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The Divided City (Paperback)

by Theresa Breslin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Childrens; New edition edition (4 May 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552551880
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552551885
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 100,079 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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 Protestants, a young Muslim asylum-seeker and his girlfriend, and all the old rivalries - and fears...This is a gripping tale about two boys, who must find their own answers - and their own way forward - in a world divided by differences.


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A dark stain, spreading…

A young man lies bleeding in the street.

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 then he witnesses a shocking moment of violence …

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

WINNER OF THE CATALYST BOOK AWARD

‘A cracking good read… characters we both believe in and like’ Guardian

‘A skilfully plotted page-turner’ INIS

‘Compelling… this humane and edgy story prickles and nudges the reader towards tolerance and understanding of other communities’ TES

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read and food for thought for teenagers, 12 Jun 2007
By Dr. George L. Sik (Epsom, Surrey) - See all my reviews
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As intense as an Old Firm match and as gripping as an episode of Taggart, this Glasgow-set exploration of prejudice and bigotry had me entralled and I'm pretty sure the same would be true of its intended teenage audience.

That the two principal characters are lads obsessed with football, one Catholic and one Protestant, is probably all you need to know to start with. It sounds like the stuff of cliche, but it is executed so well that this would be an unfair accusation.

Occasionally the dialogue doesn't quite ring true, but this is true of most teenage fiction (there is rarely enough swearing, for a start). The characterisation, however is spot-on and cleverly economical which allows the reader to imagine the key characters as similar to people they know.

It builds to a climax which looks as though it's going to be inevitably tragic but...well, no clues. If certain threads seem unresolved, that is inevitable, given the subject matter. It is, nevertheless, a story written with hope and enthusiasm.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An important first, 3 Nov 2006
This book tells the story of two teenage boys - one Catholic, one Protestant - who become friends when they play on the same football team, even though they support opposing teams themselves. The author has given a good insight into how sectarianism and its accompanying bias is often passed down through generations - unfortunately it remains a significant problem in Glasgow.

My major problem with this book was the language attributed to the two teenage boys. The author couldn't seem to decide whether they should use phonetic slang or proper English, and the resulting mixture of both did not help the credibility of the characters. One had a parent with a PhD and the other had a lawyer and a dentist for parents - not sure that either child would speak in Scottish slang, or that they would use words like lavatory.

The thread about Kyoul, the asylum seeker that both boys try to help, could have been developed more I think. He was little more than a plot device. And while the overall sentiment of the book is admirable (one city, many cultures or whatever), it does seem a bit trite at the end. My own feeling is that the characters just didn't ring true, though many other parts of the book did. All in all, a worthy subject, and the story is fairly well-written, though I expected the role of the asylum-seeker to be more significant.
This book is an important first, and I hope that the topic continues to be explored - but it needs to be in a way that is credible to teenagers.
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3.0 out of 5 stars good and bad, 17 May 2009
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Divided city is a book witch you have to be thinking of every day Britain. It is not a bad or good book; I wouldn't read it again because it can get very boring at some points. I don't like football that much so the football parts didn't appeal to me but if you like football it would be great because it's about a footballer who sees someone getting attacked. This footballer has just got excepted into new cup the UK inter city gold cup. So he doesn't tell anyone about the boy he just calls the ambulance to his body and he runs away
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