One Belfast Boy

By McMahon, Patricia & O'Connor, Alan

Publishers Summary:
Describes the life of Liam Leatham, a young Catholic boy, and his family as he prepares for a boxing match that he sees as the first step out of violence-plagued Belfast.

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ISBN
978-0-39568-620-1
Publisher
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1999.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on May 1, 1999

Gr 4-7 Liam Leathem, an 11-year-old Catholic boy with a passion for boxing, is the subject of this fine photo-essay. Readers follow his path to the County Antrim championship matches through descriptions of his daily routines, which clearly convey the affect of the political situation on the lives of residents of this area. Interspersed in jarring juxtaposition to the full-color family scenes and pictures of school children at w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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