Children of the Troubles: Our Lives in the Crossfire of Northern Ireland

by Laurel Holliday

In the second book of the series, more than sixty Catholic and Protestant children, teenagers, and adults chronicle their coming-of-age experiences in the war zone of contemporary Northern Ireland, in personal stories, poems, and diary entries. Original.

Genres: Ireland, History, Nonfiction, 20th Century, War, Irish Literature

366 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Laurel Holliday, formerly a college teacher, editor, and psychotherapist, now writes full time in Seattle.

She is the award-winning author of the Children of Conflict series. The three volumes were collected and abridged in the Archway Paperback edition titled Why Do They Hate Me?: Young Lives Caught in War and Conflict. Dreaming in Color, Living in Black and White is an abridged edition of Holliday's fourth title in the Children of Conflict series, Children of the Dream: Our Own Stories of Growing Up Black in America.

Laurel Holliday is also the author of Heartsongs, an international collection of young girls' diaries, which won a Best Book for Young Adults Award from the American Library Association.

Reviews

[Mary Frances · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recommended. This book allows the perspective of children to enter the conversation about violence in Northern Ireland, a conversation that has typically been led by a handful of men and of course Margaret Bloody Thatcher. Even if you have a side that you feel passionately about, it is difficult to feel that any child should experience the trauma of The Troubles. I wish all of Ireland peace.

[Lina]

Uhhh I'm not sure how many stars to give this. It was a delightful romp through sectarian violence and hatred as experienced by kids and teens~!