Ireland
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Parkinson, Siobhán
Kate <proper name>
Dublin : O’Brien Press, 2006. – 158 p.
ISBN 978-0-86278-993-0.
Dublin/1930 – Poverty – Dream – Irish dancing
Life in Dublin in the 1930s is not easy, especially when you’re poor. Twelve-year-old Kate and her three little sisters are not only sneered at and teased by their richer classmates, the nuns at their convent school are not particularly friendly either. Food is scarce and there is not a penny to be spared for dancing classes, let alone fancy dancing costumes. Still, after her first taste of Irish dancing, the young girl is hooked and absolutely de-termined not to let her talent go to waste. The authentic and moving story written in an easy-flowing style offers young readers an interesting glimpse into a time when women did not have many choices and everyday life was bitter struggle for survival for many poor people in the Irish capital. (10+)