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Greener Grass: The Famine Years

Author	Caroline Pignat
Country	Canada
Language	English
Publisher	Red Deer Press
Publication date	2009
Media type	Print (Trade Paperback)
Pages	278 pp (first edition)
ISBN	978-0-88995-402-1

Greener Grass, published in 2009, is a powerful story by Canadian author Caroline Pignat. It tells the tale of Kit Byrne, a 14-year-old girl living in Ireland during a very tough time called the Great Famine in 1847. This famine was a period when many people in Ireland faced extreme hunger because their main food, potatoes, were destroyed by a disease.

Kit's family is in big trouble. Their landlord, Lord Fraser, wants their land back. He tries to force them out by making the rent much higher and even having his manager, Lynch, set fires nearby. Kit works as a kitchen maid, but she loses her job. This means her mother has to sell valuable family items just to survive. With her father gone, Kit has to be strong and help her sick mother and siblings find a way to leave Ireland for a better life.

This story helps us understand the sad events of the Great Hunger, which caused many families to leave their homes in Ireland and search for new beginnings in other countries.

Awards and Recognition

Greener Grass has received several important awards and nominations, showing how much people appreciated its story. These awards recognize books that are well-written and have a strong impact on readers.