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All four books in the Football Mad Series. For reluctant and struggling readers with an keen interest in sport. Follow the Dale Juniors in their local football competitions.
The drama of football and friendship takes to the pitch in this action-packed sporting novel from top-selling author Paul Stewart. It’s 2–1 to Dale Juniors. They are about to win the schools’ cup final. But then – DISASTER! – Scott scores an own goal … Scott has let the team down. But this is only the start of his problems. After the match, he sees a nasty message about him on the wall of the local park. The prime suspect is Scott’s best mate, Danny. Could Danny have turned against him? Or is there something else going on …?
Can Dale Juniors win the local football cup for a second time? Scott, Danny and Jack think they can! But then Jack is booted off the team to make room for new boy Lee Parker, and everything changes. Lee’s a good player. But something’s wrong. He isn’t playing to win – and when he gets a red card for a dirty foul, it looks as though it’s all over. Can Jack save the day? Or is it already too late …?
The final of the Town Cup is less than two weeks away. The Dale team have won it twice already, and Danny, Scott, Jack and the rest are hoping to make it a hat-trick. But the boys have moved to senior school and Danny’s having a bad time. Their new football coach has picked on Danny from day one. Now he’s threatening to kick him off the team. Danny, though, is not going to take it. He makes a plan to get his own back on the bully. Will it work? Or will he – and his hopes of winning the hat-trick – be doomed to fail?
Dale Juniors are three-time winners of the Langton Town football cup, but they're about to face a whole new challenge: a charity match against the girls' team! For Scott, Danny and Jack, the stakes are high. They've got to hold on to their reputation as winners or risk becoming the laughing stock of the whole school! But disaster strikes when the big day arrives. The girls are a player short, so Scott is forced to switch sides. He must decide where his loyalties lie - with his friends or with his team? The action continues on and off the pitch in the final instalment of the Football Mad series from bestselling author Paul Stewart.
Information for Adults: These books have a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paperstock so that even more readers can enjoy them. They have been edited to a reading age of 8.
