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Ballywhinney Girl, by Eve Bunting, Emily Arnold McCully

nairam1173's review against another edition

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5.0

The meter of the text is not my favorite, but this is a picture book about bog bodies! And the ethics of displaying human remains! Amazing.

maidmarianlib's review against another edition

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3.0

A simple story about two girls from very different times who connect with one another. Could have used more emotion from the text and the illustrations only show the mundane parts of the story. Great connections to the novel Bog Child though, and lots of nonfiction as well.

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2.0

Any book with the discovery of a dead body in the first page generally loses me. This was an interesting story, but centers around the discovery of a mummy in Ireland on a family farm. Very dark. Not for the feint of heart. I'd say ages 8 and up... Pretty illustrations though.
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