Tom Palmer
Author
Series
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The Borderlands boarding school rugby team have made it into the European Rugby Championship Tournament. They're enjoying their time in France, but Rory and the rest of the team can't help thinking about each of their parents, serving overseas in the growing conflict in the Central Asian Republic. Can the boys focus on the game enough to win the final and make it to the International Tournament?
2) Deadlocked
Author
Series
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The Borderlands team has made it to the World Champhionships in New Zealand, but the strain of divisions within the squad and worry for their Forces parents' safety have the boys well and truly rattled. Can they pull it together and bring the trophy home?
Author
Series
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Jatinder seems to be living his dream - he's training for his team's youth squad, and his host parents Steve and Esther are really great. But the other kids are always on the alert for anything that makes a player different, and Jatinder is definitely that. Steve reckons it's good to be different - look at his own hero, Hardit Singh Malik. That night Jatinder wakes up in a seriously surprising situation - flying Hardit's WWI fighter plane into enemy...
4) Scrum!
Author
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When Steven's mother remarries and moves down south, Steven is torn between loyalty to his dad and a relationship with his mum's new husband. Maybe even worse, he might have to leave his beloved Rugby League behind for a new Rugby Union team.
5) Foul play
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Danny is obsessed with two things: football- especially City Football Club - and investigating crimes. When England and City footballing hero Sam Roberts is reported missing the day after Danny saw him being taken, blindfolded, into the bowels of the City FC stadium late at night, he's determined to get to the bottom of it.
Author
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
It's 1914 and Jack is making his debut as a pro footballer. But his first match is marred by a demonstration demanding that the teams sign up to do their duty in France. Word of the Footballer's Battalion and a cup in Flanders provides a glimmer of hope that Jack can keep his dream of playing for England alive. But as the war drags on, Jack is thrown into a nightmare world he will be lucky to survive.
7) Striking out
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Yunis can't believe that he's United's leading scorer. It should be the happiest time of his life, but his father wants him to give up football and work hard at school. Can Yunis convince his dad that he can do both, or will he have to hang up his boots forever?
8) Secret FC
Author
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Lily, Zack and Khal can't wait to get back to school after the holidays - it's the only place they can play football! But Kingsfolly Junior has a new head teacher, and he has strong opinions about ball games in the playground. What problem does Mr Edwards have with football, and how can the footie-mad friends keep their love for the game alive? Secret FC might just provide the answer.
9) Free kick
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
James has been a junior player at United for a long time. Everyone expects him to follow in his dad's footsteps and play for England one day. But James isn't so sure. He has something he wants to do even more than football.
10) Off side
Author
Series
Foul play volume 3
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Danny is furious when City are sold to an anonymous foreign buyer. But when Danny discovers Adam, a kid from Ghana, dumped by his agent who'd promised him a place as a junior at City, and lost in a foreign country he knows nothing about, Danny realizes there are worse ways of being alone.
11) Boys united
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Jake dreams of becoming a professional footballer, but he's worried about his height. On the day of his trial Jake is quick on the ball and scores - he's made it! Jake can't wait to pull on his shirt and join the team, but someone at the club wants to make his life difficult. Can Jake face up to the bullies and become man of the match again?
12) Killer pass
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In recent months, there has been a spate of burglaries at the houses of players from Danny's favourite football club, City FC. Danny wants to know who's behind it all for if he doesn't, he might just become the biggest suspect of them all.
13) The real thing
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
United's under-12s are in Poland for a tournament. Goalkeeper Tomasz is very excited to be playing in his home country, but team captain Ryan thinks Poland are rubbish - in fact, he thinks everthing Polish is rubbish. Ryan's behaviour causes trouble both on and off the pitch.