The ring comes with two wishes, the first of which avaricious Lucy spends on a wish to live in a much larger house. In her first book, The Secret of the Ruby Ring, eleven-year-old Lucy receives a ruby ring as a present from her grandmother. SIDELIGHTS: Yvonne MacGrory's time-slip novels for young adults are firmly grounded in Irish political and social history, and include details of daily life during the period covered. WORK IN PROGRESS: "A children's book set during the civil war in Ireland, 1922."
The Quest of the Ruby Ring, illustrated by Terry Myler, Children's Press (Dublin, Ireland), 1999, published as Emma and the Ruby Ring, Milkweed Editions (Minneapolis, MN), 2002.ĪDAPTATIONS: The Secret of the Ruby Ring was made into a film for television by Hallmark.
The Ghost of Susannah Parry, illustrated by Terry Myler, Children's Press (Dublin, Ireland), 1995. Martha and the Ruby Ring, illustrated by Terry Myler, Children's Press (Dublin, Ireland), 1993. The Secret of the Ruby Ring, illustrated by Terry Myler, Children's Press (Dublin, Ireland), 1991, Milkweed Editions (Minneapolis, MN), 1994. MEMBER: Irish Writers' Union, Irish Nurses Organization.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Bisto Award for First Children's Novel, Children's Books Ireland, 1991, for The Secret of the Ruby Ring. Has worked as a state registered nurse in London, England, and Dublin, Ireland full-time homemaker beginning 1976. Agent-Rena Dardis, 45 Palmerston Rd., Dublin 6, Ireland.ĬAREER: Children's book author. Religion: Roman Catholic.ĪDDRESSES: Home-Kilraine, Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland. The Judges' Special Recognition Award was not awarded in 2010.PERSONAL: Born November 16, 1948, in Ireland daughter of Alexander Joseph (a foreman fitter) and Brigid (a homemaker maiden name, Moore) McDyer married Eamon MacGrory (a cabinetmaker), Jchildren: Jane, Donna, Mark.
It was chosen by 10 Junior Juries from all around Ireland, and was awarded to Jane Mitchell's Chalkline. In 2010, the Children's Choice award was introduced to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bisto Book of the Year Awards. The winner of Book of the Year wins a perpetual trophy and €10,000 the 3 winners of the Merit Award share a combined prize fund of €6,000 the Eilís Dillon Award winner for first time writers also wins a trophy and €3,000. three Merit Awards, which in 2012 were:.Eilís Dillon Award for a First Children's Book, named in honour of writer Eilís Dillon.įirst awarded in 1990 (with the Book of the Decade Awards), prizes are awarded in three categories: The awards were sponsored by Bisto (Premier Foods) from their inception. Quick facts: CBI Book of the Year Awards, Country, Website.
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