Acutely observed. World Cup aficionados will warm to Luke Farrell, as soccer crazy as he was in The Stretford Enders, but now even more hormonally charged and self-absorbed. . . . A cool, gripping narrative

Life, love and football make their interweaving demands on 15-year-old Luke

If you've not come across this series, get ready for a severe injection of unconventionality . . . Jilts from random thought to comic memory

Hilarious

Accompanied by fun illustrations throughout, this series is a real find as a strong male narrator is a rare thing indeed

Jacqueline Wilson has a distinctive narrative style with her spunky and articulate young heroines . . . A funny, punchy and quite moving read

Two worlds conflate in this evocative and moving novel about the healing power of memory.

Geras conveys well the difficulties of relating to a colonial community and being the new child...

This is a substantial novel suitable for readers of 13+

Bright and very descriptive . . .this book will stay with you forever

It has a slightly slow start but soon you will be glued to the covers

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