It’s 1845 in Ireland, and Nory Ryan’s family is struggling. Dad has gone to earn the money to pay the rent on their home. The potato crop has gone bad. Nory is only a child, but she is facing the reality that everyone may die simply from lack of food. When it looks as though there is no hope and no one is coming to save them, Nory summons all of her courage and faces the shadow of the past. 176 pages Ages 9-13