Don't Tell the Girls
2005
First Published
3.51
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages
Through a review of her Irish ancestry, family stories, childhood photos, and more, a celebrated author talks about her rich background that was the inspiration for many of her works, in a touching family memoir.
Avg Rating
3.51
Number of Ratings
77
5 STARS
17%
4 STARS
32%
3 STARS
38%
2 STARS
10%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
Patricia Reilly Giff
Author · 110 books
Patricia Reilly Giff was the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books, the Friends and Amigos books, and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. They include The Gift of the Pirate Queen; All the Way Home; Water Street; Nory Ryan's Song, a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction; and the Newbery Honor Books Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. Lily's Crossing was also chosen as a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.
