O’Brien Press

The Climbing Boys

By Ann Murtagh - Published 2023

Genres:

AdventureChildren/Young Adult

Written as a tale of adventure, this is an accomplished novel that deals with class, gender, employment and welfare issues for children in ...Read Review

In Between Worlds: The Journey of the Famine Girls

By Nicola Pierce - Published 2023

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

The year is 1845 in a small rural Irish village called Skibbereen. Margaret Gaffney and her brother, Sean, aged five, live with their parents ...Read Review

Spies: Ireland’s War of Independence.

By Brian Gallagher - Published 2018

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

September 1920, Ireland. Spies tells the story of the War of Independence through the eyes of three children who are thrown together despite their ...Read Review

Spirit of the Titanic

By Nicola Pierce - Published 2011

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

1912. The Titanic is on her maiden voyage to New York. Travelling with her is the ghost of 15-year-old Sam Scott, who had fallen ...Read Review

Across the Divide

By Brian Gallagher - Published 2010

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

Dublin, 1913. Liam and Nora come from the opposite sides of the social divide. Liam’s father is a mechanic and firmly on the ...Read Review