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The Hiring Fair

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

3.9/5 ( ratings)

When thirteen-year-old Sally's father dies in a fishing accident, she and her younger sister, Katie, who are used to a more privileged life, are forced to become hired girls. Sally is employed by William Stewart, his pregnant wife, and their three children, while Katie goes to work for Stewart's neighbor, Robert Campbell, and his mother. When Mrs. Stewart must have a kidney operation in a town some way off from the farm, Sally, left in charge of the house, farm, and children, develops from being a "scatterbrain'' to becoming a sensible and dependable young woman.

Gr 5-8. A story set in Ireland in 1890.

Language: English

Pages: 162

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Poolbeg

Release: December 12, 1994

ISBN: 1853712752

ISBN 13: 9781853712753

The Hiring Fair

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

3.9/5 ( ratings)

When thirteen-year-old Sally's father dies in a fishing accident, she and her younger sister, Katie, who are used to a more privileged life, are forced to become hired girls. Sally is employed by William Stewart, his pregnant wife, and their three children, while Katie goes to work for Stewart's neighbor, Robert Campbell, and his mother. When Mrs. Stewart must have a kidney operation in a town some way off from the farm, Sally, left in charge of the house, farm, and children, develops from being a "scatterbrain'' to becoming a sensible and dependable young woman.

Gr 5-8. A story set in Ireland in 1890.

Language: English

Pages: 162

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Poolbeg

Release: December 12, 1994

ISBN: 1853712752

ISBN 13: 9781853712753

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