Summaries chapters 1

1 The Seventh Day of July	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. Before dinner Mr Jackson asks his children why they are celebrating this day. After her mother tried to hit her Sadie flees from the kitchen into the street. The Jacksons' house doesn't look like the other houses in the street. That's because of a paiting on the front side. It shows a mural of William of Orange. On the street Tommy and Sadie meet Steve and Linda who want to go to Mrs McConkey's shop to get some decorations. While they are buying the bunting a red-haired boy says that his street will look the best. So he and the four friends from the other street make a bet that their street will look the best.
2 Down with King Billy	The McCoys are in their house and talk about the Protestants. Later Brede leaves the house and meets Kate.Together they go to buy some chips. Leaving the shop they meet a group of boys. Kevin, one of these boys, talks with Brede and Kate about their intention. They want to paint "Down with King Billy" on one house of the Protestants to provoke them.
3 Act of Provocation	Evening, Sadie is upstairs in her room when she hears two boys talking about the mural on the gable wall of their house. She runs downstairs and sees that DOWN WITH KING BILLY has been painted on the mural. Running after them she catches one of the boys but has to let him go again. Meanwhile a crowd of angry neighbours has gathered in front of the mural and Sadie swears revenge.
4 A Summons to Tyrone	Kevin arrives at home from his adventures in the Protestant area- saying to his father that nothing has happened. The next morning everybody knows what Kevin and Brian did the night before. Mr. McCoy is a bit proud of his son but Mrs. McCoy in annoyed about what her son has done. The McCoys get a telegram from Kevin's aunt that Bede's and Kevin's grandmother is ill. So Kev's parents decide to drive down to Tyrone with uncle Albert's car. First uncle Albert's car doesn't start - everybody has to push but in the end they leave the kids alone at home. Kevin is in a great mood and suggests to have a party.
5 The Eighth Day of July	Sadie, Tommy, Steve and Linda have worked hard, so that they have money for buying some ice at Mrs Mc Conkey's shop. After this Sadie and Tommy are going alone to a shop where paint is sold. So they buy orange paint which they hide under the bed when they come home. At night they both get outside with the paint to go to the Catholic area. When they are painting the wall with "GOD BLESS KING BILLY, NO POPE HERE" and try to run away, Sadie is caught by Brian.
6 The Ninth Day of July	After having being caught by Catholics, Sadie is brought to the McCoys' by Brian (chap.5). Now she's sitting in a Catholic house, wondering that it's similar to a Protestant house. She really hasn't expected that... Brede offers her some tea, because she doesn't agree with Kevin's unfriendly behaviour. An argument starts between Kevin and Sadie, they both do not accept the other's opinion. While Kevin says that Protestants lie and that they are slaves to a man who's been dead for more than 300 years, Sadie compares the Catholics with a pack of sheep, doing just what they're told to and she is of the opinion that they are slaves to a man in Rome they've never set eyes on. Later Sadie is allowed to leave the McCoys' house without any problems. But Kevin doesn't leave it as this.The next day he and Brian decide to go for a walk through the Protestant area. And there they meet Sadie again, and she's not alone...