There has been great interest in my most recent fox book RUN FOR THE HILLS, showing that the fox continues to fascinate readers young
and old. I would recommend Run for the Hills to 4th, 5th and 6th class readers. In this story some of the memorable characters
from Run with the Wind, including Old Sage Brush, Vickey, Black Tip and Hop-along are confronted by foxes of various colours
who have escaped from a fur farm. The newcomers know nothing of the wild, so they must be taken on a journey to escape their
pursuers and learn how to survive in their new world of relative freedom. They have many adventures but there is much more
to the story. Lessons can be learned from it in relation to our own daily lives, for example, how we should respect people of a different colour or faith who have come to live here,
some of them having escaped persecution in their own countries. Publishers O' Brien Press have brought out a teachers'
guide to show how various aspects of the book can be explored in the classroom.
RRP €8.99 epub €6.99 http://www.obrien.ie/run-for-the-hills
There's
also been a great reaction to the new edition of Run with the Wind, the first book in the
fox series. Forced to flee from the fur trappers in the Land of Sinna, the foxes encounter many adventures as they search
for the secret of survival. Described as a wildlife winner for all ages, Run with the Wind has been enjoyed
by generations of readers, one of whom told me, 'It is mine to wander in and wonder in.' It is now available to new generations
to do the same and I hope they enjoy it.
RRP
€8.99 epub €6.99 http://www.obrien.ie/run-with-the-wind
As for my adventure books
The Legend of the Golden Key, The Legend of the Phantom Highwayman and The
Legend of the Corrib King have been revised and updated!! There are copies available on ebay.
I've written seventeen books altogether. Most of
them are for young people and are fictional but often revolve around actual historical events, such as the Irish Rebellion
in 1798. My books have won five awards for literature including The White Ravens from the International Youth Library in Munich,
the Reading Association of Ireland Award, the Irish Book Medal, the Bisto/Children's Book Trust Books of the Decade Award
and the Oscar Wilde Society Literary Recognition Award.
A number of my books, including some in the fox series, have been translated into foreign languages including
German, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French, Dutch, Danish and Latvian. With the publication of Run for
the Hills there are seven books in the fox series, the others being Run with the
Wind, Run to Earth, Run Swift Run Free, Run to the Ark, Run to the Wild Wood and Run for Cover.
If you have difficulty in getting any of these books
please contact me at tommccaughren@hotmail.com
THE PEACEMAKERS
OF NIEMBA
Adults
interested in history and in United Nations peacekeeping operations, might like to know that the new updated edition of my
book on the massacre of nine Irish UN soldiers at Niemba in the Congo has sold extremely well and is still available. The
Peacemakers of Niemba, which was researched in great detail, tells the story of the ambush in which the soldiers
were killed by Baluba warriors in 1960. It also details events that preceded and followed the ambush, including the arrest
and trial of several warriors for murder.
This new
edition of The Peacemakers of Niemba has gone into another print run due to constant demand and
can be ordered from the publisher freepost from www.somervillepress.com or from any bookshop.
