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Megan's Year
by Gloria Whelan
Illustrator: Beth Peck
Ages: 6+
Published: 2011
Publisher: Sleeping Bear
ISBN: 978-1-58536-449-7
Keywords: travelers, Ireland
Megan may spend her winters in school in Dublin, but in summer she joins her family and other Travelers looking for work around Ireland. Rich oil paintings accompany the text.