When Irish Guys Are Smiling -- Suzanne Supplee, Paperback

For seventeen-year-old Delk Sinclair, studying abroad in Ireland means one thing: escape. Delk is tired of hearing about her friends' debutante parties, watching her pregnant stepmother redecorate her mother's house, and having to smile sweetly even though she doesn't think she'll ever get over losing her mother. Ireland is Delk's chance to be happy. With the stunning green landscape as backdrop, Delk revels in all things Irish, from living in a real Irish castle, to celebrating St. Paddy's Day in Galway, to enjoying Irish music and dance, to studying Yeats and shearing a sheep So when Delk begins to fall for a very handsome Irishman, she wonders if there's more to the Emerald Isle than it first seemed. It is fun, to be sure, but will those smiling Irish eyes really be able to heal her broken heart?

Author: Suzanne Supplee
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 01/10/2008
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780142410165

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 129234 / When Irish Guys Are Smiling

About the Author
Suzanne Supplee, originally from Tennessee, lives in Maryland and works as a writer and teacher. She visited Ireland on her own many years ago and highly recommends traveling solo, at least once in a lifetime. Her favorite hobbies are reading and chasing her two Jack Russell terriers. Suzanne is married and has three daughters, Cassie, Flannery, and Elsbeth.