{"product_id":"the-irish-hope-9781960373731","title":"The Irish Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe American dream and the immigrant reality collide for Norah McCabe as her adventure continues.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Norah and her family have settled into life in New York City's notorious Five Point neighborhood. The family does what it can to make due, from sweeping at a bank to doing laundry and sewing for rich people and working in a factory. Norah misses the fresh air and green countryside of Ireland and dreams of going back. To make money for a ship's ticket, she disguises herself as a boy to sell newspapers and then learns how to hawk wares on the streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven as she dreams of returning to Ireland, Norah is drawn into the magic of New York City-from riding in a fancy carriage to visiting Barnum's American Museum where she has a conversation with Walt Whitman. She meets new friends and is introduced to the theatre and other entertainment, where fate may have different plans for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoam the streets of 1840s New York City as Norah begins her journey to becoming an American. Where hope is more than just a word if you can dream big and work hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960373731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d","brand":"Cynthia G. Neale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53239817633973,"sku":"9781960373731","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781960373731.jpg?v=1788974470","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-irish-hope-9781960373731","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}