'Guaranteed to make children think about the human cost of the Rising, the book inspired this reviewer to visit the Pearse Museum for the first time!' - Bookfest Ireland - Recommended Reading Guide
'An informative and thought provoking read, bringing 1916 alive for a new generation of children.' - Irish Independent
'A compelling fictional drama.' - Evening Echo
'Morgan Llywelyn is well known for blending fiction with Irish history to great effect and with The Young Rebels she excels once again.' - Irish Farmers Monthly
'A readable, exciting history that introduces the young reader to historic events and those who made them.' - Books Ireland
'The novel is refreshingly committed to the heroic interpretation of 1916 and has none of the doubt nor irony that are hallmarks of the revisionist perspective' - Bookfest Ireland - Recommended Reading Guide
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