The twelfth day of July

"The Twelfth Day of July is first of Joan Lingards influential Kevin and Sadie books set in Belfast during the Troubles. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic outspoken first. 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 Kevins life forever. But will the world around them change too? The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening war and unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes: The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith Postcards from No Mans Land - Aidan Chambers After the First Death - Robert Cormier Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig Buddy - Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah - Richard C. OBrien The Wave - Morton Rhue The Red Pony - John Steinbeck The Pearl - John Steinbeck Stone Cold - Robert Swindells."