<p>Good stories for the sports-mad young folk are hard to find, but you can’t do better than this … Full of family, friends, football and intriguing detail</p>

Fallen Star Stories

<p>In the eighth book in the Rugby Spirit series, Eoin Madden has decided he wants a break from rugby after so much time on his Junior Cup team. A chance encounter with a ghostly footballer who seemingly has connections to Dalymount Park keeps Eoin and his friends guessing. Gerard Siggins’s love of sport and the stories of teamwork that permeate football and rugby make for another wonderful adventure, brim-full of intrigue and heart!</p>

CBI Deliver the Joy of Reading

<p>these books are such a delight, full of sport and history and mystery. They’d nearly make you want to be 11 again</p>

Irish Times

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<p>on many children’s Christmas lists this year … a modern-day football adventure</p>

Evening Echo

<p>Ger Siggins has brought Eoin Madden back to the book shelves for Christmas with ‘Football Spirit’. The sports-mad teenager has previously captivated youngsters with his adventures in the worlds of rugby and Gaelic football. But, now, having tasted glory in the 15-a-side codes and blossomed with his Castlerock school’s junior rugby side’s success, the fictional character dips his toe into the beautiful game as he embarks upon transition year… ‘Football Spirit’ grabs the attention with its insight into life at a Dublin private secondary school and the passions triggered by the League of Ireland</p>

Irish Daily Star

<p>I would give this book an 8 out of ten and think it is suitable for say 9 year olds up. It is very good for anyone who likes sports especially soccer fans and Manchester United ones.’ Logan, 5th Class, Scoil Uí Dhálaigh, Leixlip, Co. Kildare</p>

Seomra Ranga

Book 8 in the acclaimed Rugby Spirit series. Eoin Madden and his friends are back at school and it looks like it will be a fun year with new subjects and activities to try. After all his years on the Junior Cup team, Eoin is looking forward to a break from rugby this year; when there’s a chance to play soccer instead, he jumps at it! But it’s hard to set up a football team at a rugby-mad school like Castlerock – can the boys do it? And who is the ghostly footballer with links to Dalymount Park that Eoin and his friends keep meeting? Eoin usually sees ghosts when trouble is brewing, so is something wrong at the football grounds? From the Busby Babes of the 1950s to the Castlerock Red Rockets, football links the generations.  
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Rugby Spirit book 8. Eoin wants a break from rugby this year and he jumps at the chance to play soccer instead! But who is the ghostly footballer with links to Dalymount Park that Eoin and his friends keep meeting?  From Busby Babes to Castlerock Red Rockets, football links the generations.
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PRAISE FOR GERARD SIGGINS ‘Perfect for any sports-mad youngster’ Irish Mail on Sunday     Eoin Madden and his friends are back at school. After three years on the Junior Cup rugby team, there’s time to play soccer for a change, so Eoin jumps at the chance! But it’s hard to set up a football team at a rugby-mad school like Castlerock. And who is the ghostly footballer that Eoin and his friends keep meeting? Eoin has encountered ghosts before, at Lansdowne Road and Croke Park, so when strange things start happening at Dalymount Park he just has to find out what …   FROM THE BUSBY BABES TO THE CASTLEROCK RED ROCKETS, FOOTBALL LINKS THE GENERATIONS.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781788492355
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
O'Brien Press Ltd
Vekt
172 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Gerard Siggins was born in Dublin in 1962. Initially a sports journalist, he worked for many years in the Sunday Tribune, where he became assistant editor. He has written several books about cricket and rugby. His Rugby Spirit series has sold over 65,000 copies and is hugely popular with sports-loving children around the world. Gerard regularly visits schools to talk about his books.