Joan Lingard

It started as a dare, a bit of fun. Catholic boys daubing paint on Protestant walls. But in the tense, angry atmosphere of a divided Belfast, things soon turn to violence. Kevin finds he's met his match in Sadie, a Protestant girl who will change his life for ever.

The Twelfth Day of July

Relates the present-day struggle in Ireland as it affects the developing relationship between Sadie, a Protestant, and Kevin, a Catholic.

Across the Barricades

Having fled Belfast to marry and live in London, a Protestant girl and Catholic boy feel numerous pressures are working to ruin their marriage.

Into Exile

A Protestant girl and a Catholic boy from Northern Ireland cope with family members, the baptism of their child, and a move from the Liverpool slums to a Cheshire farm.

A Proper Place

Lizzie's father invites her to visit him and his new wife - Fed up with her chaotic life with her mother, Lizzie accepts but finds that things aren't as wonderful as she thought they would be in this new family__

Lizzie's leaving

Glad Rags

Rags and Richet

1939 >Spain is a country torn apart by civil war. >Nick has come from Scotland in search of his father - who left the family home three years ago to fight in Spain. He never came back. >Spain is a dangerous place for a boy with no identity papers. Nick has been told to trust no one. But then ill, and desperate, he meets Isabel, the daughter of a sergeant in the dreaded Civil Guard. She offers him help. But can he trust her?

Tell the Moon to Come Out

The Gooseberry

An exquisite tale of artistic and sexual obsession based on the love story of Gwen John and Rodin.

The Kiss

This is the latest of Joan Lingard's hauntingly powerful Kevin and Sadie novels which set young love against the backdrop of the Irish troubles.

Hostages to Fortune

Holly is learning to love her new life in Edinburgh, living with her Dad. But there's a new girl living next door to her best friend Johnny and its seems there's more than one woman who has her eye on Holly's dad. When Holly visits Glasgow, she meets her Mum's creepy boyfriend, and ends up taking possession of a package she shouldn't have.

What Holly Did

Holly is mortified when her mother dumps her on Nina Nightingale, the author who came into their school that morning. It's only supposed to be for a short train journey, but events take an unexpected turn. What follows is an intriguing and thought provoking exploration of unusual friendship. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

What to Do about Holly

貞子·横山

ベルファストの発端

ふたりの世界

ウェールズの家族

Mr and Mrs Bigsby of the Pig and Whistle, Stoke Newington already look after ten children. When Constable O'Dowd brings her an 11th orphan he found on the streets, Ma Bigsby is reluctant to take her. But there's something about Elfie, it's the first day of a new century and Ma loves a mystery.

The Eleventh Orphan

The Reunion

Lecky and Nora are determined to prevent egg thieves from robbing the osprey nest near their village. They build a hide and keep a close watch on anything suspicious in their village. They begin to suspect the local handyman, but spot the real culprits just in time.

The Egg Thieves

Sixteen-year-old Margaret comes from Glasgow anticipating a rather dull summer with her grandmother in the Highlands but things begin to happen quickly when she meets the people across the road.

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