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At the end of Nory Ryan's Song, Nory is trying to meet up with her family so they can all sail to America. This book alternates between the story of Nory's journey and that of her friend Sean, traveling with Nory's little brother. Giff uses vivid language and precisely detailed observation to convey experience and emotion. Nory and Sean's trip, complete by story's end, is just the beginning of a new and different type of journey.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2003