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Kieran Fanning

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By day, Kieran Fanning is a primary school teacher who enjoys helping his pupils to write, illustrate and publish their own books. By night, he writes his own stories, and has published 7 books for young people.

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	Irish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends 4.14 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Lotus (Shadow of the Ninja #1) 3.98 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted Ireland: An Atlas of Ghost Stories from Every County by Kieran Fanning (Goodreads Author), Mark Hill (illustrator) 4.53 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Arrival 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voyage to Victory 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Curse of the Cockroach it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tempest of Trouble 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trapdoor to Treachery it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solve It!: The Case of the Missing Irish Crown Jewels it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enchanted Ireland by Kieran Fanning (Goodreads Author), Julia Iredale (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Paris Express

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What We Can Know

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Sunday Miscellany: A Selection, 2018–2023

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Really enjoyed this spooky school story. Imagine Malory Towers set in Ireland, and with ghosts! Well written and full of heart, it gets a thumbs up from me!
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Kieran Fanning and 2 other people liked Theodora's review of Irish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends (Scholastic Classics): "Out of all tales and legends from Ireland I have read, this is the most easy and entertaining one. "
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Kieran Fanning made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Update my book cover please topic " Please can you update the cover of my book, Enchanted Ireland, which publishes today. Book cover can be found here: https://www.gillbooks.ie/childrens ...more "
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Kieran Fanning shared a quote “the summer crickets singing in the tall grass, how the sun would sink beneath the hills in shades of gold and red like fire on the fingertips of the land. And even now, the never-ending winter evenings still hold their own magic, when the snow has its own light, like all the small pebbles of brightness that leak from the sky during the day are captured in each snowflake and everything is warm with their blue glow.” Eilish Fisher
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