Synopsis
When two threatening men appear on his doorstep, fourteen-year-old
Ian Moore’s instinct is to defend his father.
This leads to a terrifying chase and a nightmare journey
into his father’s past as a Loyalist activist
in Northern Ireland. Ian discovers the truth behind
his father’s secrets, his real name, his mother’s
death and the reason these men are desperate to find
Kenny Kincaid, Ian’s father.
Cross-curricular
links and themes
- History
– the historical context of the troubles in
Northern Ireland.
- Citizenship and PSHE
– individual choice and responsibility; the
influence of background on the individual.
- Themes: trust
and honour; the politics of religion and Northern
Ireland.
| ISBN
0 340 91402 5 £6.99
November 2005 208pp |
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