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So Far from Home

So Far from Home: The Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, MA, 1847

(Dear America)

By Barry Denenberg

Interest Level

Grades 6 - 8

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 3.5

Lexile Measure®: 710L

DRA: 40

Guided Reading: R

Genre

  • Diaries and Journals
  • Historical Fiction
  • Dictionaries
  • Series

Theme/Subject

  • Changes and New Experiences
  • Industrial Revolution and Gilded Age
  • Family Life
  • European
  • Immigration

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About This Book

When the potato famine devastates Ireland, an independent girl joins her aunt and sister in America. This riveting diary takes a sharp look at the deteriorating conditions at the Lowell mills experienced by a thirteen-year-old immigrant girl.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Barry Denenberg
Barry Denenberg is the critically acclaimed author of non-fiction and historical fiction. His historical fiction includes titles in the Dear America, My Name is America, and Royal Diaries series, many of which have been named NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People.
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