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Irish Chain

As millions of students head back to school this week, adding to the feeding frenzy of advertizers and the angst of parents, one group of students approaches the days with increasing apprehension. These students have been labelled dyslexic among other less savoury terms. Although this term has been in professional usage for over 100 years - questioned by some, adamantly endorsed by others - the challenges that these students encounter have remained eerily similar.
So, it is refreshing to see an author embrace the concept and use it for the heroine for a young adults novel. This is exactly what Barbara Haworth-Attard has done in Irish Chain. This historical novel about teenaged Rose, is set in Halifax of 1917. The author has masterfully crafted a portal into the life experience of many students and quilted it together with believable family members and teachers.
If you are feeling the need to relax and enter another's world, this may be just what you need.

Irish Chain

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