Divided City [Import] [Paperback]

Theresa Breslin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE CHILDRE; New Ed edition (May 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0552551880
• ISBN-13: 978-0552551885
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,460,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars My Multicultural Book Report, March 27, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Divided City (Paperback)

This book's genre is realistic fiction. It is set in the city of Glasgow, which is the biggest city in Scotland. Glasgow has a history of sectarianism between Catholics and Protestants and that is the main theme of this book.The main characters in the book are Graham and Joe. Graham is protestant and Joe is Catholic. They meet through playing soccer and the book is about how their friendship grows in spite of their differences. At the beginning of the book, Graham witnesses an attack on an asylum seeker. The asylum seeker is called Kyoul and is stabbed in the attach. Graham calls an ambulance and Kyoul asks for his help to return a phone. Graham does this,but it leads to him getting more involved and he needs Joe to help him. Through working together, the boys realise that being of different religions or from different countries doesn't matter, it is working together that counts.

This book is the kind of book that you just want to keep on reading to see what happens and you feel sad when you get to the end. It is a realistic story that shows some history of Scotland without taking sides. It also shows us more recent problems like the difficulties asylum seekers have when they move to a new country. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good story.

5.0 out of 5 stars Award winning novel, set in Scotland, November 11, 2008

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This review is from: Divided City (Paperback)

This book has won several awards, including the Carnegie award for young readers. What a great literary example of how fiction can both entertain and educate, teaching us about geography, history, and multi-culturalism. This is the description from the rear cover:

A young man lies bleeding in the street.

It could be any street, in any city. But it's not. It's Glasgow. And it's May - the marching season. The Orange Walks have begun.

Graham doesn't want to be involved. He just wants to play football with his new mate, Joe. But when he witnesses a shocking moment of violence, suddenly he and Joe are involved. With Catholics, and with Protestants. With a young Muslim asylum-seeker, and his girlfriend. With all the old rivalries - and fears...

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