The Irish dresser cover

The Irish dresser

by Cynthia G. Neale

In the 1840's as the potato famine spreads throughout Ireland, thirteen-year-old Nora finds solace in the family's large wooden cupboard where she dreams of cakes and other good things and, when her father decides that they should set sail for America, the old cupboard helps make her dreams come true.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?