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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.