belfast (northern ireland)

"In October 1940, Hettie meets Violet, a three-year-old Asian elephant arriving at the Belfast docks from Ceylon. Soon, she becomes Violet's dedicated zookeeper at the Bellevue Zoo. At the same time, Hettie continues to experience the grief related to the recent loss of her beloved older sister, Anna, and the abandonment of her father, Thomas, who left her mother, Rose. On April 15th, 1941, Belfast is attacked for five hours, with 674 bombs falling, and almost a thousand civilians being killed. During the bombings and its aftermath, Hettie does all that she can to save her elephant, and survive the destruction and escalating sectarian unrest of the city."--.

When twelve-year-old Jack Pease and his partner, Trudy, operatives of the Ministry of Strange, Unusual, and Impossible Things, try to find Trudy's mother, who is being held prisoner by an evil scientist named Mr. M, they uncover a nefarious scheme that involves the legend of King Arthur, Merlin, and the Excalibur.

Wisconsin seventeen-year-old Fiona Kelly visits the father she never knew--and her half-brothers--in Belfast, Ireland, where she also connects with Danny, but their families' pasts may shatter what they have.

"Twelve-year-old Jack Pease and his partner, Trudy, operatives of the Ministry of Strange, Unusual, and Impossible Things, investigate odd things happening at Belfast's aquarium"--Provided by publisher.

A personal account of the violence as seen on a daily basis in war torn Belfast through the eyes of an American journalist.

When fifteen year old Declan is forced to stay with his snobbish cousin, Vicky, on the other end of Belfast, he is surprised to find himself enjoying riding horses and learning show jumping.

Gives individual accounts of everyday life in the divided community of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

When his parents divorce and his mother moves with him to Belfast, Northern Ireland, twelve-year-old Eddie contends with the Reservoir Pups, a gang of children who rule his neighborhood.

Just when her home life and the circumstances in violence-plagued Belfast seem more than she can bear, eleven-year-old Maura encounters an unusual person whose name, Angela, gives a clue to her real identity.