Signed, A Paddy - Lisa Boyle

n nFor fans of Ruta Sepetys, an Irish immigrant tale of hope, courage, and love. n n nn nThe gruesome truth hung in the air, and none of us wanted to go near it. Not yet.n n nn nIreland, 1848. Fourteen-year-old Rosaleen watches her mother die. Her country is reeling from the great potato famine, which will ultimately kill more than one million people. Driven by a promise and her will to survive, Rosaleen flees her small coastal town.n n nn nShe eventually arrives in America at the birth of the industrial revolution and is filled with hope and a new sense of independence. Yet the more Rosaleen becomes a part of this new world, the more she longs for a community she lost and a young man she can't forget. n n nn nThrough a series of both heartwarming and tragic events, Rosaleen learns that she can't outrun the problems that come along with being Irish. And maybe, she doesn't want to.n