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Bog Child

By Siobhan Dowd

By Siobhan Dowd

By Siobhan Dowd

By Siobhan Dowd

By Siobhan Dowd
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By Siobhan Dowd
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Jun 08, 2010 | ISBN 9780375841354 | Young Adult

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Sep 09, 2008 | ISBN 9780375891540 | Young Adult

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Jul 14, 2009 | 523 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About Bog Child

    DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him—his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what—a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.

    Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.

    About Bog Child

    DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him—his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what—a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.

    Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.

    About Bog Child

    DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him—his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what—a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.

    Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.

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    About Siobhan Dowd

    From the author:Born of Irish parents, the youngest of four girls, I was raised in a South London suburb. Despite the red buses and red post boxes, Ireland was bred in the bone. We were brought up as Irish-Catholic, went… More about Siobhan Dowd

    About Siobhan Dowd

    From the author:Born of Irish parents, the youngest of four girls, I was raised in a South London suburb. Despite the red buses and red post boxes, Ireland was bred in the bone. We were brought up as Irish-Catholic, went… More about Siobhan Dowd

    About Siobhan Dowd

    From the author:Born of Irish parents, the youngest of four girls, I was raised in a South London suburb. Despite the red buses and red post boxes, Ireland was bred in the bone. We were brought up as Irish-Catholic, went… More about Siobhan Dowd

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Paperback | $10.99
    Published by David Fickling Books
    Jun 08, 2010 | 336 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375841354

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by David Fickling Books
    Sep 09, 2008 | 312 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375891540

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $19.50
    Published by Listening Library
    Jul 14, 2009 | 523 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780739385395
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    Praise

    Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2008:
    "[A] painful and moving read."

    Starred Review, School Library Journal, August 2008:
    "This compelling read is lyrically written and contains authentic dialogue and challenging and involving moral issues."

    Starred Review, Booklist, August 1, 2008:
    "A strong story that is rich in language, setting, and theme."

    Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, July 28, 2008:
    “Dowd raises questions about moral choices within a compelling plot that is full of surprises.”

    Awards

    Amazon Best of the Year WINNER 2008

    Carnegie Medal WINNER 2009

    Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books WINNER 2008

    Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year WINNER 2008

    Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel NOMINEE 2008

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