Glory Gardens 2 - Bound For Glory

Oct 11, 2024 7:15 AM

Author:Bob Cattell

GLORY GARDENS C.C. are now in the North County Under Thirteen League, and the pressure is really on. Hooker, as captain, worries that the team won't be able to hold it together: arrogant Clive is always picking fights, Ohbert is still as useless as ever, and there are all the usual rows and injuries. But there's also Mack, the new player; the lucky mascot 'Gatting'; plus the whole team's unwavering determination to win against all the odds.

Reviews

Couldn't recommend them highly enough

—— Test Match Special, BBC Radio 4

Bob Cattell's tales couldn't be more wholesome if they came with bran and a fireside singsong . . . The books are fast-moving and, as you would expect, genuinely exciting

—— All Out Cricket

A lively tale for boys aged five to seven

—— Cork Evening Echo

So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics!

—— National Association for the Teaching of English

Great value, great fun

—— Junior

So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics!

—— National Association for the Teaching of English

There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating

—— Times Literary Supplement

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