Nory Ryan's Song

Award: 
Best Books for Young Adults
Year this Award was Won: 
2 001
Press release title and URL: 
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/…
Award Win Active Date: 
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 19:00
Defunct Winner UID: 
2 839
Winner Rank: 
SLCT
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Nory Ryan's Song
Winner Description: 
by Patricia Reilly Giff. Delacorte, $15.95.
Winner Blurb: 

Nory, 12, lives with her motherless family on the west coast of Ireland in the mid-1800s. While her father is away fishing at sea, a blight strikes their potato crop, and their harsh English landlord begins destroying neighbors' cottages for non-payment of rent. When severe hunger threatens, Nory's resourcefulness and loyalty help those she loves to escape to a better life in America.

Title of a book, article or other published item (this will display to the public): 
Nory Ryan's Song
ISBN of the winning item: 
0-385-32141-4
What type of media is this winner?: 
Book
Winner Detail Create Date: 
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 12:09
Winner Detail Change Date: 
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 12:09
Winner Detail Change ID: 
201
Winner Type: 
PTMD
Award Winner Category (start typing): 
Fiction