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Beyond The Western Sea: Book One: The Escape From Home
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 226 Ratings and 58 Reviews

Book Description
In 1851, Maura and Patrick O'Connell, driven from their Irish home by a cruel English landlord, join the landlord's younger son, Laurence Kirkle, fleeing an abusive family situation, on a journey that takes them to the port of Liverpool on the first step of their quest to reach America.
Book Information
PublisherScholastic, Inc.
BindingHardcover (11 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages295
ISBN-100531088634
ISBN-13978-0531088630
Publication Date03/01/1996
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About Avi Avi (Author) : Avi Avi is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Avi Avi include El Canguro Arturo/ Arthur the Kangaroo (Cuentos Para Sentir... more
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11/10/2012 Jerry Davis said:
I thought I would stop after the first volume, but it is a good story and just had to find out how the trans-Atlantic voyage would go and what would happen to these kids after arriving in Boston. The theme of xenophobia and the Know Nothing Party of the 1850s is pretty enticing to me from a historic... more

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