mother's recent death, is appalled when her father falls in love with one of her teachers, a woman with two teenage daughters of her own ...
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Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) (pb)
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Beverley, Elizabeth, Kevin, Gerard and his cat visit the mysterious Lady Island, expecting some adventure and a little danger. But nothing prepares them for their encounter with the strange inhabitant of the island.
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The Moon King (pb)
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A young boy creates his own world to try to cope with his traumatic past.
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Call of the Whales (PB)
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An adventure story set in the endless days of a freezing Arctic landscape, with a haunting presence in the form of the magnificent bowhead whales.
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Kate (pb)
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Set in the competitive world of Irish dancing, Siobhán Parkinson's latest book will delight girls from aged 10 upwards.
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spaceSean McCann and Paul Ryan
The Wee Book of Irish Wit & Malarkey (hb)
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A pint-sized draft of potent mirth and malarkey from Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Brendan Behan, and many other wags, on love and marriage to death and dying and everything in between.
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spaceFranck Pavloff
Brown Morning (pb)
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Charlie and his friend live in a time marked by the rise of an extreme totalitarian regime: the Brown State.
A remarkable parable of how easily people allow their rights to be removed.
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spaceGillian Perdue
Adam's Starling (pb)
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Winner of the Eilís Dillon Memorial Award. Adam's Starling tells the story of nine-year-old Adam who is finding life very diffficult. At home no-one has any time for him and at school bullies pick on him.
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spaceFeargal Quinn
Crowning the Customer (pb)
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How to become Customer Driven
Customer service is the competitive business battleground of the twenty-first century. This book is a hands-on guide for people who run businesses or work in them.
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spaceMichael Scott
October Moon (pb)
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A chilling, heart-stopping story based on the werewolf legend set in contemporary Ireland. An American family, fifteen-year-old Rachel Stone and her parents, arrive to take up residence in County Kildare, but trouble awaits them.
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Wolf Moon (pb)
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At the end of OCTOBER MOON, Rachel Stone, who is recovering at home in California from her Irish ordeal, sees the signs of the wolf on her own body - she has inherited the werewolf curse!
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Gemini Game (pb)
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A Virtual Reality Adventure
At fourteen, twins Liz and BJ are smart gamemakers whose high-tech computer games sell in millions. But when their game Night's Castle becomes infected with a virus they are in trouble.
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spaceJohn W. Sexton
The Johnny Coffin Diaries (pb)
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In his diaries, Johnny Coffin tells the truth (well mostly) about life, love and the pursuit of happiness.
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Johnny Coffin School-Dazed (pb)
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Another dangerous trek inside the brain of Johnny Coffin. Bizarre things keep happening - is it any wonder that Johnny and his mates are school-dazed?
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spaceOlive Sharkey
Ways of Old (pb)
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Ways of Old reconciles past and present with evocative descriptions of the lives, activities and material possessions of Irish people living between 1800 and the 1930s.
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spaceElizabeth Shaw
The Little Black Sheep (pb)
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This charming book tells the adventures of an outcast little black sheep - how he saved the whole flock in a snowstorm and gave the shepherd a bright idea. That put the bossy sheepdog in its place!
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spaceOliver St John Gogarty
Tumbling In The Hay (pb)
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The young Gogarty, medical student, amateur cyclist, philosopher and lover of good conversation, enjoyed a rowdy, exuberant lifestyle in Dublin in the early 1900s. In this lightly disguised autobiography he gives an intriguing account of his adventures.
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spaceCarolyn Swift
The Mystery of the Mountain (pb)
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Murder and mystery for Nuala and Kevin at the famous Inca site at Machu Picchu in Peru.
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spaceLoreto Todd
The Perfect Name for Your Baby (pb)
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A powerful and essential guide from a world authority on names. Incorporates history, meanings and significance.

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Green English (pb)
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An exploration of the evolution of a nation and a language: English was grafted onto a Gaelic stem and was the language of wealth in Ireland for centuries. Paperback
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spacePatrick Touher
Fear of the Collar (pb)
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The inside story of eight long years spent in Artane Industrial School under the oppressive rule of the Christian Bothers.
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spaceGerard Whelan
Dream Invader (pb)
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Saskia's cousin Simon is having terrible dreams. Something strange is definitely going on and it seems to be centred on Simon's car-shaped bed that once belonged to another little boy.
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spacePaul Williams
The General (pb)
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The extraordinary life and crimes of Martin Cahill, gangster, criminal mastermind, MOST WANTED MAN. Now a major film from John Boorman
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spaceElizabeth Winthrop
The Castle in the Attic (pb)
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An action-filled quest in which William has to pit his wits against an evil sorcerer and fire-breathing dragon.
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spaceEnda Wyley
The Silver Notebook (pb)
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Timothy Finn is a boy with two dreams and a mystery to solve.
An atmospheric and magical adventure story from poet Enda Wyley.
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