Bøger af Joan Lingard

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is the story of a couple - one Protestant and one Catholic - in search of love and freedom in Belfast.

Als Kevin und Sadie aus ihre Freundschaft aus Kindertagen wiederaufleben lassen, kommen sie sich schnell näher. Doch Belfast wird regiert von den Troubles, Soldaten patrouillieren die Straßen und die Stadt ist scharf entlang der Konfessionsgrenzen getrennt. Kein katholischer Junge kan zusammen mit einem protestantischen Mädchen gesehen werden - zumindest nicht ohne gravierende Konsequenzen.

Sadie is Protestant, Kevin is Catholic - and on the tense streets of Belfast their lives collide. It starts with a dare - kids fooling around - but soon becomes something dangerous. Getting to know Sadie Jackson will change Kevin's life forever. But will the world around them change too?The first of Joan Lingard's ground-breaking Kevin and Sadie books.

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 . . .The second of Joan Lingard's ground-breaking Kevin and Sadie books

One day, Will and Lucy's dad just ... vanishes.They have no idea why he's disappeared until a creepy stranger reveals their dad was keeping a BIG secret. Then there's the second clue: an old diary they find hidden in the walls of their Royal Mile house, with a sinister black dagger on it. Will and Lucy must solve a mystery that's over two hundred years old if they want to find their dad and bring him home. But can they find the answers in time to rescue him?

The last in the Elfie and Joe trilogy, following "The Eleventh Orphan" and "The Chancery Lane Conspiracy".

Offers a collection of three "Kevin and Sadie" titles: "Into Exile", "A Proper Place", and "Hostage to Fortune". Each book presents a stand alone story and, together with Across the Barricades and The Twelfth Day of July, makes up the full story of two children, Kevin and Sadie, whose love crosses the barriers of conflict-torn Belfast.

Kevin is Catholic. Sadie is Protestant. In Belfast they are supposed to be enemies - so what chance do they have when they fall in love? This title offers activities to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to meet the Framework objectives. Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, and text analysis.

Natasha's story is set against the background of the Russian Revolution as she and her family flee persecution. Her story is dramatically and cleverly linked with the present as her heirs search for her will. The will can only be found through a trail of literary clues from classic children's books.