By Joan Lingard (author) Part of the The Kevin and Sadie Series series
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In these terrifying days in Belfast, no Protestant girl like Sadie could go out with a Catholic boy like Kevin without resentment or even murderous violence flaring up around them. They were made for each other, they knew that, but what would happen if they went on seeing each other?
Kevin and Sadie just want to be together, but it's not that simple. Things are bad in Belfast. Soldiers walk the streets and the city is divided. No Catholic boy and Protestant girl can go out together - not without dangerous consequences ...
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Joan Lingard is a versatile and prolific author whose novels for children and adults turn upon challenging themes, often the struggle for individual freedom in the face of social conflict and fragmentation. Belfast, where she lived from the age of two to eighteen, is the setting for The File on Fraulein Berg (1980), Dark Shadows (1998) and the 'Kevin and Sadie quintet', in which the young protagonists form relationships across the religious divide. The 'Maggie quartet' is set in Glasgow and the Highlands of Scotland, while The Gooseberry (1978), Rags and Riches (1988) and Glad Rags (1990) are set in Edinburgh, where Joan Lingard was born and now lives. Her husband's experiences in the contrasting cultures of Latvia and Canada has inspired several novels, including After Colette (1993). Natasha's Will (2000) moves between the Russian Revolution and the comparatively mild political transition that is taking place in contemporary Scotland. Joan Lingard has won a number of major awards for children's writing, and was awarded an MBE in 1998.
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Kevin and Sadie just want to be together, but it's not that simple. Things are bad in Belfast.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Across the Barricades A Kevin and Sadie Story and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Across the Barricades A Kevin and Sadie Story features in the following genres: Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations
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Across the Barricades A Kevin and Sadie Story was written by Joan Lingard and published by Penguin Books Ltd
Across the Barricades A Kevin and Sadie Story has 219 pages
Yes it is part of The Kevin and Sadie Series series
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