Under the Hawthorn Tree by Marita Conlon-McKenna, Donald Teskey

Under the Hawthorn Tree

Children of the Famine #1

Marita Conlon-McKenna, Donald Teskey

153 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction childrens historical emotional medium-paced
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It is the late 1880s and the Great Famine has ravaged Ireland. The potatoes are black and rotten, and the people have nothing to eat. Eily, Michael and Peggy are alone in their cottage. Their parents went out in search of work and food, but never ...

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4.14
based on 515 reviews

Moods

sad: 81%

emotional: 72%

dark: 49%

adventurous: 41%

informative: 34%

hopeful: 32%

reflective: 29%

challenging: 27%

inspiring: 20%

tense: 20%

funny: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

49% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

36% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
17% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

46% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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N/A

Loveable characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

8% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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