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Scotland/Ireland/Wales: Middle School

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FICTION
$   ​Ireland   The Cottage at Bantry Bay by Hilda Van Stockum
 The story is about a simple family just scraping by in 1930s Ireland. The events that happen to them are not the stuff of epic adventure. Instead, they are charming little anecdotes that tie together and lead to a satisfying happy ending.  Sweet readaloud.
$   ​Scotland   Sir Gibbie by George McDonald
Adapted version for young readers. In nineteenth-century Scotland, Gibbie, recently orphaned by his father's sudden death, witnesses a violent murder and flees to the countryside where he finds a new life and experiences many adventures.
CLASSIC LITERATURE
♥   Ivanhoe, Retold for Young People  by Sir Walter Scott, retold by Sir Edward Sullivan
Illustrated young reader's version.
$   ​Ivanhoe, Retold by Marianna Mayer for young people
At the dawn of the Middle Ages, a gripping tale of chivalry and suspense emerges. Two distinguished knights -- one Saxon, one Norman -- have returned from the Crusades. Though they fought on the same side, they now have a score to settle. What begins as a joust between two rivals quickly escalates into clanwide mayhem and a fast-paced series of battles for revenge, honor, and love.
Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe was one of the first great historical novels of western literature. At last, this extraordinary work has been brought to life as a lavishly illustrated storybook. Marianna Mayer's inspired adaptation combined with magnificent oil paintings by John Rush create an essential introduction to the classic.
CULTURAL
♥   ​Ireland   Ireland  by Katharine Tynana 
Peeps at Many Lands
♦   $   ​The Names Upon the Harp:  Irish Myths and Legends  by Marie Heaney
♥   ​Scotland   Scotland  by Elizabeth Grierson (1907) 
Peeps at Many Lands
♥   Wales   Wales by E. M. Wilmot-Baxton (1911)
Peeps at Many Lands
HISTORICAL
FC   ​Scotland    W12-86    Burning of Carlyle's Book
♥   ​Ireland   Ireland  by Beatrice Home
Peeps at History
♥   Ireland   A Land of Heroes  by W. Lorean O’Byrne
The tales have been placed in a chronological order and are written to arouse interest in young people to learn more about Irish history. 
♦   $   ​Ireland   Landmark   The Life of St. Patrick by Reynolds (387-493 A.D.)
♥   Ireland   Tales of Irish History  by Alice Birkhead (1911)
A nice introductory read aloud to Irish history.
♥   Scotland   Bonnie Scotland  by Grace Greenwood
Short stories of some of Scotland's heroes and martyrs.
$   ​Scotland   Landmark   ​Mary, Queen of Scots by Hahn (1542-1587)
$   ​Scotland   Landmark   Captain Kidd by Whipple (1645-1701) 
♦   $   ​Scotland   Muir of the Mountains by William O. Douglas
North Star Books Although John Muir lived most of his life in America, he never lost his Scottish roots where he was born. This 'biography of John Muir reveals the events and ideas that shaped America's pioneer conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club'
♦   $   ​Scotland   Scotland's Queen: The Story of Mary Stewart by Marguerite Vance
Mary, the daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise of France, became Queen of Scotland shortly after birth and heir to the throne of England after the heirs of Henry VIII. This biography describes her turbulent life including the court intrigues, religious uprisings, and her abduction and eventual death during the reign of Elizabeth I of England.
♥   ​Scotland   Scotland’s Story by H. E. Marshall (1907)
Short, high interest chapters that keep the action moving along.
♥   Scotland   Stories from Scottish History  by M. G. Edgar (1906)
Stories from Sir Walter Scott’s Tales from a Grandfather
♥   Scotland    The Story of Robert Bruce by Jeanie Lang
The Baldwin Project
♥   ​Wales   A Short History of Wales  by Owen Edwards (1906)
HISTORICAL FICTION
♥   ​Ireland   ​Orange and Green—a tale of the Boyne and Limerick (1690)
♥   Ireland    The Boy Travellers in Great Britain and Ireland  by Thomas Knox (1891)
Boy Traveller Series
►  ♥   ​Scotland   Henty, G.A.  In Freedom’s Cause—a story of Wallace and Bruce (1314)
♥   Scotland   Henty, G.A.   ​Bonnie Prince Charles—a tale of Fontenoy and Culloden (1745)
BIOGRAPHIES
FC   Ireland   G9-296   St. Patrick
​FC   Scotland   G6-32   Robert Bruce

FC   Scotland   G10-142   Charles Lyell/Rocks
FC   Scotland   G10-196   John Muir
FC   Scotland   G12-1   Sir Walter Scott
$   ​​Scotland   The Flying Scotsman  by Sally Magnusson
Inspiring true story of the life and work of Olympic runner Eric Liddell, the subject of Chariots of Fire.
♥   Scotland   The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls by Jacqueline Overton
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