Under the Hawthorn Tree
by Marita Conlon-McKenna | 
Maggie's Door
by Patricia Reilly Giff | 
The Hound of Ulster
by Rosemary Sutcliff | 
The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris
by Leon Garfield | 
Little Manfred
by Michael Morpurgo | 
Waiting for Anya
by Michael Morpurgo | 
Kaspar
by Michael Morpurgo | 
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
by Michael Morpurgo | 
The Wreck of the Zanzibar
by Michael Morpurgo | 
Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson | 
A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park | 
Catherine, Called Birdy
by Karen Cushman | 
The Lions of Little Rock
by Kristin Levine | 
Riding Freedom
by Pam Munoz Ryan | 
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
by Michael Morpurgo | 
Lily's Crossing
by Patricia Reilly Giff | 
Penny from Heaven
by Jennifer L. Holm | 
An Episode of Sparrows
by Rumer Godden | 
Back Home
by Michelle Magorian | 
Breaking Stalin's Nose
by Eugene Yelchin |
Sean and Annie have one chance to escape the potato famine in Ireland, and after surviving a shipwreck they land safely in America in search for their father. But their new land is one of hardship and they live in poverty on the streets of Boston. However, their adventure is just beginning. After living aboard a steamboat they then join pioneers traveling across the prairies. Their music and dancing bring joy to all they meet, but their family "torc"--a golden necklace--brings both blessings and curses, and thieves prowl to get hold of it. Annie and Sean must protect their torc as they search for their father: their family's survival depends on it.