War Children: Stories from Ireland's War of Independence

by Gerard Whelan

Six stories -- one set in Dublin, the others in the countryside -- about children who get caught up in the War of Independence and suffer dire consequences.

Mattie Foley dreams of escaping the harshness of life in the Dublin slums, but her dreams and reality become dangerously entwined with the discovery of a gun.

When Statia Mulligan sets off to get feed for the hens, she longs for the peace and quiet of her favourite spot by the stream;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0862787769
• ISBN13: 9780862787769
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: O'Brien Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary