Further ReadingFiction Malorie Blackman Noughts and Crosses Corgi Sephy and Callum have been best friends since childhood. But the harsh realities of living in a segregated society are beginning to take their toll: Callum is a nought – a second-class citizen in a world dominated by the Crosses – and Sephy is a Cross, and the daughter of one of the most powerful men in the country. The barriers they would have to cross to be together at first seem little more than minor obstacles to the two idealistic teenagers, but soon those barriers threaten not only their friendship but their lives. Malorie Blackman (2004) Knife Edge Doubleday The sequel to Noughts and Crosses. Eighteen-year-old Sephy feels totally alone and terrified, as she gazes down at her newborn daughter. Whilst Sephy is a Cross, the baby's father, Callum – who was hanged for terrorism months ago – was a nought, giving her baby dual heritage in a society where the ruling Crosses treat the pale-skinned noughts as second-class citizens. While Sephy faces an uncertain future, Callum's brother Jude can only brood on the past. Eaten up by bitterness, he blames Sephy for Callum's death and has sworn revenge. Sephy fears Jude, but when his actions take him to the brink of disaster, his life poised on a knife edge, can she stand by and do nothing? Will she be forced, once again, to take sides....? Kevin Brooks (2003) Lucas Chicken House Things start to happen when Lucas arrives on the island. Who is he? Where does he come from? What does he want? And why do people hate him so much? Caitlin's life also changes from the moment she sees him: Lucas is the most extraordinary, most beautiful and unforgettable boy she has ever seen. Lucas raises questions about whether violence is sometimes necessary as a means of resolving conflict. Alan Gibbons (2003) Caught in the Crossfire Orion Set in a Northern town, where right-wingers are determined to stir up hatred and racial prejudice, Caught in the Crossfire is about six teenagers whose lives are woven together by a series of shocking and tragic events. A British Muslim brother and sister, two Irish brothers who take different sides, and two lads out looking for trouble: all of them get caught in the crossfire. Mildred Taylor (1994) Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry London: Puffin Cassie didn't understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. During that year, in the 1930s, when the night riders carried destruction among her people, she learned that it was worth fighting for a principle even if it brought terrible hardships. Gerard Whelan (2002) War Children Dublin: O’Brien Press This volume features six stories about children who get caught up in the Irish War of Independence and suffer dire consequences. One of the stories is set in Dublin, the others in the countryside. Picture Books which can be used with older readers Nikolai Popov (1998) Why? North South Books A frog, peacefully sitting in a meadow, is suddenly attacked by an umbrella-wielding mouse in a confrontation that escalates into full-scale war.. David McKee (1983) Tusk Tusk Red Fox A metaphoric story dealing with racial intolerance which is treated with sensitivity and humour. A book that can be read and appreciated by all ages. Eve Bunting (1999) Smoky Night Thomson Learning When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the value of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality. Isabel Pin (2001) The Seed North South Books Two insect tribes, the Scarabs and the Chafers, have lived peacefully side by side. One day, however, a strange object falls from the sky and lands right on the border separating their lands. Small, round and odd: what could it be? And, more to the point, whose is it? Since neither tribe will give up its half share to the other, conflict soon arises. Over many years, preparations are made for war. But when, at last, the two tribes march up to the border, they find that something has grown from the strange object, and it will unite rather than divide them. Ian McEwan & Roberto Innocenti (2004) Rose Blanche Red Fox, Random House Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German resistancefighters during the Second World War. Like them, Rose observes all the changes going on around her which others choose to ignore. One day she finds a concentration camp in the woods and secretly takes food to the children. Eugene Tivizas (1993) Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig Prentice Hall An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf – with a surprise ending in which redemption is acknowledged as a possibility. Eugene Trivizas writes: ‘The story offers an alternative way of looking at certain important issues. Indeed it was my experience as a criminologist and criminal law specialist that prompted me to write the story. In the traditional story the wolf demolishes two houses made of straw and wood. Only when the little pigs build a third house made of brick, they are really safe. The big bad wolf is unable to blow it down and his desperate attempt to violate their sanctuary by entering through the chimney ends in his horrific death in a kettle of boiling water. What does this story tell us? What messages does it transmit to the contemporary reader? The first message conveyed by the original story is that if you want be secure you should retreat to and be surrounded by progressively stronger and stronger structures. The recommended policy is exclusion, isolation, distrust and prevention of communication. The problem with this attitude is that exclusion often leads to escalation. This has clear parallels not only in the arms race debate, but also in the area of criminal justice.’ Useful Websites African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes http://www.accord.org.za Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org Action for Peoples in Conflict (afpic) http://www.oneworld.org/afpic/index.html Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies (USA) http://www.fresno.edu/pacs/ Centre for the Study of Conflict (Northern Ireland) http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/csc Centre for Religious Freedom http://www.freedomhouse.org/religion/ Conciliation Resources http://www.c-r.org/ Conflict Prevention Resources http://www.wf.org/ Religious Tolerance http://www.religioustolerance.org/rt_overv.htm | 
