num_pages: 160
description: The first chapter takes place in a Protestant street. Tommy and Sadie Jackson are already looking forward to the 12th day of July which is a Protestant celebration day. Meanwhile, Catholic Kevin McCoy is out causing trouble in the Protestant part of town. What will happen when Sadie and Kevin meet? Can they become friends when everyone else in Northern Ireland is so full of hatred against the other religion?
language: English
title: The Twelfth Day of July
titlecomplete: The Twelfth Day of July (Kevin and Sadie, #1)
characters: Kevin, Sadie
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Historical, Religion, School, Young Adult, Romance, Childrens, Irish Literature, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1220
places: Northern Ireland, Belfast, Northern Ireland
series: Kevin and Sadie
awards: awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature
publisher: Puffin