Fiona's Lace

Fiona's Lace is a picture book but it's not for little kids. Lots of prose on each page and lots of dialect, with very Irish terms that will challenge most readers. I'm not sure it's possible to read the dialog without falling into an Irish accent. It's delicious. There story goes through true events that happened to Irish immigrants and a lot of unpleasant things tended to happen to Irish families.

I think this book is best for an upper-elementary school kid (or older) who's taking an interest in their Irish heritage.