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A girl called blue follows the life of an orphan, trying to find who she really is in a cold and strict orphanage. Wildflower girl is the second book in the children of the famine tr. Read wildflower girl, by marita conlonmckenna online on bookmate the second book in the famine trilogy at seven, peggy made a terrifying journey. Publication date 1999 topics childrens books publisher obrien p. Mar 31, 2017 author of little star, under the hawthorn tree, wildflower girl, fields of home, miracle woman, granny macginty, the magdalen, promised land marita conlonmckenna open library donate. Wildflower girl ebook by marita conlonmckenna rakuten kobo. Marita conlonmckenna has 34 books on goodreads with 19740 ratings. Read wildflower girl by marita conlonmckenna available from rakuten kobo.
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