The O Brien Press imprint: 270 books

Con Colbert

16Lives

by John O'Callaghan
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2015

Con Colbert was one of the lesser-known leaders of the 1916 Rising. From a comfortable background in Newcastlewest, County Limerick, he moved to Dublin aged fifteen and worked as a junior clerk in a bakery. Already politically radicalised, he became captain of the first troop of Na Fianna Éireann,...
by Creina Mansfield
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012

David and his family are typical -- three messy, noisy teenagers; two tidy, organised parents. It just doesn't work, does it? But when Mum inherits some money, the find a solution -- two houses next door to each other. Now they can split up, teens in number 8 and parents in number 10. At first it seems like paradise, but then things begin to go wrong ...

Conor's Caveman

The Amazing Adventures of Ogg

by Alan Nolan
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015

Life could be better for Conor Corcoran. Class bully Damian Deegan is always teasing him about being small and having no friends – when in fact Conor has the only friend he needs in Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Finch, the toughest girl in school. But when Conor and Charlie accidentally uncover...
by Marita Conlon-McKenna
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012

Sophie and Hugh are left homeless when their house is bombed during the London Blitz. Their mother is seriously injured and their Dad is away fighting, so the children are sent to their grandfather in Ireland. Sophie is scared - they have never met grandfather but his letters cause such trouble in...

Arrivals

How long can a secret be kept?

by Brian Gallagher
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016

When teenager Ciara Farrelly visits her dead grandfather's Ontario home she uncovers a secret from his childhood. Back in 1928, twelve-year-old Mike Farrelly made friends with Wilson, a lonely, rich boy whose family had emigrated from Ireland, and Lucy, a feisty Ojibwe girl from a local reservation....

Brian Boru

Emperor of the Irish

by Morgan Llywelyn
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2012

Illustrated by Donald Teskey This internationally best-selling author, winner of many awards in adult historical fiction, now turns her hand to historical fiction for children with a personalised account of the life of Brian Boru, from his childhood in the midst of a large warrior family to...
by Conor Kostick
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012

#WELCOME TO EPIC: PRESS START TO PLAY#. On New Earth, Epic is not just a computer game, it's a matter of life and death. If you lose, you lose everything; if you win, the world is yours for the taking. Seeking revenge for the unjust treatment of his parents, Erik subverts the rules of...

Rugby Spirit

A new school, a new sport, an old mystery...

by Gerard Siggins
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012

‘Ok, lads, you have everything you need to win this game. So go out and do it ,' said the coach. Eoin's not sure if it will be so easy! He’s just started a new school … and a new sport. Everyone at school is mad about rugby, but Eoin hasn’t even held a rugby ball before! With...

Rugby Warrior

Back in school. Back in sport. Back in time.

by Gerard Siggins
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014

It’s a new school term and Eoin Madden has new responsibilities. He’s now captain of the Under 14s team and has to deal with friction between his friend Rory and new boy Dylan as they thrash it out for a place as scrum-half. And away from the pitch Eoin has his hands full. He starts work...

Ireland's Pirate Trail

A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past

by Des Ekin
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018

Bloodthirsty buccaneers and buried treasure, fierce sea battles and cold-blooded murders, Barbary ducats and silver pieces of eight. Des Ekin embarks on a roadtrip around the entire coast of Ireland, in search of our piratical heritage, uncovering an amazing history of swashbuckling bandits,...
by Judi Curtin
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2015

The latest great book from the author of the best-selling ‘Eva’ and ‘Alice & Megan’ series Eva Gordon doesn't like mysteries – so when new girl Aretta hurries away after school every day Eva's determined to find out why. And Aretta's not the only person Eva's interested in –...
by Anna Carey
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012

My name is Rebecca Rafferty, and there are lots of things wrong with my life right now. 1. My boyfriend has moved to Canada. Canada! 2. I have annoyed my best friends Cass and Alice by going on about him all the time. 3. I am going to a crazy girl’s mad birthday party and I am not sure why. Things...
by Anna Carey
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013

My name is Rebecca Rafferty, and I know that this is going to be the best summer ever. Well, maybe. On the plus side, holidays mean no school for three months. And my band Hey Dollface are going to a cool summer camp where we will (hopefully) learn how to become total rock stars. Which...
by Judi Curtin
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013

Secondary school’s a whole new world! Alice and Megan are starting secondary school; with new subjects, new teachers and new friends, it’s going to take a bit of getting used to. And when Megan meets Marcus, the class bad-boy who’s always in trouble, but doesn’t seem to care, things...
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