RHR Score! Sports Stories by Kingfisher
From swimmers to cyclists, soccer strikers to slamdunk stars, all kinds of athletes strive for victory in this fast-paced collection. Sure to get the adrenaline racing, these exhilarating stories take readers through all the highs and lows of competition. Sports fans will be hooked until the final whistle.The "Iliad" (an extract) - retold by Alan Durant; "Goal of the Day" - Tom Tully; "National Velvet" (an extract) - Enid Bagnold; "Just Once" - Thomas J. Dygard; "Mike at Wrykyn" (an extract) - P. G. Wodehouse; "Stealing for Girls" - Will Weaver; "Wet Bob, Dry Bob" - John Branfield; "Wingman on Ice" - Matt Christopher; "Spit Nolan" - Bill Naughton; "The Blue Darter" - Judith Logan Lehne; "Tom Brown's Schooldays" (an extract) - Thomas Hughes; "Basketball Game" (an extract) - Julius Lester; "Talk Us Through It" - Michael Hardcastle; "Cliffhanger" (an extract) - Jacqueline Wilson; "Feet" - Jan Mark; "Slam!" (an extract) - Walter Dean Myers; "Alex" (an extract) - Tessa Duder; "The Running-Companion" - Philippa Pearce; "You Know Me Al" - Ring Lardner; "Contact" - Malorie Blackman; and "On Top of the World" - Alan Durant.
Alan Durant is an established children's author who has written several books for young adults as well as fiction for young children, picture books and poetry, including Angus Rides the Goods Train (2004) and Dear Father Christmas (2005). He has previously compiled Red Hot Reads: Vampire Stories for Kingfisher and wrote I Am Reading: Brown Bear Gets in Shape. He divides his time between Surrey and northern France.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780753415290 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753415291 |
| Title | RHR Score! Sports Stories |
| Author | Kingfisher |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2008-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 260 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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