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Divided City by Theresa Breslin

Age range: young adult


* Winner of the 2008 Falkirk Red Book Award
* Winner of the Catalyst Book Award
* Chosen for the Irish One Book Cross Border Community Reading Project funded by the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation

A young man lies bleeding in the street. It could be any street, in any city. But it's not. It's Glasgow - a place that has a long history of religious conflict and intolerance.

Graham comes from a sheltered Protestant background. But when he witnesses a shocking moment of violence, suddenly he finds himself involved with helping an illegal asylum seeker and his girlfriend. This isn't a problem he can sort out on his own. Then help comes from an unexpected source: a Catholic boy from a very different world, and Graham is forced to reassess his own fears and prejudices.

A gripping tale about two boys who must find their own answers in a world divided by differences.


DIVIDED CITY deals with racism and intolerance, and explores the reasons behind inter-communal violence. Her understanding of the subject has led to the book being widely used in schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Rights : Laura Cecil

Publishers:
UK : Doubleday

“An outstanding writer... simply superb”
THE INDEPENDENT

“with all her teenage novels, Breslin has a powerful point to make,
without telling readers what to think”
THE SCOTSMAN

" A cracking good read ... characters we both believe in and like"
THE GUARDIAN

“Compelling ... this humane and edgy story prickles and nudges the reader towards tolerance and understanding of other communities”
TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT