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Flame Over Tara
SKU
071421
ISBN
9781887840552
Grade 6-AD
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Description
Set in the year AD 432, the lives of fourteen-year-old Macha and her eleven-year-old foster brother soon change after St. Patrick arrives in Ireland. Through Patrick's hardships, he became a praying young man and grew a heart for lost souls, particularly in Ireland. He travels to Ireland to preach to the Druid Priests and speaks against their magic and superstitions. Used as a Sonlight resource, this is an engaging and well-written story telling the story of a courageous missionary. 192 pgs, pb.
Publisher's Description of Flame Over Tara
The story of a fourteen-year-old girl in Ireland whose safe and comfortable life is turned upside down. Her plans to return home and get married are disrupted by the arrival of St. Patrick, whose new ideas make her question her Druid upbringing.
She must decide if she wants her old, comfortable life, or to follow the new ideas of this warm, humorous Bishop from Rome.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Sonlight |
| Author: | Madeleine Polland |
| Grades: | 6-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781887840552 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.6 |
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