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Taking sides

by Brian Gallagher · 2011

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Dublin, 1922. Working class Annie Reilly is thrilled to win a scholarship to Eccles Street School. Through a classmate she meets Peter Scanlon, a student in Belvedere College. Peter sides with the rebels in the Civil War and carries messages for them. When Annie's life is threatened, he has to decide where his loyalties lie.

Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of thisDublinDublinMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
medium · 215 pages

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