This eerie timetravel tale revolves around the excavation of a mass grave in liverpool, england. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. James heneghan has used the reallife discovery of a mass grave in liverpool to create a compelling mystery and timetravel adventure. The grave, by james heneghan is a story about thirteen year old tom mullen who is thrown back into time to discover his future. Sep 01, 2002 a spooky, dreamlike cover conveys the book s oftendark tone. James heneghan has 22 books on goodreads with 2263 ratings.
Torn away by james heneghan pdf free download ebook. James heneghans most popular book is waiting for sarah. Were featuring millions of their reader ratings on our book pages to help you find your new favourite book. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Ill be surprised if anybody believes it because sometimes i dont even believe it myself. James heneghan audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. First person is used throughout the story to help the reader relate to the character more. Tom shuffles between past and present, helping the monaghans survive the potato blight and returning to presentday slowwitted brian, a foster brother in need of his help. In an authors note at the end, heneghan who has written two other good ya novels, wish me luck and torn away gives some historical background on the real mass grave in liverpool and the attempts to suppress knowledge of its existence. His popular, awardwinning books, acclaimed for their realism, adventure, action, and suspense, often tell the stories of teenagers struggling to overcome personal difficulties.
One night, while visiting a recently discovered mass grave at the local cemetery, he falls through a hole in time and finds himself in 1847 ireland. Well, the construction of a new school is no secret, but something the builders find is. The grave by james heneghan book 24 editions published between 1753 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,007 worldcat member libraries worldwide. The grave by james heneghan, 9780374327651, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The author has woven an intriguing plot and gets the reader insode the mind of a teenage boy. The grave by james heneghan is a time travel adventure novel for young adults loosely based on the discovery of a mass grave in liverpool. The grave by heneghan, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Written by james heneghan, audiobook narrated by gerard doyle. Thirteenyearold narrator tom, a mistreated foster child, investigates an abandoned construction site. North of beautiful, justina chen headley book trailer duration. Torn away skillfully conveys a tugofwar between toms allegiances and allows readers to empathize with the heros subtle shifts. The setting moves between 1970s liverpool and 1840s ireland.
The excavation of a new school and rumors of its secret beneath the earth interrupt this monotony. James heneghans trademark narrative drive, vivid characters and strong social message make this a striking study of loss. Late of carrantubber kilkerrin galway ar nathair ata ar neamh, go naofar dainm go dtaga do riocht go ndeantar do thoil ar an talamh mar a dheantar ar neamh. Heneghans sensitive portrayal of the irish famine victims is vivid, as are the authentic details of mid1970s liverpool life, including the popular music tom would have listened to. When he is found, hes put in the foster care system, or social services, the ss, which tom compares to the nazi ss. Eric walters has done it again created another book that helps children learn about events in our world. Pulled into the past to discover his future abandoned in a shopping mall.
A former fingerprint specialist with the vancouver police department, james heneghan has won numerous awards for his books for young readers, including the sheila a. When he hears rumours about a mass grave being unburied on his school property he cant stay away from it. James heneghan 1930 biography personal, career, member. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. He didnt intend to stumble into the great irish potato famine of 1847, buttom can help the monaghan family survive. This is a fanciful tale about a young teenage boy who falls into a grave in liverpool and finds himself transported to to ireland during the potato famine. I think the best scene of this book is when simone, after many years gets to see and go home with her mom. James heneghan born 1930 is a britishcanadian author of childrens and young adult novels.
Tom, a thirteenyearold liverpool orphan, finds himself in ireland during the devastating potato famine after he falls into an open grave in 1974 and travels back in time. I became very interested in the irish potato famine after reading the grave, and i researched it by reading another book in our library, black potatoes. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. James heneghan is one of todays foremost authors of historical fiction for children and young adults. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The grave by james heneghan and gerard doyle audiobook. When weeks of rain cause the rivers and creeks of north vancouver to sweep away bridges, roads, and houses, andy flynn escapes the fate of his drowned mother and stepfather thanks to the help of the sheehogues, a. The events and characters seem real because of heneghans vivid characterization and description. Oct 17, 2000 the grave by james heneghan, 9780374327651. Could you really travel back in time in order to save the life of your own great grandfather. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. But what if you had never saved me and i had died there on the strand, drowned, the life gone out of me.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Buy the paperback book the grave by james heneghan at indigo. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. What the monaghan family can do for him, though, is far more precious. Listen to the grave by james heneghan, gerard doyle for free with a 30 day free trial. In this superbly crafted timesplit novel, tom is compelledalthough he does not know why at firstto help the monaghans escape their hunger and suffering. Egoff childrens literature award three times for flood, wish me luck and the grave. The grave is a time travel novel by canadian author james heneghan, set in 1970s liverpool and in ireland and liverpool in the midnineteenth century. Society of childrens book writers and illustrators, writers union of canada, canadian society of childrens authors, illustrators, and performers, childrens writers and illustrators of british columbia. It was very east to relate to the story and i really enjoyed the book. When tom mullen was one, his mother abandoned him in a toy store in liverpool, england. Heneghan grew up liverpool, england, and currently lives in vancouver, british columbia. The teen book club at the neighborhood branch of our city library system chose the grave for the february book but i was the only one who showed up for the discussion. In the book, main character tom mullen struggles with life as a foster kid until a mysterious gravesite transports him back in time to 1847, at the height of the irish potato famine.
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