The Grave

The Grave

James Heneghan

Illustrator

Groundwood works

Publisher

Groundwood works

Publication Year

2000

ISBN

9780888994141

Pages

236 pages

Genre

fantasy

Format

novel

Item Type

Fiction

Annotation

Thirteen-year-old Tom, an unhappy foster child in Liverpool, falls into a massive open grave and is transported to Ireland in 1847, where he finds himself in the midst of the deadly potato famine.

Grade Level

6-8; 9-12

Lexile Measure

810L

Diversity Topics

Family Relationships; Foster Care; foster home; foster families; foster parents; foster siblings

Main Character

male teenager

Race/Ethnicities

White

Awards

Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, 2001, Winner
Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, 2001, Winner
White Ravens Award, 2001, Winner, Canada

Keywords

England; Liverpool; Ireland; time travel; friendship; identity; mass grave; Catholic school; historical; potato famine

Diversity Impact

direct

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