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Kate
Siobhán Parkinson
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Description for Kate
Paperback. Set in the competitive world of Irish dancing, Siobhan Parkinson's latest book will delight girls from aged 10 upwards. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 5AL; YFT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158
When Kate goes to her very first Irish dancing lesson she is smitten: It's like flying, she decides. It’s the best thing she's ever done. But, coming from a poor family in Dublin's Liberties in the 1930s, how can Kate continue with her dancing? How could she ever manage to buy a fancy dancing costume?
Still, Kate has her dreams – and sometimes dreams come true, even if not in the way we imagine!
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
O'Brien Press Dublin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780862789930
SKU
9780862789930
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About Siobhán Parkinson
Having grown up in Galway and Donegal, Siobhán Parkinson has lived most of her adult life in her native Dublin. She studied English literature and German at Trinity, and went on to take her doctorate in English literature. She has worked for many years as an editor, a profession that very closely resembles that of writing. She concentrates more on ... Read more
Reviews for Kate
'The easy flow of the narrative and clever banter sweep readers into this story.'
Horn Book Magazine 'This is an authentic, engaging story....with a very definite sense of time and place.'
Inis Magazine
Inis Magazine
'A warm and earthy tale of ambition in the face of poverty'
Irish Examiner
The Irish Examiner
'I ... Read more
Horn Book Magazine 'This is an authentic, engaging story....with a very definite sense of time and place.'
Inis Magazine
Inis Magazine
'A warm and earthy tale of ambition in the face of poverty'
Irish Examiner
The Irish Examiner
'I ... Read more