Middle Grade Monday: Books Set in Ireland

 Happy Monday and Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘

Here are a few middle grade books set in Ireland

Lost in Ireland (formally titled Lucky Me)

Artemis Fowl

The Ministry of Suits

Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles

Where the Heart Should Be

Breda's Island

Have you read any of these?

Books set in Ireland

 Just in time for St. Patrick's Day...

Book List:

Lucky Me

Paris is Always a Good Idea

Love & Luck 

Artemis Fowl

An O'Brien Family Christmas 

March Display Ideas

Spring is coming! More time to hang outside means more time to read to unwind at night.
One of things I miss about being a YA Librarian is making displays. So I thought maybe I'd write up a few posts about display ideas and create a monthly blog post.

March is:

National Craft Month

Display Ideas: Craft Books

Butterflies out of books

Booklist: Craft books or fictional books with crafting characters - Art or Photography, 

National Nutrition Month

Jump start to summer reading

Food Matters

Display Ideas: Books about Food, cookbooks, or healthy eating habits

Booklist: Characters who cook/bake

National Women's History Month

Love this quote

She Believed She Could, So She Did

Display Ideas: Awesome women in fiction or nonfiction

Booklist: Historical Fiction for Asian Women, American Women, British Women

March is named for the Roman Gods Mars

Display Ideas: Books set in Rome (ancient and contemporary)

Family Tree

Significant Dates Include:

March 14: Pi Day

Display Ideas:

Readius

Book Ideas: Books with characters who rock at Math or books with circles on the covers

March 17: St. Patrick's Day

Display Ideas:

Perfect Books

Book Ideas: Green Books or Books set in Ireland or Voya's recent perfect 10 books

Tween Tuesday Review: Lucky Me

Meghan believes in luck - and now thanks to the forwarding of a chain letter through email, she's cursed. With bad luck following her around, she's determined to break it. Her BFF tells her the only way to break the bad luck is to explain what happened to everyone in the chain and ask their forgiveness. If they say it's no big deal, than a double handshake is in need. Once that's completed the curse will be lifted.

The chain letter came from Ireland - luckily Meghan and her family are headed there on a family vacation. While her family makes it, they're luggage doesn't.

Meghan can't wait to sneak away from her family and track down the people from the chain letter and change her luck. Could it all really be that easy?

My Thoughts: I loved Cindy's previous books (They're now on the Summer Reading List for the the 6th graders), so I wasn't surprised at devouring this book. While the bad luck that descended upon Meghan wouldn't be funny in real life, it was amusing in book life. The poor girl had too many things go wrong for just one day. I love how she and her family traveled to Ireland to visit newly discovered family members. I loved how Meghan took off with two guides to track down the senders of the chain letter - it was a great way to see Ireland. I loved the descriptions of the country-side and the people. It made me long for green mountains and close-knit communities. Travel, luck, family drama, friendship, and a little romance make this book hard to put down. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute
Source: Sent for Review

About the author: 

Cindy Callaghan is the author of the middle-grade novels Just Add Magic (2010) and 2013’s Lost in London (Simon & Schuster). She is a full-time writer, animal advocate, and supermom. A native of New Jersey, Cindy lives, works, and writes in Wilmington, Delaware, with her family and numerous rescued pets. She loves hearing from fans, speaking at schools and conferences, and zip-lining.

Connect with the Author:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cindycallaghanauthor

Website: http://www.cindycallaghan.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CindyCallaghan

Happy St Patrick's Day

Do you have a favorite book set in Ireland? Here are mine!

 Enjoy the Day.

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