Striving to cope with the arguments of his parents and his feelings of not belonging, fourteen-year-old Jesse Flood struggles to find his place in a small town in Northern Ireland.
An overview of the history, topography, people, and culture of Northern Ireland with emphasis on its present-day economy and its place in the political world.
Forcibly deported to Canada because of his terrorist activities in Northern Ireland, thirteen-year-old Declan must choose between his revolutionary past and a new life with his Canadian relatives.
Discusses the civil, political, and religious problems caused by the partitioning of Ireland in 1920, which divided six northern counties from twenty-six southern counties.
Three stories discuss the emotional upheaval of the troubles in Northern Ireland, exploring a teenage girl's gratitude toward British soldiers, a young man's hunger strike, and a small boy's participation in a Protestant political march.
The author relates her visit to Northern Ireland where she interviewed Protestants and Catholics and recorded their feelings growing up in a country torn apart by religious and political conflict.
