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It started as a dare, a bit of fun. Catholic boys daubing paint on Protestant walls. But in the tense, angry atmosphere of a divided Belfast, things soon turn to violence. Kevin finds he's met his match in Sadie, a Protestant girl who will change his life for ever.Tags
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The twelfth day of July is an important date in the Irish Protestant calendar and teenage Sadie and her community are preparing for the celebrations when for a bit of fun a young Catholic lad, Kevin, sneaks over and writes anti Protestant slogans on a wall near Sadie's house. This starts a series of tit for tat reprisals and someone ends up getting hurt.
Set in the 1970s the book takes a look at the troubles in Ireland in an impartial way. It is the first in a series of books that Kevin and Sadie take centre stage.
Set in the 1970s the book takes a look at the troubles in Ireland in an impartial way. It is the first in a series of books that Kevin and Sadie take centre stage.
Protestant's siblings Tommy and Sadie Jackson are looking forward to the Protestant celebrations on the 12th day of July. In the Catholic part of town, Kevin McCoy and his friends view the celebration with tense anticipation.
My review here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/wwhyte/15738.html. Also at Amazon.com.
Dec 28, 2005Tagalog
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- Canonical title
- The Twelfth Day of July
- Original title
- The Twelfth Day of July
- Original publication date
- 1970
- Important places
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Dedication
- For Kersten, Bridget and Jennifer
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- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Teen, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .L564 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- 7 — English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian, Swedish
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 22
- ASINs
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