Sally and her sister Bridget are New Yorkers now – they’ve settled in and feel at home in the bustling city.

Life in New York is exciting enough that the girls can rise above life with Catherine, their mean cousin.

At work one day, Bridget finds a photograph of a young man between the pages of a book. She shows it to her employer Miss Cameron who dismisses it, but her blush and flustered manner intrigue Bridget; she soon discovers he was a suitor, but not allowed by Miss Cameron’s family as he came from a poor background.

Meanwhile, the girls’ friend Betty is sick. When she visited a free clinic the doctor suggested she move to a warmer part of the country, a prospect unimaginable to Betty, who can barely afford to feed and clothe herself. When poor Betty commits a crime out of poverty and desperation the girls don’t know how to help. But can both stories have a happy ending?

I raced through Sally and the Lost Photograph in 2 reads! LOVE IT! Judi Curtin delivers wonderful gripping writing again for 9-12

an evocative telling of the emigrant experience for countless Irish people … moving along at a good pace, this is an enjoyable and thought-provoking read

plot threads are tied expertly together by Cork native Judi Curtin in a story inspired by her own grandmother’s emigration to New York in the early 1900s

Recommended by RTE TV's The Toy Show - https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2024/1206/1485079-every-toy-from-the-late-late-toy-show-2024/ 

A wonderfully warm and kind historical novel about friendship and the ups and downs of the immigrant life

delightful

heartfelt and often witty … with accurate insights to the social context at the time … must-read for any fans of Irish history!

Judi Curtin is the best-selling author of the ‘Alice and Megan’ series, the 'Eva' series and the 'Time After Time' series, about Beth and Molly, time-travelling best friends. Judi won the Children's Book of the Year (Senior) at the Irish Book Awards in 2017 for Stand By Me. Her 'Lily' series is set in Lissadell House, Sligo in the early twentieth century, while the 'Sally' series is set among the Irish emigrant community in New York of the same era. Sally in the City of Dreams was shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 Rachel Corcoran is a freelance illustrator and designer from Dublin, Ireland. A member of Illustrators Ireland, Rachel's work appears in children's books and book cover illustrations. Rachel also runs her online shop where she sells her earth-kind illustrated greeting cards and prints. When Rachel is not illustrating, she loves to bake with her helper Billie the cat, garden with her outdoor cat Socks, and read books that are set in times long ago.