{"id":1464,"date":"2020-11-14T12:29:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T12:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?page_id=1464"},"modified":"2021-09-24T21:59:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T21:59:43","slug":"divided","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/divided\/","title":{"rendered":"Divided City by Theresa Breslin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Plot<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Divided City<\/em> is set in Glasgow. Two boys meet when they witness an asylum seeker (Kyoul) being stabbed, and bond over a shared love of football. But Graham is an only child of a Protestant family, and supports Rangers. Joe is from a big Catholic family, and supports Celtic.\u00a0 \u00a0Together the two boys try to help Kyoul, and learn a lot about themselves, their families, and the shared history of sectarian Glasgow.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Author &#8211; Theresa Breslin<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theresabreslin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Theresa Breslin\u2019s website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theresabreslin1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Theresa Breslin on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2010\/sep\/02\/theresa-breslin-bringing-past-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guardian interview: Bringing the past to life<\/a>\u00a0(2010)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tT4vmADNaPQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"color: #333300\">Discover more about Theresa Breslin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333300\">and her work in the Library catalogue<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Themes &#8211; universal ideas<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Conflict, diversity, empathy, human rights, loyalty, prejudice, religion, rights and responsibilities.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>More to explore &#8211; motifs, symbols, context, setting<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A&amp;E, asylum seekers, conflict resolution, divided cities, family loyalty, football for social change, football rivalries, gangs, Glasgow history, Irish history, Irish Potato Famine, knife crime, mental health, migration, NHS, Old Firm, Orange Order, refugees, sectarianism, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Citizens Theatre in Glasgow dramatised <em>Divided City<\/em> for pupils from local schools.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/swXAFwf-Rrg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Further reading<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Discover these titles and more<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #333300\">through the Library catalogue<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you enjoyed <em>Divided City<\/em>, try these titles:<\/p>\n<p><i>Welcome to nowhere<\/i> by Elizabeth Laird follows a family escaping from Syria and their life in a refugee camp.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mosi&#8217;s War<\/em> by Catherine MacPhail also involves asylum seekers in Glasgow. Patrick and Mosi become friends, but why is Mosi so terrified?<\/p>\n<p>If you would like more football fiction, try the<em> Foul Play<\/em> series by Tom Palmer. Danny is football mad, but when he witnesses a crime, he finds himself trying to solve a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>For more fiction based on the Potato Famine, try <em>The hunger : the diary of Phyllis McCormack, Ireland 1845-1847\u00a0<\/em>by Carol Drinkwater.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Literacy and Language<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Theresa Breslin used real places in Glasgow but changed some of their names. Bridgebar is actually Bridgeton, and the Garngath is based on the Garngad.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Numeracy<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Health and Wellbeing<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Rights Respecting Schools<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?attachment_id=2138\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"113,117\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rrsa4squarelogo.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2138\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Developing the Young Workforce<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/dracula\/dyw2logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"134,118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DYW2logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2141\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plot Divided City is set in Glasgow. Two boys meet when they witness an asylum seeker (Kyoul) being stabbed, and bond over a shared love of football. But Graham is an only child of a Protestant family, and supports Rangers. Joe is from a big Catholic family, and supports Celtic.\u00a0 \u00a0Together the two boys try &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/divided\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Divided City by Theresa Breslin<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":0,"parent":890,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1464","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1464"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2761,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1464\/revisions\/2761"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}