The Grave.James Heneghan James Heneghan (born 1930) is a British Canadian author. Heneghan grew up Liverpool, England, and currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of:
vinyl chloride a vinyl group to which an atom of chlorine is attached; the monomer which polymerizes to polyvinyl chloride; it is toxic ; plot, reader notes. J From KLIATT's book review, Sept. 2002: "... in Liverpool, 13-year-old Tom has grown up accustomed to fending for himself in a series of awful foster homes. When construction starts in his schoolyard, he feels mysteriously drawn to the deep hole that has been dug there. Creeping creeping 1. gradual progression of a lesion or tissue growth. 2. prostrate growth pattern of a plant, e.g. c. buttercup (Ranunculus repens), c. caustic (Euphorbia drummondii), c. charlie (Glechoma hederacea), c. out to investigate it one dark night, he finds that it's an old mass grave A mass grave is a grave containing multiple, usually unidentified human corpses. There is no strict definition of the minimum number of bodies required to constitute a mass grave. , and when he tumbles into it he is no longer in England in 1974 but in Ireland in 1847--in the midst of the terrible potato famine Potato Famine estimated 200,000 Irish died (1846). [Irish Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 705] See : Hunger ...." This story of accidental time travel, historical events, and risky adventure will appeal to younger teens, especially with Irish actor Doyle's outstanding, gently accented reading. His Liverpool accent is dead on, as are his Irish working-class accents. The reading is clear and will pose no problems for American listeners of any age. |
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