| A Swift Pure Cry Contributor(s): Dowd, Siobhan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440422183 ISBN-13: 9780440422181 Publisher: Rh Childrens Books OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Set in Ireland in 1984, this novel tells a story of a pregnant teenage girl who is left to care for her younger siblings following the death of their mother, and their father's descent into an alcoholic depression. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Pregnancy - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - Ireland - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 113947 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ireland 1984.After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, who is charming, eloquent, and persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America, Shell finds herself pregnant and the center of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives, with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again.This is a story of love and loss, religious belief and spirituality--it will move the hearts of any who read it. |